Participants: Shelley Quinn (Host), Derry James
Series Code: IAA
Program Code: IAA000334
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00:30 Hello, I'm Shelley Quinn
00:31 and welcome again to Issues and Answers. 00:34 Today our issue is going to be women's fears. 00:37 But men don't tune out 00:38 because you've all got women in your life 00:41 and there're certain fears that are common among many women 00:45 and you may want to know how to give a word to the weary, 00:48 to give them some really sound scriptural advice. 00:52 Let me share a scripture with you 00:53 that applies to all of us and it comes from Isaiah 43. 00:57 I'm going to begin with verse 1 00:59 and one of my favorite passages of scriptures. 01:02 And this is the Lord speaking. 01:03 He says "Fear not, for I have redeemed you, 01:07 I have called you by your name, you are mine. 01:12 When you pass through the waters, 01:13 I will be with you, and through the rivers, 01:15 they will not overwhelm you, 01:17 when you walk through the fire 01:19 you will not be burned or scorched 01:20 nor with the flame kindle up on you, 01:23 for I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel." 01:27 God doesn't want us to live in fear. 01:29 He wants us to know that we're precious in His sight. 01:32 He did not give us the spirit of fear 01:34 but a spirit of love and power and self discipline. 01:38 And here today to talk to us 01:39 about women's issues is Derry James. 01:43 And Derry is a, has a doctorate in divinity 01:47 and you also specialize in Christian counseling. 01:50 You're the chaplain for the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital 01:54 in Grass Valley, California. 01:56 You got this time, Shelley. I got it. 01:58 I always say grass something else. 02:00 I knew you do. I never-- 02:02 but anyway, Derry, welcome back. 02:04 We're so glad that you could come back with us again. 02:06 Thank you, it's good to be here. 02:08 It's always good to come home to some of the friends 02:11 that I don't get to see all the time 02:12 and enjoy everybody's company. 02:14 I'm glad that you could call it home. 02:16 That's good that you feel at home here 02:18 because we feel like you're part of the 3ABN family. 02:21 You know, I want to encourage our viewers-- 02:23 we're going to be talking about-- 02:25 since we can't go into an in depth presentation 02:29 on fear, woman's fears 02:31 we're going to kind of group them 02:32 into several different areas or categories. 02:37 And I want to encourage you to get a pen and paper 02:41 because Derry is going to give you some scriptures promises 02:44 that have to do with each one of these categories of fear. 02:48 So Derry, with no further ado let me turn this over to you. 02:51 Okay. 02:52 Well, let me tell you a precipitated 02:55 this whole presentation as we talked about 02:58 and decided that this was something 02:59 we want to talk about. 03:01 And that's the women of all ages that come to me 03:05 that particularly are fearful of being alone at night. 03:10 I'm amazed at how many women 03:13 are frightened with that. 03:15 And that was catalyst that started this whole thing 03:18 going as began listening for other fears 03:22 that women have in common. 03:23 So I have grouped them together. 03:25 Let me just give you the group to start 03:26 with then we'll go back 03:27 and we'll talk about them a little more, okay. 03:29 So in our first group 03:30 we're going to talk about physical safety. 03:32 And under that that's the possibility 03:35 for women of abuse or rape, 03:37 the fear of being alone at night 03:38 or even having vehicle problems 03:40 particularly in night and getting stranded. 03:43 And we could add a lot of other things to it. 03:44 So we're just, we're highlighting, okay. Okay. 03:47 And then the second group 03:48 we're going to talk about security, 03:50 financial job security or provisions 03:52 like housing, food, utilities, healthcare 03:56 and also being taken advantage off. 03:58 Like if a woman needs a car repair or house repairs 04:01 and that kind of things. 04:03 So being taken advantage of. 04:05 And our third group being isolated, 04:07 that's having a desire for friends 04:10 but being alone, stand single 04:12 and wanting a companion and then not being fooled 04:16 or coerced into a new relationship. 04:19 Lot of women are really-- 04:21 that is something people talk about a lot. 04:22 So you have the fear of being alone 04:24 and not having a companion 04:26 but then you have the fear of getting the wrong companion, 04:29 and being fooled. 04:31 Okay and not being loved your lovable 04:34 and then if there is single parent 04:36 attempting to be both mom and dad to their children. 04:39 And then the fourth group 04:41 is developing addictive behaviors or health issues 04:45 and doing that just to numb the pain of life 04:49 or fighting illness or life threatening diseases 04:51 and then they're giving up. 04:52 I can't just do this anymore. 04:54 So those are the categories 04:56 we're going to take in my main purpose today Shelley, 04:59 is may be this show to share a few stories 05:03 where I've been in similar situations 05:05 and how God has kept His word, 05:07 filled His promise and how God has blessed me 05:11 but also particularly to give our viewers some Bible promises 05:17 that when they're going through any of these things 05:20 they can turn to personalized scripture 05:23 present to God and claim for fulfillment. Amen. 05:26 So in our first group which is physical safety 05:30 and that's the possibility of abuse or rape or fear 05:33 of being alone at night and vehicle problems and so on 05:36 these are the texts that I would like to share. Okay 05:39 Psalms 34:7, I hope you got your pencil and paper 05:43 and you'll write these down. 05:44 And some of these texts will be on the screen 05:46 for you but no tall of them. 05:48 So listen carefully, please. 05:50 Psalms 34:7, "The angel of the Lord encampeth 05:54 round about them that fear him, and delivereth them." 05:57 Now that takes care of us pretty much wherever we are. 06:00 Deuteronomy 31:6, 8 says, 06:06 "I will never leave you or forsake you." 06:11 And I think the graphical will probably be up for that one 06:14 because that is a powerful promise. 06:16 Psalms 4:8, and ladies, 06:19 if you're fearful of being alone at night they're two-- 06:22 these next two are especially for you. 06:24 And I can remember the time that Shelley, 06:28 I was afraid to go at sleep at night. 06:30 And this is when I had children at home 06:32 and when I was married and my husband was gone. 06:35 Terrible of fear you've even opening the backdoor 06:38 and going out and to the night 06:40 to take care of anything on the deck. 06:42 And as I came before God and said, 06:45 you know, fear is not of you. 06:47 I don't need this. 06:49 You know and came against it in the name of Jesus. 06:51 And the Lord removed that fear from me 06:54 and then clung to these promises. 06:57 I'm by myself now. 06:58 When I hear a noise outside 06:59 and this is the promise that I cling to. 07:01 And it is Psalms 4:8. 07:03 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, 07:08 O Lord, make me dwell in safety." 07:11 And likewise in Job 11:18, 19 it says, 07:15 "You will be secure, because there is hope, 07:18 you will look about you and take your rest in safety. 07:22 You will lie down, and no one will make you afraid." 07:26 You know, sometimes I just post Jesus at the door. 07:28 I say, You're at the door 07:29 and no one can enter except through You. 07:31 And this is Your home I need to sleep. 07:33 You promised to encampeth your angels around about me 07:36 and I'm going to sleep now, Lord. 07:37 Amen. You know, that's something 07:40 that I don't think I have ever been a very fearful person 07:44 that may have something to do I don't know. 07:46 And the fact that I'm 6 feet tall. 07:49 That could possibly have something 07:51 may be the smaller you are 07:52 but then I've just lived alone a great deal of my life 07:58 and was very adventurous and going out. 08:00 So it is lovely though to know 08:04 that you had the presence of the Lord with you. 08:06 My sister to just recently was taking a bus trip 08:10 and got to a bus station 08:12 and when she got there it was gonna be a five hour layover 08:15 and the bus station was gonna close 08:16 and just post them outside. 08:18 And there were two men from prison 08:21 that had just been released. 08:22 And she is all fearful and she called me and I said, 08:25 you know, I was claiming some of these promises 08:27 over her and others. 08:29 And said, I know God is going to take care of you. 08:31 And then she called me back few hours later 08:34 and said the Lord sent a soldier 08:37 who was a Christian and she said 08:39 they had a marvelous time 08:40 just talking about the Lord all the time. 08:42 So God she said, and it was that as soon as 08:45 you hung up praying assuring me 08:48 how God was gonna make provision that here He came. 08:51 And I do believe that God puts in our life's to help us 08:55 not be so fearful sometimes. 08:57 Well, there are sometimes that we have life experiences 09:00 that put us into the spirit of fear. 09:04 I have had my home not where I'm right now 09:07 but I've had a couple of times 09:08 people have tried to break into my home. 09:10 Yeah, I've had that. 09:11 So, you know, that just kind of threatens 09:12 your security a little bit 09:14 but those were also the times 09:16 that I wasn't claiming the promises for peaces 09:20 I went to sleep either. 09:22 So there is, there is a peace, there is security 09:26 and trusting our evening with the Lord 09:30 and starting it that way before something happens 09:32 just asking God to take charge of it. 09:35 And you know I just make a one point here. 09:37 We're not glossing over. 09:38 Some people live in fear 09:40 because there are in very fearful situations 09:42 if they're being physically abused. 09:45 And sometimes it takes more than 09:47 just claiming the promises of God. 09:50 If you're an abusive situation 09:53 you should seek help and seek help and seek a way of escape. 09:57 Because that's not something 09:58 that we just claim promises 10:00 and I mean God gives us common sense 10:03 and He gives us away out of these situations as well. 10:05 Exactly and thank you I was just about to bring 10:08 that out but you and I think on the same track. 10:10 I know we-- 10:11 So if one doesn't cover the other will. 10:13 So that's perfect way, 10:14 absolutely don't want anyone jeopardize their life. 10:16 All right. And there are situations 10:18 where people should have left a long time ago 10:20 because their life is being threatened, absolutely. 10:24 Okay shall we go onto the second group? 10:25 Sure. All right. 10:27 So the second group is about security 10:29 and that's financial security, job security, provisions, 10:33 house food, utilities, healthcare or being taken 10:35 advantage of when you get any car or house repair done. 10:39 Particularly for a woman its like, 10:41 sometimes you feel like you're just easy target. 10:44 You don't know the right questions to ask. 10:46 And you obviously walk in and they got you pegged. 10:51 She doesn't know a lot about this 10:52 so where can we get away with. 10:54 So there are some, there are some good promises for that. 10:58 But I would like to just a share a little bit. 11:01 Let's do with financial and job security. 11:04 When I first went through my divorce 11:08 which you know saddens me that I have to even say 11:10 because that isn't God's perfect plan for us. 11:14 But when I did God already knew what was going on 11:18 and God had provided me the opportunity 11:21 to get through school and set me in a position, 11:25 you know where I would have a job to take care of myself. 11:28 And I don't know that would have not have happened 11:31 if I had not been already tuned in to spending time with God 11:38 and listening for His direction. 11:41 Because you were married and had number of boys. 11:44 Yeah, absolutely. 11:45 And the Lord just really impressed 11:48 you to go back to school 11:49 and of all things you were too excited 11:52 when the Lord first told you that you-- 11:54 He wanted you to be a chaplain. 11:56 Well, the chaplain part was fine though 11:58 but to going back to school is the thing I bought at 12:00 and to start with wherever I go. 12:02 Why am I going back to school now? 12:03 You know I why do I need to do this? 12:07 But it's as we spend time with God, 12:11 as we're willing to listen to His voice 12:14 and whether what He says to us 12:16 makes sense or not if we don't argue but we obey. 12:20 Sometimes it's a huge, hugely by faith. 12:23 Sometimes the things that we think God asks us to do 12:26 go completely against where we are in our trust issues 12:33 of Him or with other people 12:35 it goes against what we think our life 12:38 is going to be in the future where everything-- 12:41 the direction that looks like its going. 12:43 Yes. It's so diametrically opposed 12:47 to what everything around us seems to be suggesting 12:51 and God is saying go do this. 12:54 You're thinking for what? 12:56 Like how does this fit into anything. 12:58 Telling Abraham to "Get out of her, 13:01 get out of the country and get into-- 13:03 you know you're go into a land that you know not aware." 13:05 But it's amazing. 13:07 But as we obey obviously God has the bigger picture. 13:11 Obviously, God knew that my whole life 13:13 was about to just crash and fall apart. 13:16 And if I had not by faith 13:19 lacking understanding moved forward and obeyed Him 13:23 I never would have been ready to take care of myself. 13:27 You know, I just have to insert a quick comment here. 13:30 We have a young lady who works here. 13:32 She's a dear friend of ours and she came from same area 13:36 that we were living in Texas. 13:38 And she went through a nasty divorce, 13:40 lost everything that she'd come into this marriage with. 13:44 I mean everything. 13:46 And she--when she came to work we took her to ASI with us 13:51 and she was introduced to 3ABN, moved here. 13:54 And when she came to 3ABN had nothing, I mean nothing. 13:58 She had lost everything 14:00 and she'd worked very hard for all of her life 14:04 and giving up the career and all 14:05 to go into this marriage. 14:07 So everything she would work for was gone. 14:09 Her home, her car, her vehicles and everything. 14:13 And her companion. And her companion. 14:16 And she came here and I have never seen anybody 14:20 walk by faith more and just be content 14:23 with what she had, just happy to have a safe environment. 14:28 And she was never complaining and I thought, 14:32 you know, I think I could have felt a little bit 14:34 sorry for myself if I just lost everything and had nothing. 14:40 And I watched in just within about 18 months 14:45 how her walking by faith 14:47 and just saying God's my provider. 14:49 He is my Jehovah-Jireh. 14:51 I watched how the Lord met her where her faith was. 14:55 And she claimed His promises, didn't murmur, 14:58 didn't complaint and God has restored 15:01 just like in the story of Job 15:04 when Job quit complain and start praying for his friends. 15:08 God restore to him a double portion 15:11 and He has restored to her a double portion. 15:13 And it's amazing. 15:15 Well, you know there's power in praise. Amen. 15:18 We're told there's power in praise. Absolutely. 15:20 And when we surrender to God 15:22 and praise Him in all things 15:26 somehow opens the windows of heaven 15:28 as well as because as peace and empowerment. 15:31 Exactly. We're back those words again. 15:34 Well, let's go back to some more examples here 15:37 and if so that we get this in. 15:40 Sometimes we're worried about whether or not 15:41 we're gonna have food on the table or have enough food. 15:45 And I just-- I don't know 15:47 that I have shared this here at 3ABN. 15:49 I know that I read the devotional on it for our book. 15:52 But just want to share with our viewers the time 15:55 that I was having a group of young people come over 15:58 to the house for lunch. 16:00 And we were going to be studying 16:01 how to claim Bible promises and sharing answers to prayer 16:05 because they have the first week 16:07 and they were supposed to be applying it. 16:09 Now why my faith was strong in some areas 16:11 but not in others at that time, I don't' know. 16:15 Nevertheless, I didn't think any young people 16:17 are gonna show up. 16:18 So I only made a small portion of food 16:20 but also my finances where very limited. 16:23 And when I got home there is this string of cars 16:26 behind me for two blocks and I'm thinking oh, no. 16:30 I just have this medium sized crock pot 16:32 full of little wheat balls for this group. 16:35 Lord, I don't enough. 16:37 And so because the only promise at that time 16:39 I could think of was, Lord, you multiplied 16:42 the fish and lobes and you can multiply this to me. 16:46 And I remember the first couple of young people 16:48 that went through line they had to think, 16:51 this lady had us all over. 16:52 She has got more food in the kitchen 16:53 and I didn't and they loaded their plates. 16:56 And I just went oh, no. 16:59 And I just said Father, 17:01 I'm just trusting You to multiply this food 17:03 and I'm not gonna go in the kitchen, 17:06 I'm not even gonna look. 17:09 So I went into the kitchen and pretty soon I hear is, 17:11 "Derry, aren't you gonna come join us?" 17:13 And I come in, and the crock pot is half full. 17:16 Now, and I'm not saying half empty, 17:18 I'm saying it as half full 17:19 because the Lord kept that crock pot full. 17:23 And all of these young people 17:24 there must have been 25 or 30 went back 17:27 and had seconds and when we were all finished eating 17:31 they were like two little bowls at the bottom of that crock pot. 17:34 Just smiling I'm saying there was enough for everybody. 17:37 You know, I have heard, 17:38 I have heard stories on 3ABN of missionaries 17:41 who have experienced this and young people 17:44 who went out to feed the homeless 17:47 and realized that three times as many people 17:50 have shown up as they've expected. 17:52 And we don't-- a lot of times 17:54 we don't expect those kinds of miracles to take. 17:57 But God is still on the miracle working business, isn't it? 17:59 He is a miracle working God, absolutely. 18:02 And I think the other thing 18:04 we need to remember just like with Joseph. 18:08 God means things for good. Yes. 18:10 God means things for good and we need to trust 18:12 that even at our deepest need, 18:14 at our deepest pain level 18:16 and at our deepest anxiety level 18:18 of whatever is going on in our life 18:20 that God does mean it for good. 18:22 And God is faithful 18:23 and He has not only our best interest 18:26 but our eternal welfare. 18:28 Exactly. And mind. 18:30 So I need to share these promises 18:32 with our viewers, Shelley. 18:33 Okay. And they are powerful promises. 18:35 So again hope you have your pencil and paper 18:38 and if you would write down 2 Kings 17:39. 18:43 That is, "Worship the Lord your God, 18:44 it is He who will deliver you from the hand of your enemies." 18:48 That might be good one 18:49 if you think you're gonna be taking advantage of you repairs. 18:52 And actually I have got to tell a story 18:54 about this real quick, Shelley. 18:56 My roof was leaking and I got bills to redo 18:59 my roof $18,000-20,000. 19:03 I thought this is unbelievable, I can't do this. 19:07 And I didn't. You know, I just prayed and I said Lord, 19:10 this is Your house I have dedicated to You. 19:14 You're the one that told me to buy this place. 19:16 You're my husband 19:17 this is really your responsibility 19:19 I'm just the steward and I just I'm claiming 19:21 your word to take care of this. 19:24 And God had me do memorial service 19:27 where I wasn't going to say, yes. 19:30 And a gentleman came up 19:31 and introduced to himself and said hi, I'm so and so. 19:33 I'm roofer and I have done it 20 years 19:35 and I just love it. 19:36 And I was like, why did I say that. 19:39 Anyway long stories short Shelley, 19:42 my roof is just now being finished 19:44 for just a little over $2000. 19:46 Oh, glory to God. 19:47 And I have an old truck 19:49 that he would like very much 19:50 to take an exchange for part of that payment. 19:52 Glory to God. 19:53 So if you have any question is to whether or not 19:55 God can't take care of your repairs or can or will. 19:59 You just need to get on your knees 20:01 and spent a few minutes with Him 20:02 and claim Him as your husband. 20:04 So another promise, Lamentations 3:20-26 20:10 "God's mercy is new every morning. 20:13 It is good to wait and hope for the Lord." 20:16 And Deuteronomy 28:12 20:19 "The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, 20:22 the heaven to give rain unto the land in his season, 20:26 and to bless all the work of thine hand 20:29 and thou shalt lend unto many nations, 20:32 and thou shalt not borrow." 20:34 Now He wants us to be the head not the tail. 20:35 That's right. 20:37 Jeremiah 33:3 says, "Call unto me, 20:40 and I will answer thee, 20:41 and show the great and mighty things, 20:44 which thou knowest not." 20:47 Zechariah 2:8 says "He that touches, 20:49 you touches the apple of his eye." 20:52 So Jesus isn't gonna let anybody touch you. 20:56 Joshua 23:3 "And ye have seen all that the Lord 21:00 your God hath done because of you, 21:03 for the Lord your God that is he that hath fought for you." 21:07 Amen. And the powerful promise 21:10 that I held on to with the lot these stories 21:13 that have shared with you here today 21:15 and other times which is the promise 21:17 that brought me into this relationship 21:20 with intimacy with Jesus is the one in Matthew 6. 21:23 Starting with verse 24 through 34 21:26 that talks about how Jesus will care for the birds, 21:30 will care for the lilies of the field 21:32 and certainly He will care for us. 21:34 And if we seek for His the kingdom of God 21:36 and His righteousness all of these things 21:39 will be added on to us. 21:40 That's right. Powerful comments. 21:42 And that something the Lord that proves 21:43 over and over in my life. Absolutely. 21:47 And then we have the promise in Malachi 3:10 21:49 that's the tithe paying promise 21:51 that if we bring the tithes 21:53 under the storehouse that God will open up 21:55 the windows of heaven and pour the blessing 21:57 so big we won't have them to receive it. 21:59 And let me just tell you He does all the time 22:03 over and over if we trust in Him and fill that condition. 22:09 Okay, Shelley. 22:10 So we're on to group 3 about being isolated. 22:14 Okay and this is when we have a desire 22:16 for friendship or companions 22:19 and we're worried about staying single or not 22:23 and that we want to be fooled by having wrong relationships 22:27 or having someone convinces us 22:29 that we need to be in their life 22:31 and we don't and not being loved. 22:35 The feeling of being loved or not even feeling lovable 22:38 because of past experience not being cherished before 22:42 and not understanding that we're loved 22:47 or feeling loved that set's us up 22:49 for just a series of failures in our life. 22:53 So it's going back again to not being 22:56 so concerned about being loved by a human being 23:00 but understanding our value 23:02 and how much we are loved by Lord 23:05 and then again if we're single parent 23:08 attempting to be both mom and dad to our children. 23:11 Which is near impossible. 23:13 You can't do it. You can't do it. 23:14 Just can't do it, no matter how hard do we try. 23:17 So let's down some scripture references 23:19 for that for you to help you 23:21 with some of those situations. 23:23 In Hosea 2:19, 20 God says, 23:27 "I will betroth thee unto me for ever, 23:30 in righteousness, judgment, lovingkindness, 23:33 and mercy and you shalt know the Lord." 23:35 And I'm not quoting the whole text for you 23:37 and giving you kind of a summary statement of it. 23:40 And then Isaiah 44:3 is, 23:42 "I will pour my spirit upon your seed 23:45 and my blessing upon your offspring." 23:48 We love our children but God loves them more. 23:51 Absolutely. And God desires that they spend eternity with Him. 23:55 So He will take care of our children. 23:58 You know, isn't it easy for us to talk like 24:01 we can say that to other people that, 24:03 you know, God loves you more than 24:04 anyone else here on this earth. 24:06 And yet sometimes we have a hard time believing 24:09 that about ourselves that how much God loves us. 24:13 And I don't think that we can really enjoy 24:15 that intimacy of relationship with God that He wants to have 24:19 until we really begin to get a vision of the love 24:23 that He has for us. 24:24 John wrote in 1 John that we love Him 24:28 because He first loved us and I think 24:30 that it's as we understand God's love 24:34 we begin to respond to God's love. 24:37 And then if we understand our worth and value to Him 24:42 don't you think that we have a tendency 24:45 not to be as hoodwinked in relationships with other people? 24:49 Absolutely but on the flipside of that 24:52 I don't think that we can truly embrace an intimate relationship 24:56 with someone else in either give or receiving love 25:01 very effectively until we have realize our value in Christ 25:05 and how much Christ loves us. 25:07 I think when we understand 25:09 that I think it makes all the difference 25:11 in our relationships completely. 25:15 Because, if you have that sense of value, 25:18 if you know how much Jesus loves you, 25:20 you're not easily offended 25:23 and you don't easily defend yourself. 25:26 You don't need to. 25:27 You don't need to because you already know 25:30 that you're the apple of His eye and that He loves you. 25:32 It's good. It's good. 25:34 Okay, Romans 8:26, 27, 25:38 "The Spirit helps us in our weakness, 25:41 searches our heart and intercedes for us 25:44 in accordance to God's will." 25:46 So when we don't even know what to ask for Shelley, 25:49 we can count on this promise 25:51 with the Holy Spirit interceding for us. 25:54 And a powerful promise 25:57 that I found is Deuteronomy 30:5-9 26:01 "Circumcising our hearts and the hearts of our children." 26:05 And Genesis 2:18 "It is not good for man to be alone." 26:08 That was out of God's mouth. 26:10 "I will make a help mat for him." 26:12 And Isaiah 54:4-10, that "God will be your husband." 26:20 Amen. Well, we're running out of time. 26:22 I see that we're running out of time. 26:24 So let's leave with Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. 26:27 Two are better than one for the section. 26:29 I'm going to quickly talked about 26:31 developing addictive behaviors and worried about disease. 26:34 And Isaiah 14:3 says "The Lord will give us rest 26:38 from our sorrow from fear and heart bondage." 26:41 And Isaiah 40:31 it says "Wait upon the Lord 26:44 and He will renew your strength walk and not faint." 26:48 And in Proverbs 4:20, 21 it says 26:51 "God's word is life to those that find them 26:54 and health to the whole body." 26:55 And you know one of my favorite scripture 26:57 promises for bad addictions 27:00 and that fear is Psalm 129:4 that "Lord is righteous, 27:05 He will cut you free from the cord of the wicked." 27:08 Derry, thank you so much for being with us today. 27:11 You have shared a lot of Bible promises 27:14 that are life giving and empowering. 27:17 It was good to be with you. Thank you. 27:20 And we have to remember that God's plan 27:21 is for good for us for the future. 27:23 Absolutely. You know, for those of you at home 27:27 she is quoting Jeremiah 29:11 27:29 that God has a plan for your life. 27:31 It's a plan to prosper you, not to harm you. 27:34 But to give you hope in the future. 27:35 And I think that His plan 27:37 is better than the one that we're living. 27:39 So we always need to continue to look 27:41 to the Lord and seek His plan for our life. 27:45 Now, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 27:48 the love of the Father 27:49 and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit 27:52 be with you today and everyday for the rest of your lives. 27:56 Thank you. |
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