When I think about rest,
I don't think about sleep.
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Because most of
the time personally,
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I can go to sleep
to escape my troubles,
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but I can rest
when I'm wide awake
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because of Jesus'
promise in Matthew 11:28-30.
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He says,
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"Come to me all you who
labor and are heavy laden,
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and I will give you rest.
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Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me,
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for I am gentle
and lowly in heart,
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and you will find
rest for your souls.
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For my yoke is easy
and my burden is light."
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This tells me that
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I don't have to
struggle all alone
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with the
difficulties of this world.
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I can be like an innocent child
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trusting that all my
needs are being provided
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by my loving heavenly Father.
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He takes me up on His lap
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and gives me a
big hug and a smile.
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He tells me everything's
going to be all right,
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and I can rest in Him.
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And I can go to sleep at night
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knowing that He is awake
and He's watching over me.
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The problems that come
to me are acknowledged,
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but I don't have to
become overwhelmed by them.
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My heavenly
Father is in control.
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I praise God
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because He's working out
His perfect plan for my life.
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I love to remember the word rest
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in this acronym,
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releasing
everything, savior trusting.
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Come, every
soul By sin oppressed
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There's mercy with the Lord
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And He will surely Give you rest
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By trusting in His Word
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Only trust Him, only trust Him
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Only trust Him now
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He will save
you He will save you
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He will save you now
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For Jesus shed
His precious blood
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Rich blessings to bestow
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Plunge now Into
the crimson flood
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That washes white as snow
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Dear Daddy,
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thank You so very
much for Your promises
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to give rest when I'm weary.
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You are there to
offer love and comfort
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when the trials of life
threatened to overwhelm me.
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When I don't know what to do,
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I can curl up in
Your lap and pray.
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You have promised
to take all my burdens
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and to make them Yours.
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Thank You for always
giving me peace of mind
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and rest for my soul.
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This little child
can trust her daddy.
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I thank You and praise You
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in the name of my big brother
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Jesus.
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Amen.
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Jesus, we are sometimes weary.
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We spend each day busy
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and feel like we've
accomplished very little.
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Sometime we're just frazzled
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and our hands are full
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and our
emotions are real missed.
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All of the things
that we have to do.
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Help us to come to You in
the middle of the overwhelm
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and remind us of
Your ever present help
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in those times of need.
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Show us how to rest in You.
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Reveal Yourself to us
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and beauty in the
work and in the rest.
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Calm our anxious thoughts
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and encourage our
hearts with Your nearness.
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Instruct us in Your ways
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and bring productivity
and containment of the peace
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and the comfort
that You give us.
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Settle us in Your
truth and in Your love.
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And now may the
Lord of peace Himself
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give us His peace at all
times and in every situation,
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Amen.
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Dear Lord, from the
beginning of creation,
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You made
provision for each one of us
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to take time to rest,
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and isn't it interesting
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that rest is the one thing
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that the majority
of us forget to do.
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We are so hurried in our
lives to go here and there,
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to do this and that,
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that all we see is
the effects of no rest,
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stress, mental issues,
health related problems,
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broken marriages
and relationships,
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financial difficulties,
and the list goes on and on.
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Lord, help us to realize
that You are the God of rest
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and You long for
us to receive rest.
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You've told us in the Bible
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to come to You and
that You will give us rest.
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Help us to see our need for rest
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and to seek You for that rest.
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Thank you, Lord.
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Yes, Jesus is the truth
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And the way
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That leads us into rest
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Believe in Him without delay
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And you are fully blessed
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Only trust Him, only trust Him
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Only trust Him now
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He will save
you He will save you
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He will save you now
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Come then and
join This holy band
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And on to glory go
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To dwell in that celestial land
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Where joys immortal flows
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Dear God,
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You gave us Your
Sabbath as a day of rest
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and a day to enjoy Your
work and Your blessings.
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Help me, dear God,
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to be able to
discard the bad around me
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and place my thoughts
on You and Your goodness
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and Your grace
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to be a blessing to others.
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As a new child of Yours,
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bring me to the
place that I need to be,
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where Your will be done.
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In Your name I pray.
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Amen.
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Lord, as we come to
You in the name of Jesus,
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we thank You that
Your presence goes with us
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as it did with
the Hebrew children
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in the desert.
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And You give us
rest for our weary souls.
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Our salvation
comes from You, Lord,
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and in You alone we dwell safely
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and find our rest.
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Thank You that we can
lie down and sleep in peace.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Our precious Father in heaven,
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Lord, we come to You right now
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in this world that is filled
with people that are restless.
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People that are
running to and fro,
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they are so busy
with their lives,
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but, Lord, You are
offering them rest,
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rest for them
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that they may know You,
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may they rest
in the Word of God.
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May they find a
rest in Your Word,
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find rest by talking to You.
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Lord, we thank You
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that You can give us
the rest and the peace
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that passes all understanding.
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So, Father, we pray that
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You'll continue
to guide those lives
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who are restless, who
are searching for You.
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And I pray that
they will find You.
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And when they do
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what peace and
rest they will have.
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Thank you Lord.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Father, we thank You
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for Psalm 23:1-2
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that says
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You are our shepherd.
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We lack nothing.
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You make me lie
down in green pastures.
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You lead me beside quiet waters.
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Father, I pray for
the one who is in need.
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Father, we all have needs,
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but when we rely on
You as our great shepherd,
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we truly lack nothing.
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For, Father, You know our needs,
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even before we speak them.
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And You have a way
of meeting those needs
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according to
Your riches and glory.
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So I just want to thank You
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for the confidence
that we can have in You,
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the trust that we
can have in You, Lord.
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We can leave things in Your hand
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and know that You will
provide, You will take care.
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And in the
meantime, You will protect us
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and give us a peace of mind,
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a peace that
passes all understanding.
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So thank You, Father.
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Psalm 91:1-2 says,
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"Whoever dwells in the
shelter of the most high
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will rest in the
shadow of the almighty.
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I will say of the Lord,
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He is my refuge and my fortress,
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my God in whom I trust."
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Father,
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right now I know that
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there are people
who are all up in arms.
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They are anxious
because of the insecurity,
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anxious because of unsurety,
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things that are
out of their control.
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Lord, I pray that
You will remind them
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that all we have
to do is trust in You,
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to rest in You,
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to know that
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You've got this
whole thing figured out.
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Nothing takes You by surprise.
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Father, I thank You
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that I can place
total confidence in You
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and believe that You
will see us safely through.
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You are my refuge.
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I will say of the Lord,
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He is my refuge,
He is my fortress,
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my God in whom I trust.
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Precious Lord,
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I'm so grateful
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for those who are battling
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trouble in their
marriage and family,
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for those who are in
need of healing physically,
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for those in need
of job and finance,
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for those who
are battling cancer,
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for those who need
Your protection and safety.
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Oh Father, God,
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I pray that You will reach down
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and minister to them, Lord.
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You are our only hope.
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So, Lord, I rest in You.
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Thank You that You've got
the whole world in Your hands
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and as Your child,
I give it all to You.
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I withhold nothing.
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I'm not going to
leave from this moment
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and pick it back up again,
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because that would be futile.
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I'm trusting in you, Lord.
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When I only trust You,
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I can know that You will hear me
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and You will see
me safely through
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and You will save me.
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I encourage you to trust in Him.
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