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GOOD NEWS from Psalm 71: 5 O Lord God, You alone are STILL my HOPE; I’ve confidently trusted You from childhood.  STILL THERE IS HOPE Dear Heavenly Father and Lord God, Thank You for being The HOPE that I can cling to, even now while my heart is questioning, Are You STILL Good? And is Your Goodness STILL an everflowing fountain for me and mine? In the Valley of Tears, You are STILL with me. I can barely see  past my nose but I know SOMEONE WHO CAN and WHO CARES and WHO ALWAYS sees a way out of every situation and circumstance. Whatever I face,  O Lord, You STILL remain the same faithful and Omnipresent God, yesterday, today, and forever. When I STILL the noise long enough to think about my history with You, I remember all the ways You deliver Your People o-o-over and over again. I feel HOPE breaking through the ground of my racing rising heart. While I have yet to see You in the realities of my life, please STILL me long enough to direct my gaze back to You, and keep me f...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 33: 18 Behold,The eyes of The Lord are watching over all those who trust and reverence Him ALONE, on all those who hope in Him ALONE, and rely upon His Steadfast Love ALONE. He will accompany them and He ALONE  keeps them alive in times of feasting and famine! NEVER ALONE Dear Heavenly Father God and Comforter, Thank You for filling me up with the reassurance of Your Loyal Love especially when I feel all ALONE. And, whenever I do, make me remember Your Nearness that frees me from ALONENESS. You ALONE  are always here; I want to be captured by Your Kindness. Whenever I look to You, You ALONE calm my nerves with Your Peace fIlled Presence. You ALONE are reliable in Compassion and perfect in Your Peace giving nature. Especially now, Lord, draw me closer to Thee, so I can experience Your Company instead of  feeling so all ALONE. Remind me today of Your close comfort and that You ALONE can meet me wherever I am. Give me a fresh Revelation of Your Goodness...

GOOD NEWS from Job 14: 7 For there is hope for a tree. When it’s pruned back or cut down, God is not FINISHED with it yet until it sprouts again and grows tender, new branches. NOT FINISHED YET/STILL FINISHING Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Redeemer, Thank You for FINISHING everyone and everything with hope. While we have yet to be found, it is because we are only at the beginning of the FINISHED product. You always give more because You always have more to give. You fully see everything just as it is as well as how You will bring restoration until it is a FINISHED product. I will give in to Hope in You, God because You are The Miracle Way Maker, Promise Keeper, Light In The Darkness, King of kings, Lord of lords, the Creator and Redeemer of every living thing. You are The Author and FINISHER of our Faith in You. With my eyes set on You, Your Peace floods my heart again. Every situation and circumstance is easy for You.  I can be at peace. I can look straight to You. I am hitchi...

GOOD NEWS from 2 Corinthians 3: 17 The Lord is The Spirit who gives us life, and wherever The Spirit of The Lord is, there is FREEDOM from trying to be saved by keeping the laws of God. FREEDOM IS MINE Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You Jesus for being the ultimate FREEDOM Fighter. In love, You FREELY laid down Your Very Life and paid the highest price for us. The grave released You and You were FREE to risw up into Resurrection Power. With that Power You then broke every chain to FREE us! Jesus, with You I have hope for life, here and now, plus everlasting life and FREEDOM. As I follow You and surrender my life to You, You FREE me from everything. You allow love to FREELY flow into my life. You lead me on Your Path of Peace.  In moments like this, I experience the FREEDOM You have already offered me. Today Lord, You Lift me and FREE me to root love in my heart. Your FREEDOM is so much more than I could ever dream of, ask for, or imagine if.  Thank You for always being with m...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 37: 7, 34 Rest and be still in the presence of The Lord; wait with PATIENT TRUST for Him to act. Emulate good humans who prosper others, and be at peace thinking on their good deeds. 34 Do be PATIENT and TRUST the Lord to act! Keep traveling steadily and PATIENTLY along His Pathway and in due season TRUST HIM to  honor you with every blessing, lift you up high, and let you see the wicked destroyed! PATIENT TRUST Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You for I TRUST you already know about the future.  When I look around and see good being celebrated, my heart rises in my chest. I want to live with PATIENT TRUST and  hope, holding on to the hem of Your Garment. So I will fix my eyes on You as I PATIENTLY look to the hills TRUSTING, from whence cometh my help. My Help comes from The Lord, Who is full of Mercy and PATIENCE to all who turn to Him. You are my Defender and my Comforter and I TRUST You. Today Lord, I will give You all of my thoughts and my...

GOOD NEWS from 2 Corinthians 1: 3 Praise be to The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. What a wonderful mighty God we serve—He is the Source of each mercy, the Father of all COMPASSION  and the God of every comfort, Who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us. And why does He strengthen us? So that when others need strengthening, and need our sympathy, COMPASSION and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help, COMPASSION and comfort that God has given us. FATHER OF  COMPASSION  Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You that I can eagerly come to You with the reality of my heart today. I will boldly step forward to Your Throne of Grace, knowing You will meet me with COMPASSIONATE approval and Your Warm Smile of Welcome. You are the perfect parent Who always turns towards Your Children with Joy, Love, and COMPASSION.  You know me completely, and You accept me just as I am. Because of some of the experiences I have had with my own earthly family, I sometimes...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 23: 6 Surely Your Goodness, Mercy, Kindness, and Love will be my COMPANION and be with me all the days of my life. Afterwards, may I live with You in The Home of my Lord and my God Forever.  CONSTANT COMPANION Dear Heavenly Father and Everlasting God, Thank You for Your Consistent Kindness, Your Lavish and Abundant Love, and Your CONSTANT COMPANIONSHIP! I am reminded to remember Your Goodness and Your COMPANY whenever I am faced with the realities of this life. When I release what I loose in this life to You, I can immerse myself in You, and Your Promises. Your vow is, was, and forever will be that You, my CONSTANT COMPANION, are with me always, in joy and pain, while treading water,  in the loosening, and while drowning in the grief.  With You as my CONSTANT COMPANION, I know what to do. You are a closer COMPANION than my closest friend, and a much more reliable COMPANION than my own earthly family.  You always show up, and You always have a sol...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 77: 3 When I think of God, and say, "God, Where are You?", I am overwhelmed with joy knowing His Help is on the way and all I have to do is WAIT for His Help to arrive! WAIT ON HIM Dear Heavenly Father God over all, Thank You for always being reliable, which makes my WAITING easier. I need Your Help to WAIT patiently and get through this day and this life. When Gladness overtakes my heart, it is easier for me to WAIT. Whenever grief floods my soul, help me to WAIT until it has time and space for You to enter and overtake my head and my heart with Your Gladness again.. You are the One I WAIT on and depend on. During the WAITING period, and beyond, teach me to lead myself the same way You do, with Love, Kindness, and Compassion. I WAIT on You to show up with Your Strength and Your Tenderness. On my own I am quick to rely on my own understanding of alternate solutions in desperation and anxiety, rather than WAITING on You. Immersed in Your Love, Help me to b...

GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 13: 8 Jesus Christ is Consistently and  CONSTANTLY the same, here, there, and everywhere, yesterday, today, and forever! CONSTANT AND TRUE Dear Heavenly Father God and CONSTANT One, Thank You for always being the same and CONSTANT in Your Goodness. Thank You for CONSTANTLY reminding me of  this multiple times daily. Your Mind is CONSTANT rather than quick to change, depending on mood, like mine. You are CONSTANTLY Consistent in Your Kindness and Deliverance. You are CONSTANTLY Loving and Merciful. You give out of the Abundance of Your Kingdom and You remain CONSTANT in Your Word. What a difference it is for me to CONSTANTLY trust You. While the weather, seasons, and ages CONSTANTLY change, You remain CONSTANT, the same Powerful, True, Loving God as You always were, are now, and forever will be. Today I lean into Your CONSTANT Forever Love that is the same Love that delivered Daniel from the lion's den and resurrected Jesus from the tomb. Thank You for al...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 13: 2 HOW LONG before I can come out and reveal bliss, cheer, and joy in my heart? HOW LONG before me and my dear ones have the upper hand and win? HOW LONG? Dear Heavenly Father God of Restorations, Thank You for allowing me to set my hope on You again today and anticipate Your Goodness in my life. Thankfully, Your love is independent of my expectations. What a relief!  You carry me LONG WAYS on Your Strength alone.  You are always faithfully meeting me with the Comfort of Your Presence while I am overwhelmed by LONG grief seasons. Lord, draw even nearer to me today and empower me with Your Grace. I know that grief may last far LONGER than I would wish, but I am still here. This reality gives way eventually. Help me to see You in the midst of this and to lean on You as I allow myself to feel the feelings that accompany grief, regardless of HOW LONG it takes. I trust that You will breathe on me Oh Breath of God.  Thank You for saturating me with Your ...

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 26: 3 He will keep SUSTAINED in perfect peace all those who trust Him, all those whose minds stay steadfast on Him, and all those whose thoughts turn often to the Lord because they trust Him! SUSTAINED BY PEACE Dear Heavenly Father God,  Thank You for welcoming me to lay my whole life before You because every moment of it is SUSTAINED by You and is as clear as daylight to You.  You look at every detail and You promise to SUSTAIN me in every situation and circumstance.  When grief enters my soul, You show Yourself Strong, SUSTAINING me until I see where You are in this world, and then find my place in this world.  In whatever I am immersed, I can know Your SUSTAINING Peace is within it. Today, Lord fill and SUSTAIN me with Your Perfect Peace. Bring and SUSTAIN Your Clarity into my jumbled thoughts. Breathe Your Breath of Life over my heart, settling and SUSTAINING everything inside that has been swirling. I remember that You are my SUSTAINER, and...

GOOD NEWS from Zechariah 9: 12 Come to the place of My Safety and return to My Stronghold, all of you, for there is yet MORE hope! Today I declare to you with My Promise right now, I will repay and restore MORE to you. I will restore the daily double, i.e., two of My Mercies for each one of your woes! MORE THAN IMAGINED Dear Heavenly Father God of Abundance, Thank You for Being The Only Source of every good thing and MORE. Your Abundant Supply is Infinite and Your Well of Mercy is forever overflowing with MORE. I stir up the hope that holds me as I direct my gaze to Your Infinite Goodness, where there is always MORE. Once MORE, You stay with me until I flourish in Your Joy. You always draw near when my broken heart needs MORE mending. Thou Art Strong when I am weak. I return to You for MORE again today. Lord. I come back home to Your Love, to be freely Graced with MORE of Your Compassion, and return my focus MORE onto The Might of Your Kingdom, far surpassing the weightiness of this wo...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 8: 25 When we must keep hoping and trusting God for something that has yet to happen, it teaches us to WAIT patiently, confidently, and with perseverance for Him to Act. EAGERLY WAITING Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You for knowing how my heart is WAITING and longing for Your Wholeness in this life, instead of being distracted by the things of this world. Only You Lord are full of Goodness, right here and right now.  You freely give Your Powerful Presence in my life to help me get it all together. In fact, Your Part in our partnership bears so much more of the responsibility that I can only imagine. While WAITING, I continually benefit from Your Grace that continuously covers me. You are the Giver of life and You are always eagerly AWAITING my invitation to come in close to me with Your Incredible Affection. As I WAIT for Your Fulfillment of Your Promises, I WAIT with the best Gift of all = YOU! You are with me every moment, loving me to life over a...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 146: 5 Happy and Blessed are they who have the God of Jacob as their Helper on their life PATH, and whose hopes are in the Lord their God! FORGE A PATH Dear Heavenly Father God and my Lord and Helper, Thank You for Being the Only One on Whom I can truly rely while traveling on this FORGED PATH called life. Because Your Ways are Higher than mine, You always exceed my own expectations. You are here providing every thing I need to FORGE through the PATH of Life on this day, and get through reality's weightiness on life's PATH along the way. You give me Your Strength for the Journey on my PATH. You give me Your Omniscient Wisdom for which I long on my PATH. And You give me Your Rock Steady Peace through it all on my PATH. You always FORGE a PATH that leads me through and out, even before my eyes have yet to see Your Way. I lean into You again to know and walk on Your FORGED PATH today, Lord. I need You so much more than I can say. Thank You for Sustaining me wh...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 38:15 I am waiting for You, and HOPING in You, O Lord my God. Come help and protect me now and until my soul is SATISFIED. I know You will answer, Oh Lord my God. SATISFIED HOPE Dear Heavenly Father God, and Compassionate One, Thank You that I can allow myself to come with HOPE in You again and again.  I feel like a continual loop recording with the requests I bring to You. I am grateful that you like having me come to You. I can grow eager with my asking because You are always eager to SATISFY my asking. Today, I bind myself to the goodness of Your Heart again, asking You to answer me The Word is full of Your SATISFYING Faithfulness and I know You are the same God today that You were in the pages of the Scriptures. You are my Ultimate and my SATISFYING HOPE, God because You always remain the same. You are steady and You are loving. What a wonderful God You are. With Your SATISFYING compassion in mind, here I am God; it is I God. Answer me with Your Presence. C...

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 51: 11 He is doing it again. Those set free by Yahweh are free indeed and are returning to Zion The time is coming when God’s redeemed will all be coming home again. They shall come celebrating with singing into Jerusalem, crowned with joy and everlasting gladness; happiness and mirth will all appear whenever DAYBREAK gets here. DAYBREAK IS COMING Dear Heavenly Father God, Yahweh, Thank You for always succeeding in freeing Your People into what keeps them free. Do it again, Lord.  Lead my soul out into the DAYBREAK of Your Joy. From DAYBREAK to DAYBREAK, Your Loyal Love covers me through it all. From DAYBREAK to DAYBREAK, You freely give Your Presence to me and I know that You continually abide with me until I can sense You and beyond. You are my Freedom Song at every DAY BREAK, Lord. Guide me into Your fullness of life again. At DAYBREAK, fill me with peace for the day and at evening tide fill me with bright hope for tomorrow. I know You Abide with me an...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 8: 15-16 🎶 OUR FATHER sung by Aaron Neville https://youtu.be/3kmGjXHMwKI?si=IbTQhBaIZ8uUVoMf

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 42: 16 I will LEAD blindfolded Israel along a path they have yet to see. I will LEAD them on paths they have yet to know. I will make the darkness into a bright light before them, and smooth and straighten out the road ahead of them. I will always be with them LEADING them and guiding them along the Way. LED BY LOVE DEAR Heavenly Father God of Light, Thank You for LEADING me with Your Light on my path, and with Your Hand in my hand that steadies me along the way. You faithfully guide me through the night and LEAD me on to the light of Your Love. I always have Your Mercy and every little breath I take is covered by Your Goodness. I can be brave and steadfast in situations where You have yet to LEAD me and make known to me, only because Your Present Peace is my constant companion. Loving God, I trust You to be with me, LEADING me, guiding me, and prospering me in my grief. You are both my LEADER and my strong refuge. You are my place of peace and You LEAD me to my r...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 12: 12 Rejoice in hope. Be glad for all God has DONE for you and for all He , dis planning for you. Be patient in all situations and circumstances and always be constantly prayerful until God's Will is DONE. NOT DONE YET GOD IS STILL WORKING ON ME Dear Heavenly Father God Almighty, Thank You for seeing all that is going on before me right now. You know the intricacies of what I am facing. I take hope in the reality that You See all that is being DONE and You are at Peace with everything. You are full of wisdom and strategies for all the DOINGS in my life. You are Master Builder, Master Restorer, and Master Fixer Upperer, and You fix everything for me. I know that when I look to You, my heart will find the confidence it is looking for while You are DOING great things for me. My heart is happy when I remember your Everlasting Love and Your Steadfast Goodness. Lead me to You again and again each time I start to become overwhelmed by circumstances that have yet to...

GOOD NEWS from Jeremiah 17: 8 They are like strong trees planted along the water's riverbank, and DEEPLY ROOTED into the water—trees that are at ease with the heat and at peace during long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and go right on producing all God's luscious good fruit. DEEPLY ROOTED Dear Heavenly Father God and KING OF all kings, Thank You for allowing me to attach my ROOTS in You because I belong to You. I have yielded my ROOTS and my life to Yours, with Your Holy Spirit as my Guide. You lead me through this life with Your Patience and with Your Strength. When I try to stray from my ROOTS, you tenderly steer me right back onto Your Path for my life. My life is firmly and DEEPLY ROOTED in Yours, and Your Fruit that my life bears reflects The Source to which I am connected:  @ Galatians 22 When the Holy Spirit controls my life He will produce this kind of fruit in me: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control; a...

GOOD NEWS from  1 Timothy 1: 7 They who become true teachers of the laws of Moses have the greatest idea about what God's laws really show us. God's Holy Spirit ALLways gives us His Mighty Power, His Love, and His Self Control. ALL I NEED Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You for being The Source of ALL that I need. Truthfully, my heart needs Your Fresh Revelation to go deep into ALL of my soul. Fill me ALL up with Your Perfect Love that raises up my trusting You. Quiet ALL of my mind and my heart with Your Perfect Peace that far surpasses ALL understanding. You see the true state of my soul and You meet me right where I am in this and ALL moments and You Love me anyway. Holy Spirit, I rely on You to ALLways bring God's light into my heart and into my mind. You are The Wisdom and The Giver of ALL Peace. In You I can ALLways find clarity in understanding and in trusting.  You ALLWAYS make sense of whatever is going on. Help me ALLWAYS hold on to Hope in You, Lord, and draw nea...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 119: 76 I know, O Lord, that your decisions are right and that your corrections are correct and they both do me good. Now let your STEADFAST loving-kindness comfort me, just as you promised. Surround me with your STEADY and tender mercies that I may live. Your law is my delight. STEADY LOVE Dear Heavenly Father God and Comforter, Thank You for surrounding me today with Your STEADY Love and Tender Grip of Your  STEADFAST and  concentrated affection. You are also STEADFAST in Your Compassion and Mercy. Let this truth about You sink deep into my heart, soul, mind, being, and spirit, and STEADILY guide me along life's way. I want to live You. I want to breathe You. I want to embody You. I want to follow You. I want to always act like You and Your Words are always true. Only in You will I find truth about who I really am. I desire to soak in Your Perfect STEADFAST Character. Let me be a living reflection of Your STEADFAST Nature. Awaken me to Your STEADFAST Goo...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 94: 19 Lord, fill my mind, and my heart. Quiet me and give me renewed CALM and COMFORT with Your Hope Your Cheer and Your Joy. CALMED BY COMFORT  Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You for anchoring me in Your CALM and COMFORTING Love. I offer You my body, mind, soul, and spirit because  I want my hope to be CALMED, COMFORTED and nourished by Your Vine. You come in close with Your COMFORT and surround me with the Peace of Your CALMING Presence. You are the Only One Who soothes my soul the way You do. Lord, I need You to draw even closer now. CALM me with Your Gentle Nearness and envelop me in the COMFORT of Your Love. Everything that I ever have need of, You Provide. In Your Storehouse of Abundance, You have more than enough for every possibility I will ever face, and then some more. I rely on You more than I can articulate. Who else in all the earth is here like You? You make me to succeed. Thank You Lord for COMFORTING me by revealing Your CALM and Your Fai...

GOOD NEWS from HEBREWS 10: 35 Let this happy SERENE trust in the Lord live, whatever happens be SERENELT PEACEFUL with Him. Remember our great reward! BE SERENE AND PEACEFILLED Dear Heavenly Father God, CONSTANT KEEPER OF MY HEART'S PEACEFUL SERENITY, Thank You for always being with me, when I stay on the PEACEFILLED SERENITY path with You and when I veer off on my own quests. I adore You for always being with me in the SERENE PEACEFILLED mountaintop highs and the valley lows. You stay with me when I follow Your Wisdom to SERENE PEACE and when I disregard it. Your Faithfulness is Astounding and I can begin to say Thank You in ways that do You Justice. Today I am returning to You with my whole heart; You can have every part of it. I want my life to be dictated by You, Your Mood, Your PEACE, Your SERENITY, and what You know to be right for me. You are so much wiser and better than I am. I bind my heart to Your Heart and my life to Your Life as You Guide me through the hills and valle...

GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 4: 16 So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there until we receive His MERCY and find His Grace to help us in our times of need.   MET BY MERCY Dear Heavenly Father God and MERCIFUL One, Thank You for permitting me to come boldly before Your Throne of MERCY today. Whenever I come, You always meet me with Your MERCIFUL Kindness and Grace that empowers me to face whatever comes my way.  You are the Only Source of all MERCY in this life, and Only in You do I find MERCY and everything else I need. Your Goodness, Grace and MERCY are real as You draw me near and into Your Love again and again. Your Presence is my best resource and it is the Only Well for Grace, MERCY and everything good in my life. I need You more than I know how to express with words, yet I will still boldly approach Your Throne of Grace and MERCY today. I am Yours for the taking, Lord. Meet me with Your Astounding Affection that fills me with Your indescribable Joy. Y...

GOOD NEWS from        1 John 5: 13 I have written this to you who believe in the Son of God so that you may know you have EVERLASTING LIFE, and that you may continue to believe in Jesus, The Son of God. EVERLASTING LIFE Dear Heavenly Father and EVERLASTING God ,  Thank You for bringing me into Your EVERLASTING Light.  I adore Your Word that promises there will be EVERLASTING re-new-al because You make all things new. I trust you to continue to do new things in my life and in the world around me. There is EVERLASTING hope in You, even in the separation from those I love, because w here You are there is EVERLASTING restoration. I trust You will always find me and place me into Your Joys that fill me when You help me remember the precious and EVERLASTING memories that remain of my love one  . You promise to always be with me and Your EVERLASTING Companionship is my sweet and steady support in this LIFE. And when I, too, pass on from this life into LIFE EV...

GOOD NEWS from Philippians 4: 6 Worship God about everything, praying and asking God for everything I need and FOREVER giving thanks for ALL HIS ANSWERS, whether yes, wait, or no! CONTINUAL HELP FOREVER Dear Heavenly Father God and King, Thank You for being my CONTINUAL HELP FOREVER! I adore being able to CONTINUALLY look to You with praise and thanksgiving in times of plenty, and even more so in times of want. Through changing times and seasons, You CONTINUALLY remain the same GOD FOREVER and my FOREVER FRIEND. Here I am Lord. FOREVER You CONTINUE seeing me exactly as I am. FOREVER You CONTINUE seeing my present reality, and the situations and circumstances I am facing. FOREVER You CONTINUALLY see the unseen that I carry underneath my superficiality. You see it all now, always, and FOREVER. I lift my eyes to You again, asking You to come with Your Power and fill the spaces of needs I have in this life. I will be truthful with you when life is fine and when life is other than "jus...