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GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 4: 16 So with confidence let us COME boldly  CLOSE to the very Throne of God and stay there to receive His Mercy and to find His Grace to help us in our times of need. JC:  I am The Way, The Truth and The Life: the One who came to set you free. Come CLOSER. I want you to COME CLOSE enough to find your security in knowing Me CLOSELY, the One who died and rose to set you free.  COME CLOSE Dear Heavenly Father God and Merciful Lord, Thank You for Being One to Whom I can COME CLOSE to in confidence before Your Throne of Grace today! I am releasing everything as I COME CLOSE to approach You. Here is my heart Lord, open wide in obedience as I COME CLOSE before You. Here is my life Lord, open wide in surrender as I release my grip on this earthly life to COME CLOSE  inviting You in to do what only You can do and what I could only dream of doing alone. The seeds of life You sow in me are so much better at producing good fruit than my illusory attempts ...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 5: 10 And since we were brought back to God when He fully reconciled us to Himself by the RESURRECTION LIFE of His Son, what blessings He must have for us now that we are His Friends. Something greater than Friendship is ours for His Holy Spirit is living within us. Now we are at Peace with God, and because we share in His RESURRECTION LIFE, how much more we will be rescued into His Dominion! JC: As soon as you get out of bed in the morning, be aware of My Presence with you.  It is this "you-and-I-together" factor that gives you confidence to face the day cheerfully.  RESURRECTION LIFE Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy One. Thank You for every thought that accepts Your Power and is therefore brought into alignment with Your RESURRECTED LIFE, And Your One and Only Wonder and Worth.  You are The Miracle Maker, The Mountain Mover, The RESURRECTION LIFE, and the God for Whom All Things Are Possible.  In RESURRECTION LIFE, Your Power Triumphed over s...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 31: 22 Because God  LOVES me,  VALUES me,  CHERISHES me,  PROTECTS me, SUPPORTS me, FAVORS me, ADORES me, CHOOSES me, TREASURES me, LOVES me, DELIGHTS in me, I am SPECIAL in His Eyes and Glorious! I spoke too hastily when I said in my alarm, “The Lord has abandoned me and cut me off from His Sight,” for You heard and listened to my voice's plea for Your Mercy when I cried out to You for Your Help and You answered me! JC: CHOOSE to Taste and see that I am good. CHOOSE spending time enjoying Me and experiencing My goodness NEVER ABANDONED Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One, Thank You for reminding me today of Your Loyal LOVE that STAYS with me at ALL times. You turn toward me and STAY with me when I spiral; you truly understand my feelings. What a Wonderful Father You always are,  reaching out to me and STAYING with me in comfort and compassion. You wrap Your Arms around me with the Peace of Your Presence whenever I need it. Thank You f...

GOOD NEWS from 2CORINTHIANS 9: 8 God is able to make it up to me with blessings and by giving me an ABUNDANCE of everything I need and more, so that in ALL things and throughout ALL times there is, and will ALWAYS be, enough for ALL my own needs AND plenty left over to give joyfully to others as I ABOUND in every good work. JC: Rest with Me a while. Trust that I am ALWAYS equipping you fully for whatever awaits you on your journey.  I am with you, watching over you wherever you go! ABUNDANCE. Dear Heavenly Father God of ABUNDANCE, Thank You for being Generously ABUNDANT in Mercy right in this moment as you have ever been. May my heart be encouraged today as I receive Your ABUNDANT Grace that empowers me for everything I face in life. You always ABUNDANTLY provide whatever I need; where I look at my life and see need, that is my invitation for Your Power to manifest Itself and be made evident through Your ABUNDANT Provision. Lord, hear my heart and go ABUNDANTLY beyond the obvious n...

GOOD NEWS from Nehemiah 9: 31 In your GREAT and GRACIOUS Mercy You raise me up and stay with me completely and forever. What a GRACIOUS and Merciful God you are! JC: Stay calmly conscious of Me and My GRACIOUS Presence today, in ALL things. GRACIOUS GOD Dear Heavenly Father God and Kind One, Thank You for Being full of Mercy that GRACIOUSLY frees me. You are with me always.  You are The Constant One always giving GRACE and always emanating Compasaion. You are more GRACIOUS and Kinder than any other in my life, and Your Patience with me is a continually renewed resource, helping me become patient with You, the world, others, and myself. Meet me in the Fullness of Your GRACIOUS Mercy and Precious Love today.  Cover me up with Your GRACIOUS and Powerful Love and Affection, and Your Heart so True. GRACIOUSLY Stay with me throughout my reconstruction and set both my feet on the Solidly Firm foundation of Your GRACE. Show me the lengths Your Love goes through to rescue me. Free...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 119: 10  I am trying my best to find You, KEEP ME CLOSE to Your Instructions and Your Commands! JC:  Open your hands and your heart to receive this day as a precious gift from Me beginning with a Sonrise announcing to you My RADIANT Presence.  KEEP ME CLOSE Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Spirit, Thank You for drawing me CLOSE to the heart of Our Father today. Let Your Compassion be The Cord that tethers me CLOSE to You. I am searching for You and trying my best to CLOSELY emulate Your Attributes in the lineup of my life. Even so, my worth is CLOSELY wrapped up in You, rather than what I do or have yet to do. You call me Your Child and You Love me just as I am, and You love me right now in this very moment and I will always be loved by You. On my good days I'm A Child of God and on my yet to be stellar days, I'm still a loved child of God. Oh, Every Day is a GOOD day and You're The Reason why I'm so Blessed. Here You Are In the Fullness of Your Lo...

GOOD NEWS from 2John 1:3 God my Father and Jesus Christ His Son are personally blessing me with Their GIFTS which will always be with me, including GIFTS of Great Mercy, Much Peace, and True Love! JC: Hold My Hand--and trust that I AM providing GOOD GIFTS!. GOOD GIFTS  Dear Heavenly Father and God of GOOD GIFTS,  Thank You for having ALL the Good GIFTS that I need in life! I know that You Are Here and You are providing GOOD GIFTS for me even now while I have yet to see my way clearly, and even when things need to be kintsugied. I rely on Your GOOD GIFTS of Grace and Mercy to get me through every twist and turn in life. I know that You are always abounding in GOOD GIFTS of Kindness and Comfort when I need it, and until I convince myself, I'm OK. You surround me with Your Affection and Calm me with Your Peace in The Valley, especially when people are yelling at me to be a better person, or do even more when I am already too tired and too weary to stand. I know that I am liv...

GOOD NEWS from 1Chronicles 16: 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is Good; His Love, His Mercy, and His Kindness go on forever! JC: Let My Love stream through you, depositing reverence, trust and THANKS into a grateful heart! GIVE THANKS Dear Heavenly Father and Wonderful God, THANK You for letting the first words off my lips be THANK YOU!  THANK YOU for Being The Amazing God You are and for always meeting me with Your Mercy and Your Goodness as Your Greeting! THANK YOU for making me like You; helping me act like You, by overflowing Your Life and Your Love to all those around me, as though they are You. THANK YOU for helping me to remember Your Goodness at ALL times.  THANK YOU for always rushing to meet me and refilling me with Your Compassion. THANK YOU for forgiving me when sorrow weighs so heavily upon my soul, that I offer nothing to others, yet "You Say" I am more than what I do, even what I do to You. THANK YOU for accepting me and keeping on loving me. I am so...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 9: 16 God's Blessings are given on God's Own TERMS, because God has Mercy and Compassion on those He wants to, rather than just because someone's human will decides to have them or works hard and exerts themselves to get them! JC: Thank Me for the very things that are troubling you. GOD'S TERMS Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You for BEING Someone to Whom I can lift up my worship today until my heart finds rest in Your Capable Hands and in accordance with Your TERMS! Thank You that there is always more to do, checklists to be conquered and people to be pacified. Thank You for Being The Only One Who has the Capacity to keep everything straight and everyone happy. Thank You for making me grateful for the reminder today in Your Word that Your Mercy and Your TERMS work more efficiently than any of my own efforts.  Thank You for leaning me back into Your Love right now as I allow my thoughts to be collected by You under Your TERMS. Thank You for Making ...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 107: 8 Oh, that we humans would wait patiently with Me while I bless you, lift our hands in Thanksgiving to God and praise Him for His Loving-Kindness, for all of His Wonderful Deeds, for letting us touch the HEM of His Garment, and for His MIRACLES OF MERCY on those He Loves! JC: Wait patiently with Me while I bless you MIRACLES OF MERCY Dear Heavenly and Merciful Father God, Thank You for BEING The Giver of every Good and MIRACULOUS Gift! When my heart is hesitant to ask You for the MIRACLES OF MERCY it truly needs, give me Your Holy Spirit's Courage to use the voice You gave me, and the favor You bestowed on me when You made me Your Child. You are a Good and Generous Parent; help me propel myself forward into Your MIRACLES where You always receive and accept me. Today with a breath of thanks on my lips I will name all the MIRACLES whose needs are stirring within me. You are Gracious and MERCIFUL, and only You are MIRACULOUS. Let my interaction with You today...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 145: 18 He is close to all who touch the HEM of His Garment and call on Him in sincerity and in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who reverence and trust Him; He hears their cries for help and He rescues them. He protects all those who love Him.  JC: I speak to you continually HEMMED IN Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord,  Thank You for calming me and HEMMING me into the Peace of Your Presence! Thank You for easing my heart at the start of a New Day! Thank You for quieting my mind with the certainty of Your Outcomes! I tug on the HEM of Your Garment as I call on You again today because You are Faithful to answer me, and I trust You to draw near to me again with Your Tangible Love. Quiet my mind with The Clarity of Your Wisdom and set my heart at rest, HEMMED into the safety net of Thy Tender Care. You fight my battles and shut the mouths of lions when they try to HEM me in on every side and devour me at every chance.. Your Power is at work in my life ...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 25: 5 Teach me, LEAD me, and Guide me in Your truth, for You alone are my God and You alone are my Savior, You alone give me salvation. I have my hope in Your LEADERSHIP all the day long. JC: I am the firm foundation on which you can dance and sing and celebrate My Presence and my LEADERSHIP! LED BY TRUTH Dear Heavenly Father God and Savior,  Thank You for Being The LEADER of my life and thank You for LEADING me into Your Truths.  Only in You do I find the freedom for which my heart longs. You LEAD me and Guide me into Your Truths as I follow You on Your Pathway of Peace. You are my Help when I need LEADERSHIP, You are my Confidence at all times, and You are my Covering when I am vulnerable. Let my heart find rest in You again today as You LEAD me and Guide me along The Way. Let Your Wisdom be my LEADER and Advisor as I venture out in this life. I yield my ways to Your LEADERSHIP today, knowing that You ALWAYS see the bigger picture and therefore I ca...

GOOD NEWS from 1Peter 2: 10 Once you were less than nothing and not even a person; YES! now you are God’s Own Beloved Child. Once you knew very little of God’s Kindness and Mercy;YES! now you are God’s Own Beloved Child and now that you have received them, your very life has been changed by them! JC: You are My beloved child. I chose you before the foundation of the world, to walk with Me along paths designed uniquely for you. YES YOU ARE Dear Heavenly Father God,  Thank You for always welcoming me into Your Presence, when I come to You knowing, YES! I am Your Very Own Loved Child! I put down everything and come running to You freely. YES! I know You will satisfy me because Yours is the most transparent heart I have ever known. YES! Your Love is strong enough to cover everything I could ever make. YES! Your Infinite Mercy always flows to and through me continuously. YES Thank You for assuring me that Your Love is the measure used to qualify me rather than my own faith or ability. Y...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 69: 16 Guide me Ovah Thou GOOD and Great Jehovah; thank you in advance for answering my prayers, for Your Love is so GOOD and Your Loving-Kindness is so tender, wonderful and better than life; thank You for turning to me with Your GOODNESS and Mercy which are so abundantly plentiful, so tender, so GOOD and so kind! SO GOOD Dear Heavenly Father God and GOOD Lord,  Thank You for meeting me and for encouraging my heart with The GOODNESS and Kindness of Your Presence!  Radiate Your Light Of Love on my life until I can see where You are already working all things together for my GOOD. Remind me of Your GOODNESS that is always here with me.  I trust You to be GOOD and better than my own understanding could ever know. You so far surpass all my hopes and thoughts and are beyond my understanding. I can only imagine the length, width, height,  depth, breadth, and GOODNESS of Your Love; and the reality of Your Love exceeds my imagination. I turn to You, Lor...

GOOD NEWS from Deuteronomy 7: 9 Understand, therefore, that The Lord your God, He IS God, The Faithful God Who for a thousand GENERATIONS keeps His Promises, Covenants, and Mercy, constantly loving those who love Him and who obey His Commands. He is God! A THOUSAND GENERATIONS Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One, Thank You for Your Constancy throughout the ages and throughout all GENERATIONS.  What You have spoken, You Will cause it to pass and what You Promise, You will fulfill in every GENERATION. Your Covenant is sealed by Your Loyal Character and truthful honesty on which every GENERATION can rely. You are Consistent in Mercy and full of Kindness toward all who come to You from every GENERATION.  As I look over my GENERATIONAL History, may I see the thread of Your Mercy woven throughout all ages.  As I consider the works of Your Hands, may my heart be continually encouraged in Your Power at work in the present and future GENERATIONS. In every GENERATION You are ...

GOOD NEWS from Exodus 33: 19 The Lord replied, “I will make ALL My Goodness COME to pass before you, and I will announce to you the meaning of My Name, Jehovah, The Lord. I show My Kindness, Grace and Mercy to anyone I want to show My Kindness, Grace and Mercy to. JC:  When you approach Me in stillness and in trust, then you are strengthened. HE IS COMING Dear Heavenly Father and Great God, Thank You for ALL Your Goodnesss that COMES to pass before me just like it did with Moses. I know You,  and I surely see evidence of Your Loving Hand COMING into my life; I WANT MORE! Because I need a fresh daily reveal of Your Presence in my life*, I am more satisfied by today's portion rather than yesterday's.  I want to see You COME in a new way. In Your Kindness, Grace, and Mercy, make Your Self known to me by COMING in a clear and amazing way. Thanks to You, I have eyes; let them see You COME into my life more clearly. Thanks to You, I have ears; let them hear You COME into my lif...

GOOD NEWS from 1John 5: 4 Every child of God can obey Him in VICTORY by trusting Christ to help them achieve His VICTORY through our faith! VICTORY  Dear Heavenly Father God and Perfect One, Thank You for the way You parent me. Your intentions are ALL Good and Your Motives are ALL Pure.  You teach me how to live with the Fullness of Your Love as my fuel towards your VICTORY.  I am Yours and I belong to You. You have promised that through You I will overcome with faith and be VICTORIOUS!  Teach me how to do this. I know that You are Patiently giving me Direction that leads to Your VICTORY, and You will personally lift me up everytime I try to follow You. Thank You for Your Grace that covers me, Your VICTORIES that motivate me, and Your Joy that assures me that I am learning to become more and more like You, see You more clearly, love You more dearly, and follow You more nearly, day by day by day... ALL You want is my willingness rather than my perfection. Give me Your...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 119: 156 Oh Lord, how GREAT is Your Mercy; oh, give me back my life again according to Your Justice! GREATER REALITY  Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord,  Thank You for making me know that Your Ways are Higher and GREATER than mine and Your Thoughts See the bigger and GREATER picture while still accounting for every detail!  You are full of GREAT Wisdom for every situation and circumstance in life and You have The Keys to open or lock every door and overcome everthing. I rely on Your GREAT Strength rather than my own as I face another day. I submit my mind to You, asking You to wash over it with Your Peace that makes everything seem simple and easy because for You, it is. I submit my heart to You to  create something new in me: a bubbling spring of Joy that overflows in me until it spills over into the lives of others. You are Fair and Righteous in ALL Your GREAT Decisions. You offer the same portion of Your GREAT and Infinite Love to ALL. I want ...

GOOD NEWS from Philippians 2:1 Is there any such thing as Christians AFFECTIONATELY  cheering each other up unril they are OVERFLOWING with joy? Look how much encouragement and AFFECTION I've found in my relationship with the Anointed One! I am filled to OVERFLOWING with His Comforting Love and AFFECTION. Do I love Him enough to OVERFLOW My Love and AFFECTION to others and want to help them? Since I have experienced a deepening AFFECTION to and friendship with God's Holy Spirit, does it mean anything that we are all brothers and sisters in the Lord, sharing His same Holy Spirit? Since I have felt His OVERFLOWING Tender AFFECTION and Mercy, has my heart become tender, sympathetic, and OVERFLOWING with AFFECTION to others at all? OVERFLOWING AFFECTION  Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Spirit,  Thank You for Being The Best Gift I have ever known! You consistently move with Your OVERFLOWING and AFFECTIONATE Power in my life, covering every area with The Mercy of God. Your OV...

GOOD NEWS from Ephesians 2: 14 For Christ Himself is our way of peace. He has made peace between us and you by making us all one family, breaking down the WALL of contempt that used to separate and divide us. By making us all one family, literally means, “by making us one.” breaking down the WALL of contempt is implied. FREEDOM FROM WALLS Dear Heavenly Father God and Peace Giver, Thank You for Being here for me to look to,  making my life right with You,  and freeing me of WALLS! Your Perspective is Perfect and You always have a way over the WALL and out from it.  You WALL off every obstacle there is to free me to be One with You.  All distance is WALLED off on Your Part. Remove my WALLS of anger, pain and shame that I use when I try to hide from You. I know You can tear down every WALL to keep me receiving all the Love You Are giving me. Love remains. Wash over my mind and wash away ALL my WALLS with Your Mercy today until I sense You here with me right here and rig...

GOOD NEWS from 2Corinthians 13: 11 I close my letter with these last words: Rejoice and be made COMPLETE; BE COMPLETELY HAPPY. Be COMPLETELY Comforted by The Holy Comforter. Grow COMPLETE in Christ. Be COMPLETELY like minded with Him. Pay COMPLETE attention to what I have said. Live in COMPLETE harmony and COMPLETE peace. And the God of COMPLETENESS, Love and Peace will be with you. MADE COMPLETE  Dear Heavenly Father God of Love, Thank You for offering me COMPLETE clarity of Your Peace in every situation. In every moment of my life, Your Love is here. COMPLETELY saturate me with Your Presence, Affection, and Love now. Make my heart experience the Joy of  being fully and COMPLETELY known by You. Make my soul find strength in knowing You in Your COMPLETE and Infinite Goodness. You are always the same COMPLETE God, and You always will be Here There and Everywhere, Yesterday, Today, and Forever! What a wondrous and Might God we serve! When I need to know what to do, I look to You...

GOOD NEWS from Numbers 6: 25 May The Lord bless and protect you; may The Lord show you His KINDNESS;  may The Lord’s Face radiate with joy because of you; may He be gracious to you, have Mercy on you, show you His Favor, and give you His Peace! INFINITE KINDNESS Dear Heavenly Father God and my Lord. Thank You for Your Infinite KINDNESS and Compassion. I come near to You because You are The Comfort and KINDNESS for which I long to have and to share. You care for me perfectly. You apply an individual approach to me as You do with each one of Your Children; You know exactly how to communicate Your Goodness and Your KINDNESS in my life in a way that communicates the depths of Your affection for me and the lengths You go to communicate Your KINDNESSES to me. Reveal Your Merciful KINDNESS to me in a personal way again today. You are very familiar with the gait of my stride, the way my eyebrows furrow when I am deep in thought, and every mark on my body. You are acutely aware of the rise ...

GOOD NEWS from Philippians 2: 14-16 In everything you do, draw near to SHINING out compliments and harmony so that ALL can speak a SHINING word of compliment on your behalf. You are to live clean, innocent harmonious lives as pure children of God even in a world full of people who have yet to be trustworthy and accommodating. SHINE out among them like His Beacon Lights, SHINE like His Stars in the sky, firmly living out to them God's Word of Life and Love! Then when Christ returns, how glad I will be that my work among you was so worthwhile. SHINING STAR Dear Heavenly Father God,  Thank You for Being The Source of everything that is good and SHINY in my life. You are The Only Source of ALL Light and Love, SHINING like the morning sun, giving off warmth and causing ALL life to grow and glow. Help me be more like Your SHINING Stars, that reflect your SHINING Light to the world. Bring me into Your SONSHNE and let it be Your Sonlight that is SHINING all over my life. God, I need You Oh...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 28: 2 Lord, I lift my hands to Heaven, toward Your Most Holy Sanctuary, and implore your help. HEAR me from Your Home in Highest Heaven Oh God and when Thou HEAREST, Answer. HEAR my voice pleading for Your Mercy. Listen to my cry to You for Your help. Let me know You HEAR me. HEARD Dear Heavenly Father and Ever Present God, Thank You for bringing Your Relief to my heart that You are always near and that You always HEAR. When I lift up a shout and when I simply whimper a whisper, You LISTEN closely and You HEAR me. You catch every beat of my heart and You are with me in every situation and circumstance, equipped to Victoriously win. You are my ever-present help in ALL times. You are my saving Grace planting me on Your Higher Ground of Hope. Thank You for HEARING me and coming to me again Lord. Thank You for HEARING my heart and quickly responding. As I look through Your Word I see that You always HEAR prayers and faithfully come through with the best answer. I need ...

GOOD NEWS from Exodus 14 : 14 The Lord is HELPING me; I can hold onto my peace instead of lifting my finger! Psalm 3:3 But God, you are my Shield, my Glory, and my only Hope. You alone can lift my head!  HOLY HELP Dear Heavenly Father, HELPFUL and Just God, Thank You for always quickly rising to my defense and HELPING me! You Victoriously win every battle; I cannot. Do it again Lord. HELP ME! I have ALL of Your Strength and Your Strategy and Your Infinite and Everlasting Resources! You are full of Everlasting HELP and Kindness toward Your Children. Your HELP is full of Your Wisdom and Your Strength in ALL my situations and circumstances.  Steady my heart with Your Perfect HELP and Peace.  Illuminate my mind with the clarity of Your Perspective to replace my limited view. Lord, intervene in my life with Your HELP wherever, whenever You See my need for Your HELP and intervention. You make the way, even when I don't know how nor when to ask for Your HELP. Intervene with Your...

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 55: 7 Let me put on my good deeds; let all the thoughts in my mind turn toward HOME, welcoming every thought of doing Right! Help me turn to The Lord that He may have Mercy upon me, and to our God, for He will ABUNDANTLY PARDON me! Dear Heavenly Father God and Righteous One, Thank You for Your Everlasting Mercy to me and to all who come to You to get safely HOME! I turn toward You again today and ask for Your Help to move outside of this space I have been stuck in and focus my heart and my attention on You Who are my true HOME. Only in You do I find all my longings fulfilled. You are with me through ALL my days and in my most joyful moments serving as a Guidepost to my Heavenly HOME. You are Consistent through them all. I return HOME to You today,  knowing that You are so much Better than anything else I find outside of Your Love. You cover me with Your Kindness and my heart is filled with gratitude.  I desire to fully comprehend Your Affection for me and...

GOOD NEWS from 1Corinthians 13: 13 There are only three things that MATTER in the end because they last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. WHAT MATTERS MOST Dear Heavenly Father God and Compassionate One, Thank You for raising my awareness above the snakeline fray of life on earth today and turning my attention to what MATTERS most, You, my Liberator! This life is but a breath that goes so quickly, only You are Infinite; only You and Your Character are eternal. Remind me that Hope MATTERS because it is Everlasting. Fill me up to overflowing with confident hope and expectation of Your Goodness that is always here and that always MATTERS. Thank You for giving me fresh eyes to see that I MATTER to You, and I am still one of Your Works in progress, i.e., under construction. Wash over me with Your Love that covers everything that MATTERS. Fill me to overflowing that whatever I give, I give out of abundance from the overflow MATTER in my soul. Thank You for Your...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 111: 4 Who can remember ALL the memorable works of surpassing wonders He Performs to reveal His deeds of Tender Mercy and of Grace? TENDER MERCY Dear Heavenly Father God and Wonderful Counselor,  Thank You for always moving in TENDER MERCY! You ALWAYS work everything together for our Good and You ALWAYS energetically reveal Your Grace and MERCY to ALL who look to You. I lift my eyes to You again today, Lord and long for a new perspective of Your TENDER and MERCIFUL Hand on my life. I know Your TENDER MERCY stays with me through it all, including times when I feel completely VICTORIOUS only because of You, regardless of this world and its ways. Work Your MERCIFUL Wonders in my life again today, Lord. Let me see Your TENDER and MERCIFUL Goodness in crystal clear ways. Fill in my potholes and smoothe out the road before me with Your Grace and TENDER MERCIES. Here's my life, Lord. Thank You for Filling it up with Your Majestic Overwhelming Kindness and Tender Merci...

GOOD NEWS from Ephesians 2: 4-5 God is Rich in Mercy; He Loves us so much that even before we are spiritually alive and realize we are saved by His Grace, He gives us back our LIVES again. When He Raised Christ up to Heaven—only by His Free Favor and Grace independent of our deservability, have we ever been saved— ALIVE IN CHRIST Dear Heavenly Father and Merciful God, Thank You for every new day I am ALIVE  and met by Your Compassion and made complete in Your Love! You renew me back to LIFE over and over again. Only because of Your Great Love, every moment is a new opportunity for me to be washed clean, refreshed and ENLIVENED in Your Presence. I recognize Your Privileged Invite that beckons me to come running into Your Arms of Grace again today and then holding on for dear LIFE. Thank You for Your LIFE sustaining renewal, Jesus. Your LIFE in mine is what gives me strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow; Great Is Thy Faithfulness! Bring enough JOY to ENLIVEN my heart and hi...

JUNE: Mark 11: 24 WHATEVER YOU ARE ASKING FOR IN PRAYER, BELIEVING THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED IT, WILL BE YOURS! GOOD NEWS FROM Deuteronomy 31: 6 Be STRONG! Be courageous! Be brave with them! For the Lord our God goes before me and He is also with me. He will Victoriously Succeed on my behalf. He will accompany me, stay with me, and remain in my mind and memory! STRENGTH FOR TODAY  Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, my God, Thank You for giving me You STRENGTH for everything I need today, and above all else, You are at my side! What a wonderful reality that Your Presence goes with me wherever I am. You remind me to be STRONG and courageous. Help me to stand STRONG in the resolve of Your Infinite and Victorious Love. You and Your Powerful STRENGTH are with me, therefore, I have everything I need. When my heart beats with Worshipping You, Your STRENGTH steadies me with Your Perfect Peace that far surpasses ALL of my understanding.  As long as You remain my Constant Companion...