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  GOOD NEWS from Luke 2: 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,” they sang, “and PEACE on earth for all those pleasing Him HERE.” PEACE HERE Dear Heavenly Father God and Wonderful One,  Thank You for reminding me of the Incredible Gift of Your Son HERE as I enter the season of Advent! PEACE came to earth in the form of Jesus, Who lived an honorable life of promoting Your Love, healing the sick, setting the captives free, and leading us back to the One Who is Abundant in Mercy, Acceptance and Purpose. You are the best and greatest Love filled with PEACE that I could ever find, HERE, there, and anywhere. Meet me HERE with Your Calming PEACE that brings clear focus and rest, emptying me of my anxiety. Fill me once again with Your Kindness that awakens my heart to life, refilling me with hope, PEACE and purpose. You are Infinitely Good, Compassionate, PEACE filled and True. Your Word is always Victorious. Today, HERE and Now, may Your PEACE be the only atmosphere in my inner worl...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 145: 18 The Lord is close to all who truly pray to Him and who call on Him sincerely.

GOOD NEWS from  Romans 6: 14 I want to be a tool in the Hands of God, I want to be used for His Good Purposes so that s in will never again be my master! Now I am no longer tied to the law where sin enslaves me, but I am free under THE GOVERNANCE of God’s Favor and Mercy and GRACE! GOVERNED BY GOD'S GRACE Dear Heavenly Father and GRACIOUS God,  Thank You for overcoming me with Your Goodness and GRACE today. You are the only Hope that lifts and GOVERNS my soul to trust You over and over and over again. With your GRACE, You are both before me and behind me; You are ALL around me and You are full of Love for me. My heart needs a fresh touch of Your GRACE today. Refresh me in the GRACE of Your Life Giving Presence. Wash over my entire being with the waterfall of Your GRACE. Lord, I belong to You; You GOVERN me. You are the only Director GOVERNING my life. I am powered by You and Your GRACE rather than overpowered by the world's ways or by the despair of dashed expectations. You Li...

GOOD NEWS from 1CORINTHIANS 2: 9 That is what is meant by the Scriptures which say that mere worldly humans have yet to see, hear, or even imagine what wonderful GOODNESS God has already prepared for all those who love the Lord. GOODNESS IN STORE Dear Heavenly Father God and Marvelous Lord, Thank You for Your Fullfilling GOODNESS in every expectation I have ever had! Every GOOD Hope is set on You alone for You ALWAYS come through, true to Your Promises. In ALL situations and in every circumstance, I find plenty of everything in Your idea of what is right and GOOD. I trust You are leading me into Your GOODNESS so that I can experience You lighting up my life. Joy remains as an upfront and personal GOOD memory. In giving thanks I find your JOY and Your GOODNESS woven into each part of my story. Your Beautiful GOODNESS is far beyond my imagination, and Your Kindness is sweeter than a child's laughter. Encourage my heart with a glimpse of Your Infinite GOODNESS. I know that Your GOODNE...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 34: 10 Even strong young lions sometimes have hunger needs to be SATISFIED, but those of us who look to, who reverence, and who wait on the Lord will always have every good thing! SATISFIED  Dear Heavenly Father God and Merciful One,  Thank You for BEING The One I can raise up my gaze to again today and find SATISFACTION! Your Kindness meets me and SATISFIES me each new day. I know You will SATISFY me again today. You remain the source of SATISFACTION and of every good thing. I trust that the days of being SATISFIED and content in You are ongoing, even when it is difficult for me to conceive of experiencing joy again. Meet me with Your Great Affection, Lord. Wash over my mind with Your Peace and bring Your clarity. May my heart find rest in You, true rest that sleeps deep and trusts The One Who holds me. SATISFY my soul with the Goodness of Your Mercy and Compassion. You are my Comfort, You are my Friend, and You are my Confidant.  Thank You for allow...

  GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 11:16  They DESIRE a BETTER Heavenly country, and are therefore living for Heaven. And now God is proud to be called their God, for He has made a Heavenly city for them! BETTER DESIRE Dear Heavenly Father God and Author of my life, Thank You for forming my being, first in Your imagining DESIRE, and then with Your Artist Hand creating me in my Mother's womb! You knew what You DESIRED to do when You breathed Your Life into my lungs. What a wonderful reminder that You created me on purpose. When I struggle to know my worth, remind me that my worth is in being loved, DESIRED, and accepted by You. You will always love me and Your DESIRE and Affection toward me is continually steadfast. Thank You Lord for leading and guiding  me through this life and on to a BETTER more DESIRABLE one.  As I walk through the valley, I DESIRE to cling to You. I know You will hold on to me as I follow along Your Path of Love with my hand tightly gripping Your Hand unt...

GOOD NEWS from John 14: 14 Yes! ASK anything, using my name, and I will do it! If in My Name you ASK Me for anything, I will do it! KEEP ASKING Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One,  Thank You for clearly seeing through all the veneer of my life and straight into the depths of my heart whether I ASK You to or not. I want to surrender everything back to You today and I am ASKING for Your help to do so. So here I am Lord laying bare my thoughts before You once again and ASKING. I am tuning into my own Heart and inviting You into the situations and circumstances and ASKING You to sort them out. In the areas of waiting that I have grown weary of ASKING about, I will lift my voice and ASK You once again. I ASK because I know that You are Good, I know that You are Patient, and I know that Your are Kind. I know that You care about  everything I care about. I know I matter to You. Here is my heart Oh Lord, I ASK You to come in and have Your Way in me yet again. Would You bring Yo...

For the Holy Spirit, God’s gift, wants me to be at ease with all people, and to be wise and strong, to be of power and of a sound MIND, and to love them and enjoy being with them! SOUND MIND Dear Heavenly Father and Good God, Thank You for helping me to rely on Your Understanding over whatever is in my own MIND. Your Wisdom is always Victorious; my logical MIND is always limited. I invite Your Perfect Love into my heart and my MIND once again. Overcome my MIND with Your Powerful Peace and Your Marvelous Mercy. Bring the clarity of  Your Truth into my changing shifting MIND. Your Power is inversely proportionate to, and made perfect in, my weakness, and in my MIND. With Your Words of everlasting life, wash over the thoughts in my MIND. Your MIND is steadfast, allows freedom to the ones You Love, defends and remains with them forever. I trust Your Love to cover me and to fill in all the cracks in my faith in You. To know You is to find my place and to be known by You. I trust Your Om...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 90: 4 In Your BIG PICTURE Sight, a thousand years are a day that has just gone by, and but as yesterday to You! They are like a single hour to You, like a watch in the night! BIG PICTURE Dear Heavenly Father God and Creator of ALL living things, Thank You for allowing me to find and PICTURE my origin in You! Whenever I consider the big PICTURE, I see You as The Giver of life and Restorer and Redeemer of all along the way. You are omnipresent, the same God You were in the beginning is the same God You are today. You are the same in Pure Love, Power and Mercy.  Your Kindness continues throughout all the days ahead and on into eternity. God, You are always Victoriously following through on Your Word. Your Mercy keeps promises and gives help to those who depend on You. Though in my life I have my own ideas of the timeliness I think everything "should" fall into, Your Infinite Wisdom proceeds and supersedes my own plans. May all my hopes and dreams be rooted i...

  GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 12: 1 HEBREWS 12: 1 Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith   and women of substance  surrounding us,  CHEERING us on, and watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, let us also lay aside every weight, especially those sins that wrap themselves so closely and tightly around our feet they trip us up; and let us run with CHEERFULNESS and patient endurance the particular race that God has set before us. CHEERED ON Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy One,  Thank You for reminding me that You are with me  CHEERING me on in this life as I set my eyes on You today! I have the help of the God Who made this universe, and also the shared vision and loving CHEERING hearts of those who love me. May I receive encouragement and  CHEERING to keep going with the support of those who have gone through the fires of testing and have come out ok on the other side.  I run ahead wit...

GOOD NEWS from John 14:26 When the Father sends the Comforter,  instead of Me —and by the Comforter I mean the Holy Spirit HELPER—He will teach you much, as well as remind you of everything I Myself have told you! HOLY HELPER Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Spirit, Thank You for BEING my Constant Comfort, my Holy Healer, my Wise Teacher, and my Strong HELPER! You are a Faithful Friend and HELPER, always loving me to life. The Revelation Light You bring to my mind brings clarity, understanding and HELP into my life. Your HELP and Peace calm the fiercest emotional storms within me. The Comfort You give makes me seen, makes me known, makes me understood, and makes me HELPED by You. Your Affection makes me come alive to who I've always been in Your Eyes. Magnify my eyes on Your Goodness and fill my heart with Your Hope that Your Help is on the way. You are so much better than any love I can ever know. You are Pure and Your Love is freely given. Your Kindness is infinite. Holy HELPER,...

  GOOD NEWS from Psalm 72: 13

  GOOD NEWS from 2CORINTHIANS 12: 8

 GOOD NEWS from Proverbs 23: 26

GOOD NEWS from Mark 6: 34 So the usual vast crowded multitude was there as Jesus stepped out from the boat; and He was MOVED with Compassion for them because they were like sheep without a Shepherd, and He taught them many things they needed to know! MOVE MY HEART Dear Heavenly Father God and my Good Shepherd, Thank You for  Being The One I look to for Your Leadership to MOVE in every season of my life! You are Compassionate in Your Care for me and You are always attuned to MOVING Your Victories into my life and my Worship. I am so glad You remain in Control, and You see my situations and circumstances MOVING through Your Purview, which is so much better and so much higher than mine. Teach me Your Ways even as I MOVE through this valley. Your Wisdom is full of Kindness. MOVE in closer with Your Compassionate Comfort today and lead me on in Your Love. May my heart be so full of Your Mercy that it MOVES me to act with the same Kindness towards others. You are my Supply and my Guide. ...

  GOOD NEWS from Jeremiah 17: 14 Lord, You alone can heal me. Heal me, O Lord and I shall be healed. You alone can save me. Save me O Lord and I shall be saved. For You alone are my PRAISE and my PRAISES are for You alone!

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 17: 6 Why am I praying like this? Because I know You will answer me, O God! Yes, You will draw NEAR, bend down, and listen as I pray! Help me to likewise draw NEAR to You, look up, and hear You as You Answer!

  GOOD NEWS from James 1: 12 Blessed and Happy is the one who holds out, STICKS IT OUT, perseveres and does right @ God, when they are tempted and under a trial, for after standing the test, they will get as their reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love Him! STICK IT OUT Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord of my Strength, Thank You for everything I need that is found in You when I STICK IT OUT with You! The tenacity of my faith to STICK IT OUT comes from Your Mercy that empowers me to know You and Your Strength. You reveal Yourself to me through Your Infinite Love that washes over me and STICKS to me. The Power of Your Presence is my sustaining Grace in the face of all sorts of tests and trials. With You as my Companion, my Comforter, my Helper, and my Wise Leader, I can face any and everything and remain STUCK on You. You are VICTORIOUS in all things and when this short life is over, and after STICKING IT OUT with You, I will stand face to Face with Your Glory....

GOOD NEWS from Jeremiah 29: 13 You will FIND Me when you SEEK Me, if you LOOK for Me in earnest with all your heart. Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You for allowing me to FIND You whenever I SEEK after You with all of my heart! All my hope is FOUND in You. I FIND evidence of Your Goodness all over my life. Thank You for giving me eyes to SEEK and FIND where You are working now in my midst. I am FOUND in Your Love more times than I can count. Let me FIND You now in the midst of my current situations and circumstances.  You bring order and peace; may I FIND them now. I trust You to Just Do It right here and right now. If I were to spend all of my life SEEKING and pursuing You, it would be worthwhile. It is the dance of the quest; for You SEEK and pursue me harder and longer than I could ever SEEK and pursue You. I will continually SEEK You, for Yahweh, I know You are right here, right now like a Father playing a game with His Child who is easily FOUND. I will cheer up today. Thank Y...

GOOD NEWS from 1Peter 2: 9  For you have been CHOSEN by God Himself —you are royal priests and priestesses of The King, you are holy and pure, you are God’s Very Own Special and CHOSEN People —all this so that you may proclaim His Praises and actually  show to others how God called you out of the darkness into His Wonderful and Marvelous Light! Dear Heavenly Father and Almighty God, Thank You for Your Victorious Love that CHOOSES to chase me down in every season of life. I am continually reminded that I am CHOSEN and adopted into a family with God's Own Name as my stamp of identity. I am CHOSEN and marked by Your Love. You are my Father, my Leader, and my Best Friend. Someday I will see it all clearer. When Heaven's shores are before me I will know You fully,  just as I am fully known and still loved by You. I will be free from mystery, misery, anguish, and pain! I am grateful to be CHOSEN and found in the light of Your Kingdom here and now. Shine Jesus Shine! Shine Your ...

  GOOD NEWS from Psalm 38: 22 Come quickly! HELP me, O my Savior! Lord, hurry to HELP me, run to my rescue, for You are my Savior and my only Hope! READY HELP Dear Heavenly Father God and Savior, Thank You for Guiding me to rely on Your Help to get me through everything, every overwhelming situation and every Circumstance! You see where I am today and You are at ease with all these things I am relying on You and Your HELP to get me through. 🎶 Islands in The Stream 🎶 FOR You are my God, You  alone are the Lord. Defend me o lord

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 49: 16 See, I have tattooed your name upon My Palm, and ever before My MIND is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls. ON HIS MIND Dear Heavenly Father and Great God, Thank You for the length of Your Love and the infinite well of Your Kindness! Who am I that You would think of me and hold me steadfast in Your MIND? Who am I that the Mighty God and  Creator of the universe would know and keep in MIND the intimate details of my life? Yet You, Perfect Father, call me by name because I am Your Own, and I am always on Your MIND. You are the One Who  MINDFULLY knitted me together in my mother's womb. I am here on purpose. I am the MINDFUL work of Your Hands. Every nation, every city, every person is MINDFULLY looked on by you. You are intricately involved in the matters of Your Children. Father, I come to Your Throne of Grace today, boldly like a dearly loved child. I hasten to turn to You with all that I am and with all that I have to offer. You welcome my questions a...

  GOOD NEWS from Psalm 31: 19 Oh, how great is your ABUNDANT GOODNESS of GOOD things that You give to those who publicly declare that You rescue them. For You have stored up great amounts of  ABUNDANT blessings in the sight of all for those who trust,  reverence and take refuge in You! ABUNDANT GOODNESS  Dear Heavenly and GOOD  Father God, Thank You for storing up ABUNDANT GOODNESS for everyone who follows You even now, even me! You quickly pour out Your ABUNDANT GOODNESS blessings on those who call on Your Name. I have taken refuge in You more times than I can count and I am continually running into Your Arms. At every turn, You are exceedingly better than I could ever be, and I know The ABUNDANT GOODNESS in Your Character always remains the same. I rely on Your ABUNDANT Love to carry me through all days and to be the Source of my Strength and the Strength of my life at all times, even when I have yet to have something to offer. I trust that You will release Yo...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 89: 29-37 I will love him forever and be kind to him always; my COVENANT with him will last eternally.   29  He will always have an heir; his throne will be as infinite as the days of heaven.   30-32 When his children forsake my laws and don’t obey them, then I will correct them,   33  but they will always have my loving-kindness with them, for I uphold my PROMISE victoriously.   34  I will keep my COVENANT; every word of what I said will remain with them.   35-36  For I have sworn to David (and a holy God can only speak truth) that his dynasty will go on forever, and his throne will continue to the end of time. [ g ]   37  It shall be eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!” COVENANT PROMISE Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One, Thank You for always keeping Your Word!

GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 4: 10 Christ has already entered there. He is RESTING from His Work, just as God RESTED after the creation! ALL who enter into God's REST are RESTED from their labors, just as God did! REAL REST Dear Heavenly Father God and Prince of Peace, Thank You for allowing me to look to You for the REST my soul needs. You see everything in the Roundabout that keeps my heart racing in circles and needing REST. I want REST from this pace. I need the REST that only You can give.  Holy Spirit, breathe Your REST filled peace into my conscious mind and calm my heart. Let Your Tranquility fill my soul as You lead me to REST beside Your Stilled Waters. In that quiet, may I find REST and reprieve in this life. Lord, You see how I have become. You know how I need You in this moment and in ALL moments. Remind me to ABIDE in Your Peace today with Your Soothing Words AND Your Soothing Presence.  You have given me REST before. Thank You for giving me REST again. 🎶 YOUR PRESENC...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 7: 26 And in the same way—by our faith --- the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily situations and circumstances and in our praying. For we are at a LOSS when it comes to knowing what we should pray for and how to pray as we should, yet the Holy Spirit Himself intercedes for us by praying for us with such feeling that it is far beyond anything that can be expressed in words because it is too deep for our words. AT A LOSS FOR WORDS Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Spirit,  Thank You for allowing me to rely on Your Help to translate my heart into words. Thank You for converting my thoughts into prayers. You know what I need at ALL times and how I depend on You to come through when I am at a LOSS on how or what to ask for. Even then, I am so grateful that You proceed to come close to me with the comfort of Your Presence. You understand and present my heart to The Father; would You do the same and present The Father's Heart to me? I long for a fresh word of encour...

  GOOD NEWS from Proverbs 17: 22 A joyful, cheerful heart brings good healing to both body and soul like a good MEDICINE; it heals a broken spirit whose heart is crushed with struggles, sickness, and depression and whatever else makes one sick. MEDICINE FOR THE HEART Dear Heavenly Father and Merciful God,  Thank You for seeing to the MEDICAL state of my heart in every season, through every trial and triumph and loving me just the same. In times of joy and celebration, there seems to be so much of Your MEDICINE for which to be thankful.  In other times, it is harder to find obvious things for which to be thankful. In the midst of heartache and heartbreak, Your Love MEDICINE is as Omnipresent as it ever was. I find Your Goodness MEDICINES in the little things of life, like children's laughter, a genuine smile, Your fresh clean air in my lungs, and Your heartbeats in my chest. I know when I look for clues that You are still with me, I will find them. Lord, be my close and ev...

  GOOD NEWS from 1Chronicles 29: 11 Yours is the Mighty Power and Greatness and Glory and Victory and Majesty and Splendor. Everything in the heavens and earth is yours and BELONGS to You, O Lord, and this is Your Kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything that BELONGS to You! IT ALL BELONGS TO HIM! Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord Over ALL, Thank You that ALL power and ALL strength BELONG to You. You are full of Glory and You shine brighter than the sun; purity and affection BELONG to You. Everything in Heaven and on the earth BELONGS to You. I BELONG to You. Lord, let my heart stay where it BELONGS- open to Your Sovereignty. When I think that situations and circumstances BELONG to me and  should turn in a different direction of my choosing, m ay I find myself anchored in Your Love that always holds me close. Even when I question Your Goodness, may my heart be drawn back to You and Your Devoted Mercy to me. I trust Your Character more than my own expectations. I...

GOOD NEWS from Colossians 3: 14 - 15

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 28: 6 Oh, praise The Lord, and Blessed be The Lord, for He has listened to and HEARD the voice of my pleadings for His Mercy! HE HEARS Dear Heavenly Father and Good God, Thank You for HEARING and answering me every time I call out to You! Every whispered prayer and every silent pleading in my heart is noticed and HEARD by You. You HEAR it all and You make haste to send Your Help. Your Holy Spirit is an Everpresent Comforter. You Are my Strength. You Are my Song.  You are The Light that illuminates my path and The Wisdom that leads me where to go,  what to do and who to see. I will continue turning to You in all matters knowing I will be HEARD and loved by You. Here I am again with my heart open before You. My life is laid out like an offering; may Your Mercy meet me right where I am. Spirit of God, once again, stir up hope and faith within me that removes the settled dust of disappointment. THANK you for being Good and for blessing me to believe You Are! ?...

GOOD NEWS from   2CORINTHIANS 3: 18 But all we Christians have TRANSFORMED faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the Glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become TRANSFORMED into the same image from Glory to Glory, being more and more like Him! TRANSFORMED Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord,  Thank You for being the Hope that TRANSFORMS my heart! As I behold Your Goodness and reflect on Your Beauty,  I find that I am being TRANSFORMED into Your Likeness. Your Spirit is my life breath and I am TRANSFORMING into being more like you with every inhalation. As I breathe You in,  fill my heart and TRANSFORM it with Your Peace that far surpasses all my understanding. As I gaze on Your Glory, TRANSFORM my face to reflect the light of Your Face. Everything is useful in Your Hands, and I know You are working in my life to TRANSFORM it, even in the midst of all my situations and circumstances.  Help me to continually press into you fo...

GOOD NEWS from John 1: 14 And our Lord Jesus Christ became the Living Expression of a human being living here on earth among us and He was full to OVERFLOWING with Loving Forgiveness and Truth. Some of us have seen and gazed upon the Splendor of His Glory —the Glory of the One and Only Son of the Heavenly Father Who came OVERFLOWING with Tender MERCY, Loving Forgiveness, and Truth! OVERFLOWING MERCY Dear Heavenly Father and Living God, Thank You for Your OVERFLOWING MERCY which is astounding in its intensity! With Your OVERFLOWING MERCY, You cover everything, lift us up to Victory, and bring life into places that would otherwise be barren. I know that You are OVERFLOWING with MERCY and Truth and that Your Love is Stronger than Life. Your MERCY and Compassion reach out and build bridges that keep me moving toward You. In the Resurrection of Jesus, every path to You was established. And look! The veil which once secluded the Holiest Place in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom;...

GOOD NEWS from Colossians 4: 2 PRAY! WATCH! THANK! Be Faithful in prayer as intercessors; keep at it;  be fully alert in watching for God’s Answers, and remember to be thankful to God when they come!