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FOLLOW August 30

GOOD NEWS FROM PROVERBS 21: 5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty because FOLLOWING GOD in steady plodding brings prosperity! FOLLOW THROUGH Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One,  Thank You for allowing me to walk this road of life FOLLOWING You, coming this far by faith, depending on Your Holy Word and Your Strength to be my own! Would You Lead me, into Your Wisdom that helps me to prioritize well and FOLLOW Your Word first? I can surely get FOLLOWING You right some of the time, instead of perfection all of the time. You Lord, are Consistent in KINDNESS and Mercy. You always always fulfill Your Promises. May my life always reflect and FOLLOW Yours in constant KINDNESS and in perseverance.  Lord, help me to be wiser in what and Who I say "YES!" to. Where haste leads to impulsive decisions, let Your Wisdom and Your LEADERSHIP take over more than just the fleeting moment. LEAD me into Your Temperance whenever I am prone to rush into less than kind thoughts, wor...

FREE Auguat 29

GOOD NEWS from Revelation 21: 4 He will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be FREEDOM from death, FREEDOM from sorrow, FREEDOM from crying, and FREEDOM from pain. All of that has gone forever because they are forever FREE and forever mine! NO MORE PAIN Dear Heavenly Father God and Prince of Peace,  Thank You for making my heart long for You to make a day of it when every tear will dry, and death, pain, and sorrow will be a distant memory because I will be FREE.

LEADER August 28

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 30: 21 Even when I leave God’s paths, whether I turn to the right or to the left, my ears will still hear His Voice LEADING MY LIFE from behind me saying, “This is My Way; walk ye in it here.” LEADER OF MY LIFE  Dear Heavenly Father God and Shepherd LEADER OF MY LIFE and my soul,  Thank You for allowing me to depend on You for LEADERSHIP, Love, and Guidance throughout this LIFE! I have been relying on Your Wisdom and Your LEADERSHIP IN MY LIFE up until this point and I will continue. May I walk in the pathway of Your Peace today and  all the days of my life, trusting You to LEAD MY LIFE and Guide me through all the twists and turns. I know that even when I am surprised by unexpected happenings, you already know where You are LEADING me because what comes as a surprise to me is already known to You. I trust You to keep me* safe and keep us close in Your Love and closely following Your LEADERSHIP IN MY LIFE. My plans have been disrupted more than once ...

VICTORIOUS LIFE August 27

GOOD NEWS from Ephesians 6: 10 I have saved these most important truths for last to remind you that your VICTORIOUS strength must come from the Lord and The Holy Spirit's Mighty Power within you! Be supernaturally infused with His VICTORIOUS Strength throughout your LIFE'S union with the Lord Jesus. Stand VICTORIOUSLY with the force of His Explosive Power flowing in and through you! VICTORIOUS LIFE Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy One, Thank You for VICTORIOUSLY providing everything I need for anything I face, through my relationship with You! You are a very present friend, VICTORIOUS Helper, Teacher and Father. You are the breath in my lungs, the beats in my heart, the purified blood flowing through my veins, The VICTORY above all VICTORIES, and more, much more than all these things. You and Your VICTORIES are more powerful than all the breakers of the world pounding on all the seashores in the world at the same time. Your Nature is Kindhearted and Merciful, and VICTORIOUS to...

THY WAY August 26

GOOD NEWS from Mark 14: 35 - 36 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the awful hour awaiting Him might pass Him by and never come His WAY again.   “Abba Father, Father,”  He said,  “Everything is possible for YOU. Remove and take away this bitter cup from Me. Yet I want Thy Will and THY WAY rather than Mine.” THY WAY Dear Heavenly Father God and Jesus, His Son, Thank You for experiencing the reality of the spectrum of emotions we also face while making our WAY through this life; I am so grateful to know that You did! In subjecting Your self to THY WAY of the limiting human experience, You felt both exhilaration and desperation and everything in between.  In some WAY, You came face to face with everything I face. You felt gain and You felt loss; You felt the joy of laughter with true friends, and the pangs of sorrow with bitter enemies for what was yet to come THY WAY. In the Garden of Gethsemane, You earnestly pled wi...

UNDERSTANDING August 25

GOOD NEWS from Proverbs 3: 13 The one who knows right from wrong and has good judgment, GREATER UNDERSTANDING, and common sense is happier than the one who is immensely rich! How blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who gains GREATER UNDERSTANDING, for such wisdom and UNDERSTANDING are far more valuable than precious jewels. Everything else pales in comparison with them! GREATER UNDERSTANDING Dear Heavenly Father and Wise God,  Thank You for Your Perfect Omniscience, Perspective, and GREATER UNDERSTANDING! You see, know, and GREATLY  UNDERSTAND everything there is to see, know, and UNDERSTAND. Everything is transparent to You. Since I have access to Your Perfect Wisdom and GREATER UNDERSTANDING, help me to rely solely on Yours rather than on my own. I want to measure everything according to Your Standards and test everything according to Your Words that guide me, and ibwant to be swept away by Your Standards and Your Words rather than by my ego, by my pride or by ot...

GOOD FOOD August 24

GOOD NEWS from John 6: 27 Rather than being so concerned about perishable things like working for FOOD that spoils, spend my energy seeking the GOOD FOOD that always stays GOOD and gives eternal life. That is the GOOD FOOD Jesus The Messiah, can give me. For God the Father has sent Jesus, His Son for this very purpose of giving us GOOD FOOD and on Him, God our Father has put His Power! GOOD FOOD Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord,  Thank You for Being The One I can look to today in order to refocus my eyes on the things that matter like eternal GOOD FOOD! Would You help me pan out to Your wider Heavenly and Eternal perspective on GOOD FOOD rather than get caught up in the details of my earthly and temporary existence? May I see through the lens of Your Love that takes all into consideration. May I come to Your Table of Plenty to feast on the GOOD FOOD found in Your Wonderful Character.  Your Peace and Your Joy are my eternal GOOD FOOD and are mine for the taking. I receive Your...

SOURCE August 23

GOOD NEWS from 2CORINTHIANS 5: 18 All these new things are SOURCED from God Who brought us back to Himself through what Christ Jesus did. And God has given us the privilege of urging everyone to come into His Favor and be reconciled to Him, our One True SOURCE  SOURCE Dear Heavenly Father and Good, Good  God, Thank You for aligning my life with You, my Only SOURCE of ALL that is Good! Let Your Mercy put everything that is out of place into its rightful place in You because I rely on Your Perfect Perspective and Your Wisdom for my SOURCE of Mercy. My own understanding is limited and can only get me so far, whereas Your RESOURCEFUL Eyes take EVERYTHING into consideration. I know Your Faithful and Kind nature springs from a Pure SOURCE and ALWAYS succeeds straightaway. I trust that you have ALL THE RESOURCES necessary to do far more than I could ever do to bring my life up and out from down under as You fix my expectations on You. With Your Infinite RESOURCES of love, I ask that ...

NEW August 22

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 51:10 Create in me a NEW, clean heart, O God, filled with NEW clean thoughts and NEW right desires. RENEW Your Right Spirit within me! MADE NEW Dear Heavenly Father and Merciful God, Thank You for allowing me to come to You for RENEWAL of the true state of my heart today! My emotions and thoughts are Yours to straighten out and RENEW.  Only Your Holy Spirit can RENEW my heart and get it into a place of Your Peace today. I fully offer myself up to You again. Would You RENEW me today with Your Life-giving Presence? Breathe on me Oh whispering breath of God. Revive my heart in Your Refreshing and RENEWING waters of Kindness and Truth. As the psalmist prayed for RENEWAL, so do I. Fashion in me a pure heart and put Your NEW right Spirit within me. Wash over me with Your Merciful Waterfall, and make me feel brand NEW. Your Redemption, Restoration and RENEWAL are always extended toward Your Children. When You RENEW them, Hearts are always softened and situations are a...

LOVE August 21

Good News from 1 John 2: 15 Show that you GREATLY LOVE God by freeing yourself from LOVING this world and all that it offers you. GREATER LOVE Dear Heavenly Father God and LOVING Lord, Thank You for knowing my heart and how it is drawn toward LOVELY things. There is so much in Your World that I admire, LOVE, and long after.  My imagination is enticed by the possibility of what can be, yet Your LOVE is so much GREATER than everything my eyes can see and my mind can imagine. Where my heart longs for LOVE and acceptance from those around me, You freely offer them and more. The purity of Your LOVE is condition free and spin free, and is absolutely stands above any other person, place, or thing. Where the LOVE of the world is never satisfiable, always wanting more, bigger, better, Your LOVE gratifies into the depth of the soul. May my heart find pleasure in Your Pure LOVE and Affection. You only require me to be who I am, and free of games people play. What a LOVE! Even now, let the Rad...

PRESSING ON August 20

GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 10: 36 You need to PRESS ON patiently doing God’s Will when you want Him to do for you ALL that He has promised! PRESSING ON Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful Father,  Thank You for being with me when the going gets tough, and for helping me PRESS ON and keep on rolling with the flow right through it all, remaining calm, and doing anything worthwhile. i PRESS ON knowing Tou are Loyal in Your Love and You always Proceed and Succeed. You pay attention to the realities I face as I PRESS ON. I PRESS my heart into Yours today as I focus my attention on You, my Good Good Father God. You are so consistent in Your Love. May my heart find courage to PRESS ON in Perserverance as I drink from Your Waters of Grace each new day. Even as I rest in Your Presence may my soul find the resolve it needs to keep PRESSING ON, with whatever I am facing. I rely on Your Generous Goodness today as my Source of Strength and my Inspiration to continue PRESSING ON.  Thank You f...

GROWING August 19

 GOOD NEWS FROM HEBREWS 6: 1  Let us continue GROWING over new and different ground, always learning advanced lessons about Christ. Let us GROW on to other things until we become mature in our understanding, as strong Christians ought to be. Surely we already know about the truth of salvation, about being good, and about the necessity of faith in God; 2 you already have instruction about baptism and spiritual gifts[a] and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. JC: I continually call you to GROW in closeness with Me. Refocusing your attention on Me is how you GROW to trust Me in ALL the moments of your life. JJ: August 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM I will let what I see GROW what I know. God is with me. God is for me. God is working--even when I have yet to see how. I will keep GROWING with my eyes on Jesus, my heart anchored in Jesus, and my spirit listening for Jesus' Voice. I don't have to understand everything to trust the One who does. I WILL TRUST HIS TIMING. I WIL...

DISCERNMENT August 18

GOOD NEWS from Proverbs 27: 12 A DISCERNING and sensible person watches for God's opportune solutions ahead and prepares to meet them. The DISCERNER always looks for, and reaps the rewards. JC: Expect to encounter blessings, favor, and happiness in your life, remembering that you live in The Goodness of God's Kingdom.  Allow Me to fight for you. Watch and DISCERN My Workings on your behalf, as you rest in the shelter and shade of My Almighty Presence.  JJ: August 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM I Declare today that I will bow down in reverence and DISCERNMENT of the truths of God. His Praises shall forever be in, and come out of, my mouth! My God is my refuge, my strength, my fortress, and my everpresent help at ALL times--His Everlasting Arms hold me safe and steady, as His Love and Peace flood my soul. When i DISCERN  the enemy coming with storms, I laugh in holy defiance, for my King silences the seas. When i DISCERN giants rising, they fall before the sword of His Word. When I DI...

REMEMBERED August 17

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 49:15  “Always! A mother can REMEMBER the baby she nurses and her little child, and have love and kindness for the own son and daughter to whom she gave birth! Yet even if that has yet to be, I will REMEMBER you, my own! JC: REMEMBER to Find Me in the midst of the maelstrom, and any other violent or turbulent situations. REMEMBER to trust Me enough to yield to My design and purposes, REMEMBERING that everything can bond you to My loving Presence because you are Forever Mine. JJ: August 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM Sometimes we don't need God to remove the storm before we can have peace. We just need to REMEMBER that Jesus IS in the midst of the storm with us. When the phone is ringing, the schedule is packed, the problems are piling up and your mind is racing--they are REMINDERS to STOP. Whisper His Name: JESUS. You don't have to escape the chaos to REMEMBER to find peace. His presence is your peace right in the middle of it. And His Name is just not something we s...

ABLE August 16

GOOD NEWS from    Job 42: 2 I know that you are MORE THAN ABLE to do any and ALL things, ALL others are subordinate to You, and ALL Your Purposes are Triumphantly Victorious and Fruitful! JC:   Meet Me here in early morning splendor where I eagerly await you in the stillness of this holy time with Me; I AM MORE THAN ABLE to renew your strength and saturate you with My Peace. I AM MORE THAN ABLE to delight in your enjoyment of everything that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable; when you continually think and focus on these things, My Light in you is MORE THAN ABLE to shine brighter than the noonday sun.  JJ: August 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSING ON? Before the noise of the day begins, meet with Jesus.  He is MORE THAN ABLE to  renew your strength and fill your heart with His Peace. Let Him! The enemy wants our minds filled with fear, worry, and garbage of everything that is going wrong. But we are MORE THAN ABLE to choose...

TIMING August 15

GOOD NEWS from Ecclesiastes 8: 6 Yes! There is a TIME, a place and a way for everything. For every matter there is a TIME and judgment. Though man’s protection lies lightly upon him, how can he avoid what he doesn’t know is going to happen over TIME? JC: I am the God of all TIME and all that is. Seek Me in morning TIMES of quietness and consistently at ALL TIMES throughout the day. Make Me your Refuge by pouring out your heart to Me, trusting Me at all TIMES.  JJ: August 14, 2026 at 9:1⁶4 PM STAYING CONNECTED! God doesn't want a once-a-day conversation with us--He wants constant communion at ALL TIMES. He wants us to talk to Him about everything: our plans, our worries, our decisions, our joys, and even the unexpected things that interrupt our day. We don't have to wait for a quiet place or a crisis to call on Him. His line is always open at Any Old TIME Of The Day! When trouble comes, don't panic--TIME to PRAY! When you are confused, TIME to  ASK. When you are blessed, TUM...

PROTECTION August 14

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 31: 21 Blessed is the Lord, for showing me that His Victorious Love PROTECTS me like the walls of a fort! The name of the Lord is lifted high, for His Marvelous Miracles of Mercy are always PROTECTING me, including seasons when I am overwhelmingly in need of PROTECTION!  JC: I Am your PROTECTION for ALL eternity. I AM the Alpha and I AM the Omega: I AM The One Who is and THE One Who was and The One Who is to come. You have every reason to reverence Me, because I AM with you for ALL time and I AM Your PROTECTION throughout ALL eternity.  JJ: August 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM WHEN THE WORLD IS CRAZY, GOD IS STILL THE SANE GOD. So much can change in a moment. Circumstances change. People change. Plans change. At times the world can feel uncertain and upside down. But God remains the same! "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -- Hebrews 13:8 There are prayers we prayed yesterday whose answers we may not see today. But God remembers them. W...

COMFORT August 13

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 49: 13 Sing with REJOICING JOY, O Heavens; exalt and shout, O earth. Break forth with singing and song, O mountains, for the Lord has COMFORTED His People and will have His Compassion upon them. JC: Learn to enjoy life more by Relaxing, REJOICING, and Remembering that I am God with you, COMFORTING you.  The more you focus on My COMFORTING Presence with you, the more fully you can Relax, REJOICE and enjoy life; Glorifying Me through your pleasure in Me proclaims My COMFORTING PRESENCE to the watching,  waiting world. JJ: August 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM Sometimes faith looks like standing still, strong in the battle, and sometimes it looks like laughing, noticing the COMFORTING beauty all around us. Sometimes it is receiving the day with childlike delight. Our Father is not distant--He is right here, in every moment, every smile, every blessing, every breath. So today, slow down and REJOICE in Him! Look for His fingerprints. Thank Him for the little things...

SEASONS August 12

GOOD NEWS from  John 16: 22 You have SEASONS now, but I will see you again and then you will rejoice; in every SEASON you can always keep My Joy! JC: Come to Me when you are in weak and weary SEASON and Rest snugly in My Everlasting Arms. Rather than struggling to disguise or deny your weakness SEASON, allow Me to bless you richly through it. A SEASON Dear Heavenly Father and Great God,  Thank You for BEING Master of everything, including SEASONS! You can do everything and you possess ALL Wisdom and Understanding in every area and during every SEASON. As I refocus my attention on You today,  I am asking for Your Omnipotent Power to be made evident in my life during this SEASON. You see me through all my SEASONS, on my best days and on my worst days, yet You Love me just the same throughout all of them. You know all my actions in all my SEASONS, and You know my limits in understanding Your Patience and Kindness. I want to know You More in every SEASON, like You know m...

MORNING August 11

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 50: 4 The Sovereign Lord God has given me His Words of Wisdom so that I may know how to comfort the weary and what I should say to all. EVERY MORNING He Wakens me and opens wide my understanding to His Will! JC: Come to Me. Come to Me. Come to Me is My continual invitation to you, proclaimed in holy whispers while your heart and mind are quiet.  Cease resisting experiencing how wide, how long, how high and how deep My Love is for you, so that you can know My Love that surpasses all your knowledge and understanding because it can only be experienced in peace and love.  EVERY MORNING Dear Heavenly Father God and Sovereign Lord, Thank You for Being my Guide and Teacher this MORNING and EVERY MORNING and all throughout the day. As I look to You, would You give me clues of Your Presence that point to Your Power and Your Love at work in me this MORNING and EVERY MORNING? I am grateful that I can look into the present, rather than over the past, or into the futu...

PURE August 10

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 30: 18 Yet the Lord still waits for me to come to Him so He can show me Real True Love with PURE MOTIVES. He wants to show me Real True Mercy with PURE MOTIVES. He wants to rise and comfort me with PURE MOTIVES. He will conquer (gain, win or obtain by effort; to Master and Transform) me in order to bless me, just as He said He would. For the Lord is a fair God of PURE MOTIVES and faithful to His Promises. Blessed are all those who wait for His Help for they will be happy! JC: Relax in My Healing, Holy Presence and  allow Me to transform you through this time alone with Me.  As you are walking, walk close to Me, saturating your mind with Scripture, I am showing you how to spend your time and energy using My Word as a lamp for your feet; and My Presence as a Light for your path. PURE MOTIVES Dear Heavenly Father and Lord God, Thank You for refreshing my mind and my heart in Your PURE MOTIVES again today. Your Love is stronger than the pull of this world; ke...

AGAIN August 9

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 71: 21 You WILL give me an increase in greater honor than before and You WILL turn towards me ONCE AGAIN and comfort me. JC: Wear My Royal Robe of Righteousness with ease. I custom-made it for you, to cover you from head to toe. Then ONCE AGAIN you will be able to feel at ease in this glorious garment, enjoying the gift I fashioned for you before the foundation of the world. ONCE AGAIN Dear Heavenly Father God and my Lord, Thank You for Being here when I call out to You ONCE AGAIN from the depths of my discomfort!  King David freely spoke his truth with You and ONCE AGAIN, so will I. In every season of my soul, You remain Faithful AGAIN and AGAIN. You are the same Merciful God that bestowed Your Kindness on the Israelites when they were ONCE AGAIN wandering around in the desert. You provided for their every need AGAIN and AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, Your Love utilizes every situation and circumstance, including mine. You are my Redeemer and my Restorer.  I will be ...

PERSEVERE August 8

GOOD NEWS from Jude 1: 21 PERSEVERE in gratitude until you are always staying within the boundaries where God’s Love is reaching and blessing you. Wait patiently for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in His Mercy is going to give you and alwaysbbe thankful. JC: I speak to you from deepest heaven. PERSEVERE until you hear Me in the depths of your being. Deep calls unto deep. I will open up the way before you, one step at a time, one gratitude at a time. PERSEVERE Dear Heavenly Father God, Thank You for allowing me to PERSEVERE in turning my heart and my attention and my gratitude toward You again today. Fill me up with everything I need to PERSEVERE toward staying connected to Your Life-Giving Love today. In the in-between of Your Promises and Your Fulfillment, keep me tucked into Your Love and keep my heart PERSEVERING in trust and gratitude for Your Faithfulness. May my gratitude for Your Goodness be the thread that keeps me PERSEVERING and tied to You throughout all situati...

CONSIDER August 7

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 107: 43 If you are truly wise, you'll actually learn from what I have told you. It's time for you to listen to and CONSIDER what I am saying. Think about the loving-kindness of the Lord. CONSIDER means seriously thinking about doing something with these profound lessons of God's Great Love and Mercy! JC: Trusting Me will ALWAYS bring you Peace. That's why I have instructed you to trust Me, rather than trust in your own "understanding". As you look to Me, you gain awareness of My Precious Peace. CONSIDER IT (Seriously think about doing something) Dear Heavenly Father and ALL Wise God, CONSIDER is a transitive verb. It transfers an action from the subject to the receiver. The subject does an action.The transitive verb passes that action on. The direct object receives the action. Thank You for having ALL the answers to every question I could ever CONSIDER asking You! You hold the solution for every situation that arises. When I CONSIDER all t...

UNIFYING August 6

GOOD NEWS from Philippians 2: 1-2 Is there any such thing as encouragement and UNIFICATION in Christ with Christians cheering each other up? Is there any comfort from loving me enough to want to help me? Is there any participation or UNIFICATION in The Spirit which means anything to you that we are brothers and sisters in the Lord, sharing the same Spirit? Are your hearts affectionate, tender and sympathetic at all?   2  Then complete my joy by being of the same UNIFIED mind, having the same UNITING LOVE, being in full accord and making me truly happy by loving each other and agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, working together with one UNIFIED heart and one UNIFIED mind and one UNIFIED purpose! JC: Stop and affirm your trust in Me. Calmly bring matters to Me, and leave them in My Capable Hands. Rejoice in Me--exult in the God of your salvation Who makes your feet like the feet of a deer, enabling you to walk and make progress upon your high places. UNIFYING LOVE Dear Hea...