Quite Time Thoughts….

Quiet Time Takeaway: When I struggle with hurtful challenges, God offers me His wisdom. My NOTES: ”… do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight.” Prov. 3:21 “Seemingly upright people are often resistant to Jesus, while the marginalized are often most responsive.” “Strength comes from struggling; courage comes from challenges, and wisdom comes …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: In the end, God holds up the one who holds onto Him more than life’s pleasures. My NOTES: ”(The wicked) say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.” (yet they prosper) Job 21:14 note added “This life has many injustices, but God has all eternity to …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: Jesus talks with God for us. They answer our prayer with what is best for us in the long run. My NOTES: ”Jesus tells a mom who asked to exalt her sons: ‘You do not know what you are asking.” Matthew 20:22 “ Only God knows all the implications of our prayer… …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: Asking for Christ’s forgiveness calms our hopeless souls with hope! My NOTES: ”To be calm in God’s presence is my most important work. I am to be a channel, a colander of sorts, of calmness.“ God Calling “I’m a guilty, lost sinner who’s been forgiven. Only Christ’s cross creates calmness in life.“ …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: I can use what I have to receive praise from others or to give praise to God. My NOTES: ”How many loaves do you have?” Matthew 15:34 “How is it you do not understand I was not talking about bread? … but about the yeast and the teaching of the Pharisees…” Matthew …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: My well-being depends on who is my manager. Self or God? My NOTES: ”Our biggest problems aren’t answered by how or why, but by who is in charge.“ Sylvia Gunter “All success depends on management. Who is in charge of my life?” (My thought) “LORD, I know that people’s lives are not …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: Worship vanishes within a vile heart. My NOTES: “… those who are loyal have vanished … what is vile is honored by the human race.” Psalm 12:1 & 7 cut up “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. … and they worship me in vain; …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: God gives us each different gifts… Our job it to wait on His timing. My NOTES: ”Do not leave…but wait for the gift the Father has promised…” Acts 1:4 “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set …” Acts 1:7 “The wait comes before the …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: I can rely on my strength or God’s strength- they are opposites. My NOTES:: ”You don’t know how strong your anchor is until you’re in a storm.” Paige B. Brown “You can choose to think about what you cannot do – or think about what God can do!” (TWFYT) ‘Cast your cares …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: What you do in secret multiplies for good or bad… My NOTES: “… seeds fell…and produced a crop a hundred, sixty or thirty times…” Matthew 13:8 “God’s minimum ROI is 30x; yet in our rushed lives, our bad habits also multiply.” “Our spiritual roots are secret with God, but it takes a …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: Pray problems into God’s hands; then go tell others how He solved it. My NOTES:: ”When troubled, King David tells us to: Praise, Proclaim, Pray.” Nicky Gumbel “… in times of trouble… Sing the praises of the LORD, … for he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.” Psalm 9:9-12 cut …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: God built us to live in us. My NOTES:: ”So God created mankind in his own image…” Genesis 1:27 “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 “We are houses built by God for His Spirit to dwell in here …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: I just need to ask, and God gives me Himself! My NOTES: ”God helps me with what He considers important- not necessarily what I think is important.” The Bible Recap “Sampson received strength, Solomon wisdom, Gideon courage, David leadership, Elisha a double portion…. What do I want from God?” Dr. Frase & …

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Quiet Time Takeaway: Complacency destroys love. My Notes: ”Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love,” John 15:9-10 “If I obey, I’ll remain in God’s love.” S. Gunter “We are already loved- it’s already ours. We can lose it – not earn it.” (My thought) “… you …

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Quiet Time NOTES: ”Knowing God’s promises gives us power to live above the evil around us.” Sylvia Gunter “Whoever digs a hole…falls into the pit they have made.” Psa. 7:15 “(God) rides across the heavens to help you…” Deut. 33:26 “Most of our trials are a result of our own doing.” N. Gumbel paraphrase My …

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