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Blessings of Going to God For Protection
How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
Blessings of going to God for protection
Blessings of Waiting Quietly Before God
Blessings of Love
Love is patient and kind.
Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
It does not demand its own way.
It is not irritable,
and it keeps no record of being wronged.
It does not rejoice about injustice
but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
Love never gives up,
never loses faith,
is always hopeful,
and endures through every circumstance.
Blessings of Being Test-Ready
Blessings of Choosing to Love
Jesus replied,
“’You must love the LORD your God
with all your heart,
all your soul,
and all your mind.’
This is the first and greatest commandment.
A second is equally important.
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
(Golden kiwi blossoms)
Blessings of Seeking God’s Face
Then if my people who are called by my name
will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face
and turn from their wicked ways,
I will hear from heaven
and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
Blessings of Faith Without Doubt
Then Jesus told them,
“I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt,
you can do things like this and much more.
You can even say to this mountain,
‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’
and it will happen.
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith,
you will receive it.”
Blessings of Making the Most of Our Days
…Everything we have has come from you,
and we give you only what you first gave us!
We are here for only a moment,
visitors and strangers in the land
as our ancestors were before us.
Our days on earth are like a passing shadow,
gone so soon without a trace.
Blessings of Being as Humble as a Child
“I tell you the truth,
unless you turn from your sins
and become like little children,
you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child
is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.