Phillippians 1:3-8

 Philippians 1:3-8 KJV
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God 

Ephesians 1:11

Ephesians 1:11

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Psalm 108

Psalm 108^[a]

A song. A psalm of David.

¹ My heart, O God, is steadfast;
    I will sing and make music with all my soul.
² Awake, harp and lyre!
    I will awaken the dawn.
³ I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
⁴ For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.

⁶ Save us and help us with your right hand,
    that those you love may be delivered.
⁷ God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
⁸ Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah is my scepter.
⁹ Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?
¹² Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.
¹³ With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.

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Online Prayer Journal

        I've always done my prayer journals in notebooks, but after some thought I decided to come up with an online Prayer Journal. I encourage  you to do the same.  Online or in a Notebook, really it is just a place to keep all your prayer thoughts, thanksgivings, and your daily prayers together.

      Prayers of Thanks to God who without we would not have had this wonderful opportunity.

     This is a good lesson for letting go and starting anew.
     God does this in our lives, sometimes daily, upon reflection, and sometimes just occasionally. Taking out the old and bringing in the new. I can think of the many times I have wanted to cling to the old, familiar, and comfortable, but God is always changing me, melding & molding me. And it seems this process comes when we need it the  most.

     Today, I Thank God for those changes, for the strength to get through each day and for the ability to try the new out!

     Thank you Lord Jesus for all you continually do to mold & shape me into a better Christian Woman. Thank You for taking me out of the ruts, the sticky situations and putting me back on track with the life you want me to live. I'm willing, but not always ready for the changes and I pray that you will hold me and guide me in way I should go.

     Your Loving Daughter,

     CJ