Prepared

"Any area of our life that has no hope is being influenced by a lie.  

There is no situation that I have faced that He doesn't know or

I haven't been prepared for."

"When I embrace fears, I use tools God has given me.

Offspring of fear is hopelessness.  I lose track of what

God has already instilled in my heart.  

"Lord, remind me what You have fought me in the last year. 

I already have the tools, they just need to be drawn out for

this particular problem.  We lose sight of what God has done.

We need to peer into the engagement we have had with the Lord.

Our history has prepared for us tools for the present situation."

"We don't know how to be encouraged in the process. 

We put God on trial to answer the big thing and

He is doing many things.  He asks if we can steward the 

small things like with an acorn.  Every time He engages

me in the process so I can handle the answer without

it destroying me, He is preparing me.  

All of Gods disciplines are so His blessings don't kill us. 

 Discipline comes from God speaking to the heart of the person.  

Circumstances wake us up to listen to the words, to the

heart that put life in us. 

(this section I am trying to remember, it makes me pause

and think about what it means..."his blessings killing us....

ponder kind of words).

"I acknowledge you God.  I trust in your promises and

nothing is outside your care.  

Take a moment on struggle.  You will prosper,

become whole, have strength. Our hearts focus

on him and not the problem."

(Some good words from a podcast)