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Day 29
Bloom
Colossians 2:6-7
Beloved,
The Spirit of Jesus lives in you and wants to help you.
Move ahead with Him
Whether you feel like it or not.
Let your faith spill over into thanksgiving.
Let my word bloom in your heart
It will pour out of you like the fragrance of flowers.
And all will be well.
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Day 28
Wisdom
Matthew 10:16
Beloved,
Be glad and serene when tempest clouds form.
I always bless in the eye of the storm. D. L.
Because you gave your heart and soul to Me
Through the redemption of Jesus Christ,
You are My true child.
Fly with the joy I impart to you.
Don’t allow the worry-bird to make a nest in your hair.
I want you to be as wise as serpents,
As gentle as doves.
Simplify according to my directions.
Instead of living in the next moment or a past one,
Delight in Me now. Put your mind on whatever you are doing
Let Me give you grace and bathe you in love.
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Day 28
Work of Art
Matthew 11:29
Beloved,
My children are my best works of art.
Release the light in you.
Meet the new friends I send.
You’ll enjoy them.
You have a gift of discernment.
Use it, but harbor no judgement of others.
I relish working with you,
I turn your mourning into dancing.
I have cast off your sackcloth and ashes.
You prosper in body, soul, and spirit.
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Day 26
Galatians 2:20
I Forgive You.
Beloved,
If you make too much of the concept of sin
Guilt, worry, and sadness plague your days.
My Spirit blows away the tyranny of sin and death.
I am not here to punish you or force you into following rules.
I love your praise far more than any sacrifice or self-hatred.
I have covered you with a suit of mirrors, so that when I look at you I see only the glory of your redemption.
Our life together is full of goodness.
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Day 25,
Life
Ecclesiastes
Beloved,
Life is short-
No one gets out of it alive.
Consider yourself blessed and privileged to live at all.
Enjoy your days the best you can. I will help.
Do the work I give you to do.
Take the comfort I give and be grateful.
You will have enough of whatever you need.
Don’t put your desire into earthly riches or pleasures.
Instead, know that I am your resource for everything.
Spread the blessings around
When you feel lonely, remember the people I have placed in your days.
They are there to treasure and care for you.
You also may treasure and care for them.
Above all, put us: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit first.
That is the only way to live the good life you seek.
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Day 23,
Home
Jeremiah 29-4
Beloved,
Naturally the world is a foreign place to you.
You become homesick now and then, feeling as though you have been exiled to a place of confusion.
That is because you were created to live with Me.
All humans experience aloneness from time to time.
It can come from bitterness, a twinge of fear, or a long miserable stretch in a foxhole of anxiety (often of your own making).
Dear one do not despair I have a special place for you.
You may come into it whenever you please by communing with me, helping others, and exercising your spiritual gifts.
What you do now is make a home wherever you are.
Do not pine for your real home which is in Heaven with me.
Thrive where you are while I bring Heaven to you.
Use My discernment to know the truth about who to trust.
Your times are in my hands.
In my own time I’ll bring you home.
I take care of you now and forever.
When you pray I listen.
When you look for me I’m right here.
I constantly improve your life.
I make it what I plan for it to be.
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Day 22,
Teacher
Isaiah 54:13
John 8:32
Beloved,
I am the teacher for all your children.
I bring them back to you.
I give you, and them, truth, grace, and wisdom.
I set all of you free.
Listen to Me and follow my ways.
Truth, like a laser beam, will zap the locks on your minds and open the doors.
The truth will create rooms for healing, peace, and joy.
It will bring progress and growth into your life.
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Day 19
Delight
Psalm 28:6-9
Beloved,
I am with you every night when you go to bed.
I am with you every morning for the day ahead.
You feel my warm protection that stretches through the years.
I’m there in every moment of happiness or tears.
Remember, my beloved, I am always there for you
Find delight and pleasure in the grace-filled things I do.
Old Things R New 
31 Days of Comfort~Day 24
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Day 24
Deliver Us from Evil
Matthew 6:13
Beloved,
“We may lawfully pray to be spared the trial. If it comes, there is yet room for the prayer: deliver us from the power of him who is our enemy and Thine.” Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
Beloved,
The world holds false perceptions. Do not follow them.
I deliver you from evil as you stay close to me.
You see; I’m not easily ignored.
I want you deeply.
I must have your love and cooperation and oh, then we have a glorious time together.
You are conscious of your own weakness,
It is not your goodness that protects you, but your dependence on Me.
And so as you to stay in the circle of my love and protection,
I reward you by keeping unbelief, bitterness, and despair far from you.
When you let My Holy Spirt guide you every moment.
Your faith is allowed to triumph every hour of every day.
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