Psalm 42.

Dear Father, “¹ As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When can I go and meet with God?
³ My tears have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”
⁴ These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
    under the protection of the Mighty One^[d]
with shouts of joy and praise
    among the festive throng.

⁵ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

⁶ My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
    the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
⁷ Deep calls to deep
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,
    at night his song is with me—” I pray
    “a prayer to the God of my life.

⁹ I say to God my Rock,
    “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
    oppressed by the enemy?”
¹⁰ My bones suffer mortal agony
    as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?”
Help me as the Psalmist says to “Put MY hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.” In Jesus Holy and matchless name, I give you my downcast soul as I feel it whither you will strengthen me because I am not my own, I belong to you. My soul is yours. My heart is yours, and so is my being. In Jesus name.

Let us remember that our souls are not our own. To God we truly belong, and The cares of this world will always pass away. So why is your soul so downcast within you? Put your hope in God. And may we not struggle with unbelief, we believe that you are the lover of our souls andb that you care for our souls. So we trust you. Trust God give your soul to him to care for, whatever he leads you to whether singing, dancing, praying, writing, meditating on him, rest in him and do it.

Anxiety is a voice that tells you lies. It doesn’t have control over you. You have control overnit, turn down the volume of lies.

it just tries to appear scary so it can consume you with all the negative possibilities. Overpower it with the confidence of who yo already know you are in Christ. You are a light

Wait on the Lord, sometimes we get impatient waiting but in the meantime ask God to bring to mind things you need to focus on, spend time with him, have fun with him, get to know him and yourself through him! It can be a refreshing, healing process when you allow it to be. Keep waiting in worship and trusting HIS timing.

Jeremiah 9 23-24 “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in this, that he understands and knows Me”.
Amen and amen!!!!!! Do not glory in the strength of your own might, do not seek to go after your own wisdom of your calling but always seek God’s Holy calling according to Stormie in the power of a praying woman always surrender what you think God has called you to first. Surrendering it to him means he has control, this is something I too am still learning but I know that when I surrender my way to his, what can’t he do? What can’t he lead me to? As I read Stone’s words it inspired me to give God control over everything, my dreams and even the dreams I feel that he wants for me, just give it over becaus your life is not your own at the end of the day.
It isn’t always easy submitting what you want to give it over to what God wants but always remember you’re giving it to the Lord of your life who knows and sees every single thing that Is best for you. If he is Lord of your life then let him be, and if he knows what is best, I wouldn’t want to give it to anyone else.

Another thing; be faithful in the little things, God is watching how you handle them

Prayer: Dear God according to your word help us as Paul has stated that “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.” Help us to live this scripture out through our lives, and fully completely live the life you have called us to in surrender. We surrender to you, we admit it can be hard but we KNOW your way is better any how so we give you it because you are our LORD AND we are not. So we surrender our dreams for ourselves and the dreams you have for us to you and we ask that you transform our way into your will for our lives in Jesus name we pray amen.
Ephesians 4:1‭-‬4 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.4.1-4.NLT

Task: Together, you and I, let’s lay our dreams at God’s feet every single dream we have mapped and laid out place it down. He is in control. Let us write them down if we have to and place them on the alter of surrender and sacrifice. When we learn to let go we have stepped into the heart of surrender. Let’s do that today and this week, every thought we have that we desire first give it to God and tell him to have his way in it. Let’s listen and be sensitive to his nudge and his guiding as he gives us peace and directs our hearts to what he wants instead, and if what you’ve laid down is the direction he wants you in remember you are serving him first and not the dream so allow him to let it be done his way not your own.

Psalm 5

King James Version

5 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

³ My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

⁴ For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

⁵ The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

⁶ Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

⁷ But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

⁸ Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

⁹ For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰ Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

¹¹ But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

¹² For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

For the past few days we’ve been talking about prayer, not only to lay down your worries but to ask for direction. Repeat these Psalms in your prayer this morning evening or night when you go to meditate on God, and mean them from your heart. He listens.

Psalm 23King James Version

23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

⁵ Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.