WHEN YOUR LIFE REVOLVES AROUND GOD; YOU WILL SHINE

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God doesn't revolve around you. You were created to revolve around Him. There are times your life looks different to the world and we usually know when those times are. It's up to you how much you reflect His glory.

🌕 There are times your life is fully in line with the Lord and you radiant His glory all over your life. People can see it in every area, every day, and every step you take.

🌔 There are times you slip away and fulfill your own desires. Yes, the world sees that also, because you have slightly moved away from the light source.

🌓 As you move further away your light shines less. And yes, the world can see when we move to this stage.

🌑 as time passes you move completely away and start living life for yourself and His light is not able to be seen at all

🌓 You are not destined to stay in darkness and at any time you can start moving back into His glorious light. Yes, the world will recognize when you do.

🌔 Keep moving back to the Lord. It may be a slow process. WALK it. You will be surprised when one day you are fully back inline with the Father.

🌕 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Galatians 5:16-18

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16

GLADNESS IN MY HEART

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There be many that say, Who will shew

us any good? LORD, lift thou up the 

light of thy countenance upon us.  Thou 

hast put gladness in my heart, more 

than in the time that their corn and 

their wine increased. I will both lay 

me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, 

LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:7

I WILL DIRECT MY PRAYER

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Give ear to my words, O LORD, 

consider my meditation. Hearken unto 

the voice of my cry, my King, and 

my God: for unto thee will I pray.  My 

voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O 

LORD; in the morning will I direct 

my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalm 5:1-3

SOWING WITH TEARS

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They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 

He that goeth forth and weepeth, 

bearing precious seed, shall doubtless 

come again with rejoicing, bringing his 

sheaves with him. 

Psalm 126:5-6

BE WISE AND GUIDE YOUR HEART

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Let not thine heart envy sinners: 

but be thou in the fear of 

the LORD all the day long.

For surely there is an end; and 

thine expectation shall not be cut 

off.  Hear thou, my son, and be 

wise, and guide thine heart in 

the way.

Proverbs 23:19

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

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It is of the LORD’S mercies that we 

are not consumed, because his 

compassions fail not.  They are new 

every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The LORD is my portion, saith my 

soul; therefore will I hope in him.

The LORD is good unto them that 

wait for him, to the soul that 

seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:22-25

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH

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So they read in the book in the law of God 

distinctly, and gave the sense, and 

caused them to understand the reading.

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, 

and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the 

Levites that taught the people, said unto 

all the people, This day is holy unto the 

LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. 

For all the people wept, when they 

heard the words of the law.  Then 

he said unto them, Go your way, 

eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and 

send portions unto them for whom 

nothing is prepared: for this day is 

holy unto our Lord: neither be ye 

sorry; for the joy of the LORD is 

your strength.

Nehemiah 8:8-10