My S.O.A.P.S Journal

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Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
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if there be any wicked way in me, let me see it; and remove it from me. It is Gods will that we lead a life of Godliness. Ask God to examine our thoughts and purge us of any wrongs that we may live in that Godliness.
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To seek the Lords renewing and forgiveness in all things. To be righteous in His sight. To confess all sins and ask His revealing of those I am unaware of..
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Lord search me, know my heart and show me of any wickedness that is in me so I may seek your forgivness in these areas. Lord Thank you that you are willing to forgive my sins.. Lord if I am anxious for anything, I give it to you, that I may find peace in You and You only. Lord Thank you that I will receive your everlasting love and life. In Jesus name I pray.. AMEN

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Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
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Peter was standing in the way of Gods plan, and so he was speaking for Satan.
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To NOT stand in the way of Gods plan, but to walk with Him.
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Father, give me the wisdom to know when I am not obedient to your plans. And the ability and strength to change my ways so that I may walk with you and not against you. Thank you Lord, In Jesus precious name I pray AMEN..

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Psalm 68:35
O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.

Blessed be God!
Matthew 17:20
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
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God is our strength, our power and nothing is impossible if we believe.
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I believe, and I will depend on God for His strength and power to do all things. For nothing is impossible if I believe.
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Father Thank you that you were by my side last night during Ambassadors Series. I pray for the day when I can stand in front of people and just be the person you would have me be. I stand in strength and power of the Holy Spirit that I WILL NOT give in to nerves and fear... In Jesus Name I pray... Lord give me more opportunities to speak before people, so that I may become a better servant to You. In your precious name I pray AMEN

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Proverbs 10:12, 22
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins.
22 The blessing of the LORD makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 11:8, 24-25, 30
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead
24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
25 The generous soul will be made rich,
And he who waters will also be watered himself.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:26
26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Romans 10:15, 17
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“ How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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We should be righteous, loving and giving to all.. This is what brings good living for all. We are called to choose our friends carefully and not be lead astray. It is our calling to share the word of Jesus with all... We must share our faith for faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

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I will choose my friends wisely, living a righteous life, loving and serving others as Jesus calls us too... I have been called to share His word and I will do so through faith. God has equipped me with His word.

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Father, my life is yours. I choose to live my life according to You and Your word. Give me the courage, the strenght the knowledge to walk down the path chosen for me. You word says "Go and make disciples". There is not if's or maybe's just the simple command to GO. Lord I will go, build my faith and give me mentors to guide me that I may share Your word with all and may the glory be Yours... In Jesus name I pray AMEN...

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Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the LORD.
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We should rejoice about knowing God.... That we understand Him. The Lord is loving and kind, He is just in His judgment and righteous in all He does.... To know God is pleasing to Him.
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Lord I choose this day to build my relationship with you... You are my King, my Lord, my Savior, You are the answers I seek and the Joy I desire... Thank you Lord for this day and for every day, for with the coming of each day, I want, desire and choose to know you more... In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

S- John 9:25, 38-39
25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.
39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”
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I was blind but now I see. As we get to know Jesus we see Him for who He really is. His is light bringing the blind sight and blinding those who believe otherwise. Throughout John 9 the blind man saw Jesus in different ways, first a man, then as a prophet and finally as his Savior.
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I have been given sight to see His light and to know Him more.
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Lord I pray my eyes will always see and as they see You they will see You more... You are not be a man, or a Prophet, but my Savior, Deliverer, Provider, Protector, My Strength, My Light... Thank you Lord in Jesus name I pray AMEN

Scripture - Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with Joy and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Observation -
Paul no longer desired to live, other than to live for God, giving up everything including life to do Gods work.

Application -
I desire to be like Paul, to give everthing to God including my life. God and His work should be my highest priority even to death.

Prayer -
Lord, I want to become so close to You in our relationship that I would give my life and all my belongings to do Your work. Lord thank you that You are my Lord and Savior. In my heart You are all I need! You are my hope, my peace, my joy , my provider and my deliverer. In You I put my trust. Through faith I place everything in Your hands, my family, my job, my posessions and my life. They are yours Lord. Do wit them according to Your will.. In Jesus Name I pray! AMEN

Scripture - Acts 21:14 CEV
Since we could not get Paul to change his mind, we gave up and prayed, "Lord, please make us willing to do what you want."

Observation -
Sometimes what we want is not what God wants. In these times we need to put these things in Gods hands and do according to His will..

Application -
To give to God the things I cannot or do not want to change and trust that He knows best.

Prayer -
Father in You I put my trust, I give you all things that I neither want to change or cannot change, I am willing to do what you want... In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

Scripture - Acts 21:14 CEV
Since we could not get Paul to change his mind, we gave up and prayed, "Lord, please make us willing to do what you want."

Observation -
Sometimes what we want is not what God wants. In these times we need to put these things in Gods hands and do according to His will..

Application -
To give to God the things I cannot or do not want to change and trust that He knows best.

Prayer -
Father in You I put my trust, I give you all things that I neither want to change or cannot change, I am willing to do what you want... In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

S - Job 17
"My spirit is broken,
my days used up,
my grave dug and waiting.
See how these mockers close in on me?
How long do I have to put up with their insolence?
"O God, pledge your support for me.
Give it to me in writing, with your signature.
You're the only one who can do it!
These people are so useless!
You know firsthand how stupid they can be.
You wouldn't let them have the last word, would you?
Those who betray their own friends
leave a legacy of abuse to their children.
"God, you've made me the talk of the town—
people spit in my face;
I can hardly see from crying so much;
I'm nothing but skin and bones.
Decent people can't believe what they're seeing;
the good-hearted wake up and insist I've given up on God.
"But principled people hold tight, keep a firm grip on life,
sure that their clean, pure hands will get stronger and stronger!
"Maybe you'd all like to start over,
to try it again, the bunch of you.
So far I haven't come across one scrap
of wisdom in anything you've said.
My life's about over. All my plans are smashed,
all my hopes are snuffed out—
My hope that night would turn into day,
my hope that dawn was about to break.
If all I have to look forward to is a home in the graveyard,
if my only hope for comfort is a well-built coffin,
If a family reunion means going six feet under,
and the only family that shows up is worms,
Do you call that hope?
Who on earth could find any hope in that?
No. If hope and I are to be buried together,
I suppose you'll all come to the double funeral!"

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Those who keep their eye upon heaven as their end, will keep their feet in the paths of religion as their way, whatever difficulties and discouragements they may meet with.

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Even in the toughest of situations there is Hope.. God is hope and He is where my path leads, I will remain on that path putting my Hope in Him.

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Lord even in the toughest of situations, and even after all his friends have given up on you, Job remains faithful to you.. His hope is in You.. He did not give up on You and Lord I want to be like Job.. Even in the toughest if situations I want to put my trust completely in You... You O'Lord are my Hope and in You I put my faith. Help me to always remember these words and how faithful Job was, that I too will remain faithful.. In Jesus Name I Pray.... AMEN

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But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14

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To know the bible, to study His word so that I can understand and live it better in my everyday life.

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To spend more time in Bible study, Gods word is food to my spiritual life. Food I need..

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Thank you Jesus for this day, thank you for giving us Your Word, that we may better grow with and in You. It is my prayer Lord that I will desire to spend more time with You in Your word, as I do, give me the wisdom and knowledge I need to obtain and understand Your Word better.. As it is placed in my heart I pray that I will become a more mature disciple and will be able to discern between that which is of You and that which is of this world or of satan.. Thank you Lord Jesus for Your Word and that we are free, in this country, to study Your Word...Therefore I pray I will never take for granted the freedom I have to know Your Word. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN...

Hebrews 10:35-36
Keep on being brave! It will bring you great rewards. Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

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To bravely obey God in all things... Be patient and God will give us what He promised..

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To trust God with all things and obey Him in all He commands... To be patient and I will receive what God has promised...

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Lord give me strength to always trust and obey you... To have patients even if it takes till eternity to receive your promises..
Thank you Lord AmEN...