My S.O.A.P.S Journal

January 15 2008

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Luke 15:7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
Luke 15:10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Luke15:32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.

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When the lost have been found God rejoices, the angels sing. We are to welcome the lost in hopes of bringing them to salvation.

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To share Jesus with others.. Those who do know Him or have not accepted Him, need Him.

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Father I pray that wherever I am I hear your voice when you are calling me to share with the lost. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Luke 16:12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?
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Be faithful even with what does not belong to me. If I do not respect others how will they respect me?
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To treat all things as though they were mine. Repect others as I would wish to be respected.
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Lord help me to remember that all things and people belong to you, that by being respectful and faithful to others I am being respectful and faithful to you as well.. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Psalm 5:11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
Psam 5:12 For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield
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Rejoice in the Lord for He will defend you. Love the Lord and be righteous, for the Lord will bless you. He will surround you with favor... Rejoice.
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Today I choose to trust in God, to get up every morning rejoicing in Him. Even when I do not feel like it.. I choose to live each day for Him, letting God be my guide, my chooser in life choices. The Lord is my shield and I will find favor in Him.
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Father help me to remember to rejoice in you always, putting you first in every decidion I make... Lord I choose today to walk in righteousness and joy... You are my Kind, today my life belongs to you. Thank you Lord that you are forever faithful and as I place the full armour of God upon me, I know that I am guarded by your shield, strength, power, word and authority... Thank you Lord In Jesus name I pray AMEN..

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Luke 18:8.........Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
Luke 18:14.............for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Persistent prayer is the Faith that Jesus is looking for in each of us.
Do not make yourself out to be better than you are but instead be honest and be yourself. Do your best to be who Jesus wants you to be, this is the person Jesus will honor.
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I need to be persistent in my prayer, this is the kind of faith that I should have. Be myself and do my best to be who Jesus calls me to be.
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Lord, keep me on the right track. Give me the strength and persistence I need to have the faith you look for, in me. Lord help me to be bold in being myself. To love you as you love me. To walk each day according to your will and not the will of others. Thank you. In Jesus name I pray! AMEN

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Psalm 12:5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the LORD;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
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God will help those who cry out in need, He hears our cries.
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To continue to trust and seek God in all my needs.
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Father thank you for hearing my cries. You are awesome, you hear my cries and you have come to help... Help me Lord to deal with lifes disappointments and discourages. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Acts 8:7-8 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
And there was great joy in that city.

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They went out and healed the sick, Bringing great Joy to the city.

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As Christians we are called to go out and share the gospel, heal the sick. Bringing great joy not only to the city but to God. It is our calling.

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Father, help me to always be aware of the prompting of the Holy Spirit, that I will NOT miss a single person you have called on me to share the gospel and/or to heal. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ[a] we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”

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Through the Grace of Jesus Christ all men can be saved.

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Our job is to share this with those who are not saved.

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Father give me courage, open ears and eyes that I may hear You always and be available to lead others to You.
In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Psalm 38:15 For in You, O LORD, I hope;
You will hear, O Lord my God.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

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There is Hope in God and He will hear our cries.
My faith in salvation was my death with Christ - that He may live in me.

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To not lose hope in times of need. But to keep my eyes on God.
To remember that Christ died for me that I may live a righteous life with Him, He lives in me, giving me the strength to live righteously on a daily basis through Faith in Him.

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Lord,
Give me hope in all situations and the strength to keep my eyes on you always, through your death I was saved, my old self died with You, and You now reign in me, giving me strength to continue to live through faith in righteousness. Thank you Lord for your undying faithfulness and hope. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Deuteronomy 26:19 and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, just as He has spoken.”

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free,[a] and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Galatians 5:13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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The Lord will praise and make holy those who follow Him. It is for freedom that I am free. Through the Spirit we wait for hope of righteousness through faith. Christ gave us freedom, freedom to love others and to serve them, not to sin against them. Being led by the Spirit means doing what is right freely and not by the law.

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I have been called to follow God. Through Christ I have been set free. Through the Spirit I wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. We are to love and serve others and not take advantage of our freedom by sinning. By being led by the Spirit I will do whats right I am no longer under the law, but put my faith in the Spirit.

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Lord,
You have set me free - You have called me to love and serve others and through Your Spirit alive in me I shall freely do what is right in faith. I have become free. Thank you Lord, In Jesus' mighty name I pray AMEN

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Galatians 6:6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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We are to support teachers of the Word.
We should not boast about what we did, but what God has done for us and through us.

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I will support teachers of Gods Word. I am not to boast about what I have done but what God has/is doing for me and through me.

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Thank you Jesus for teachers of Your Word and for all You have done for me.
In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Psalm 69:32 The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

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The humble shall look to Him, and be glad; those that seek Him through Christ shall live and be comforted.

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To be humble and happy with God and know that I shall live and be comforted in this.

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Lord, I pray to be more humble in You. To walk the path chosen for me and be joyful of it. I know that by seeking you my life will be complete in all things. Lord give me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the power to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. And the paitence to not try to change the things I cannot change but to depend on You to do so, for me..

Thank you Lord in Jesus Name I Pray. AMEN

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Joshua 22:5 But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

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We are to serve and follow God with all your heart and soul. When we hold fast to the Lord, we know that He is faithful and will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able, God will show us a way out as well as help us to deal with it.

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To focus on God and keep trusting Him to show me the light in the darkness. He is my salvation and hope and in Him I put my faith..

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Father you know my situation, you know my hurts and pain, yet you give me peace and comfort in this time. Thank you Jesus you are always faithful... In Jesus name I pray AMEN

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Joshua 23:11 Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
Joshua 23:14 “Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
Joshua 24:14 “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD!
Joshua 24:15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

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Love the Lord your God. Trust in the Lord and know that His word will always come to pass. Serve only the Lord, if it seems evil then choose who you wish to serve on this day, but as for me and my family we will serve the Lord.

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To love God, Trust in Him. Serve Him always.

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Thank you Lord that you are a God of love, you are faithful in all things. Today I choose to renew my service to you and to trust and love you always. In Jesus Name I pray AMEN

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Psalm 49:20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
Is like the beasts that perish.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
13 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done with love.

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A man who does not understand his riches will perish. We are to stand fast being brave and strong and doing all in love.

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Lord I am rich in you, and I out of love need to share those riches with others, being brave and strong standing fast in your word.

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Father,
You have called me to share your word, each time a new thing comes up, I start to doubt, saying "Not me thats not my thing" Yet you have always been faithful to bring Joy in my areas of service when I obey. Lord I pray help me to take that faith to my home and family members as well. I know you will provide even when times seem unreal. Lord thank you that you are my strength and courage and that I shall remain fast in you. I choose to share my riches today. In Jesus Name I pray Amen.

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2 Corinthians 8:7,12
But you abound in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence and in your love for us - see that you abound in grace also. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.
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Be filled with the Gifts, but also be abound in the Grace of giving for if one is willing it does not matter how much one has to give.

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To give willingly - and to know that what you can give is enough!

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Lord, it is my hearts desire to give to you in every way! However it is not so, with my husband. Lord help me to know Your will for me, and that I will know in my heart that I am doing it accordingly and have peace of mind. You are my King of Kings, Lord of Lords. You are forever faithful and it is You whom I put my faith and hope in. Thank you Lord that You are availabel to all in need, to all who seek. In Jesus' mighty name I pray AMEN