I have asked and prayed constantly for God to instill my life. For the softening of my friends hearts, and to guide me in my relationship with Emily. All of this took a huge toll when I left for a job in January. I arrived back in May to see everything changed. I prayed hard and asked others to pray for me. Thus far, some friends are reaching out to me. I've helped in the salvation of my dad, and I've served God in various roles. Instead of waking every morning in regret and sadness, I wake up ready to serve God. I thank You all for Your prayers, and continued prayers! God Bless All of You!

I am so happy to hear where you are at in your walk with the Lord. He is awesome. Sometimes, when we are in the midst of despair it is difficult to see that He is with us.

[QUOTE=magnuswu;13740]I have asked and prayed constantly for God to instill my life. For the softening of my friends hearts, and to guide me in my relationship with Emily. All of this took a huge toll when I left for a job in January. I arrived back in May to see everything changed. I prayed hard and asked others to pray for me. Thus far, some friends are reaching out to me. I've helped in the salvation of my dad, and I've served God in various roles. Instead of waking every morning in regret and sadness, I wake up ready to serve God. I thank You all for Your prayers, and continued prayers! God Bless All of You![/QUOTE]

Amen and Amen

Glory and Honor and Praise to the KING of kings and LORD of lords! Alleluia!



"And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten." (2 Chronicles 20:22)

Alleluia! Singing and praising your way to victory! Singing and praising your way through discouragement, oppression, depression, fear, and worry. ...and they were three days in gathering of the spoil it was so much. (v.25)

In this passage, driving an enemy out entitled the victor to all the spoils of battle. The army of Judah so routed the enemy that it took them three days to collect all the booty the enemy had left behind. And the victory was wrought not by fighting but by singing and praising the LORD!

The LORD responded to the prayers of His people by reassuring them with these words: "...the battle is not yours, but GOD's (v.15) Alleluia!

With this assurance, the king of Judah appointed singers and praisers to go out before the army and to praise the LORD. When they began to sing and praise, the enemy was defeated.

The key is to 'begin'. Victory is dependant upon doing something. To begin - to begin by counting blessings. To begin to enumerate past deliverances. To begin to praise the LORD. To begin to sing songs of deliverance. The LORD inhabits the praises of His people. (Psalms 22:3)

When the LORD's presence comes into our setting of praise and worship, the enemy is powerless against us, as we sing our way through the battle and win the victory the same way Jehosaphat's army won. Singing and praising the LORD is an effective weapon in our spiritual warfare.

Amen and Amen

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The LORD your GOD is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

LORD of Hosts, we pray that others will see Your Kingdom in our lives. They will see Your Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost in our lives!
With Thanksgiving, We See Your Blessings, And Favor; For You Have Clothed Us With The Garments Of Salvation And Covered Us With A Robe Of Righteousness. (Isaiah 61:10)

Update

The Holy Spirit works amazingly! As I said earlier, I've asked for prayer for Emily and I; for God's will to be done. We have been separated and haven't spoken for over a month at this point.

Last night, I was sleeping and woke up hot. I went downstairs to sleep. I had a wonderful dream of Emily. I woke up around 4:30 AM from this dream. No more than 10 seconds passed when my phone started buzzing (which I happened to leave downstairs)... and I received a random text message from Emily at this crazy hour. I responded with heart (since I just woke up from a great dream of this girl).. and she finished by saying that she wants to catch up when we get back in town together.

There is no explanation for this synchronicity other than the gift of God. Never give up. God is here. God gets the last say; God's will is everything. Trust in God. Thank You God for this undeserved blessing! I know this seems small, but to me, it's increidble - it's connecting two people that have gone on seemingly completely different paths as of late.

It is a testimony of God that deserves to be heard by other fellow Christians out there! Praise be to the Lord!

Yo that's great, hope things go well
God bless