How To Find Peace Of MInd

HOW TO FIND
PEACE OF MIND

by HELEN STEINER RICE



WE LISTEN TO THE NEWSCASTS THAT
COME DAILY TO OUR EARS,
WE READ ALARMING HEADLINES THAT
INTENSIFY OUR FEARS,
WE GROW MORE AND MORE DISSATISFIED
AND FEEL LESS AND LESS SECURE
AS OUR DAYS BECOME MORE ANXIOUS AND
THE FUTURE MORE UNSURE-
FOR WITH VIOLENCE AND DISSENSION
AND CHAOS ALL AROUND
WE NO LONGER FEEL WITH CERTAINTY THAT
WE STAND ON SOLID GROUND-
BUT IN PLACE OF READING HEADLINES THAT
DISTURB OUR PEACE OF MIND
WE SHOULD ONCE MORE READ THE BIBLE
AND ON ITS PAGES WE WOULD FIND
THAT THIS AGE IS NO DIFFERENT FROM
THE MILLIONS GONE BEFORE
AND THAT IN EVERY HOUR OF CRISIS
GOD HAS OPENED UP A DOOR
TO ALL WHO SEEK HIS GUIDANCE
AND TRUST HIS ALL-WISE PLAN,
FOR GOD PROVIDES PROTECTION
BEYOND THAT DEVISED BY MAN-
AND WHILE GOD'S ALMIGHTY POWER
IS NOT OURS TO UNDERSTAND,
WE KNOW WHO HOLDS THE FUTURE AND WE
KNOW WHO HOLDS OUR HAND-
AND TO HAVE THE STEADFAST KNOWLEDGE
THAT WE NEVER WALK ALONE
AND TO REST IN THE ASSURANCE THAT
OUR EVERY NEED IS KNOWN
WILL HELP DISPEL OUR WORRIES AND
IN TRUSTING HIM WE'LL FIND
RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS GOD
CAN GIVE US PEACE OF MIND!









BUT I TRUST IN YOUR UNFAILING LOVE,
I WILL REJOICE BECAUSE YOU HAVE
RESCUED ME.




PSALM 13:5
NLT



SOME TRUST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME
IN HORSES: BUT WE WILL REMEMBER
THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD.




PSALM 20:7
KJV



EVEN WHEN I AM AFRAID,
I WILL TRUST YOU.




PSALM 56:3
GOD'S WORD



TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD;
SO YOU WILL LIVE IN THE LAND, AND
ENJOY SECURITY.




PSALM 37:3
NRSV



HE WILL TAKE ALL POWER AWAY FROM THE WICKED,
BUT THE POWER OF GOOD PEOPLE WILL GROW.




PSALM 75:10
NCV



SAY TO GOD, "HOW AWESOME ARE YOUR DEEDS!
SO GREAT IS YOUR POWER THAT YOUR ENEMIES
CRINGE BEFORE YOU.
ALL THE EARTH BOWS DOWN TO YOU;
THEY SING PRAISE TO YOU, THEY SING PRAISE TO YOUR NAME."




PSALM 66:3-4
NIV



BUT I WILL SING OF YOUR POWER;
YES, I WILL SING ALOUD OF YOUR
MERCY IN THE MORNING;
FOR YOU HAVE BEEN MY DEFENSE
AND REFUGE IN THE DAY OF MY TROUBLE.




PSALM 59:16
NKJV



MANY SORROWS COME TO THE WICKED, BUT ABIDING
LOVE SURROUNDS THOSE WHO TRUST IN THE LORD.




PSALM 32:10
TLB

Daily Inspiration April 3, 2009

APRIL 3RD

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



WHEN YOU DO WHAT YOU DO
WITH A WILL AND A SMILE,
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO
WILL SEEM TWICE AS WORTHWHILE.




O CONTINUE THY LOVINGKINDNESS UNTO
THEM THAT KNOW THEE; AND THY
RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE UPRIGHT IN HEART.




PSALM 36:10



TODAY CONCENTRATE ON YOUR ATTITUDE AND
YOUR EXPRESSION.
IF YOU WEAR A SMILE YOU'VE
BOUND TO APPEAR HAPPIER AND YOU MIGHT
JUST FIND YOU ARE HAPPIER.







THE SONG OF THE UNIVERSE
IS SUNG THROUGH EACH ONE OF US.

ITS NOTES, OUR DREAMS AND VISIONS;
ITS MELODY, HOW FAR WE'VE COME.




EVEN WHEN LIFE SEEMS PERFECT, OUR SOUL STILL
NEEDS TO BE RENEWED. CHANGE KEEPS US FRESH.




STREAMS IN THE DESERT
DAILY THOUGHTS FROM
THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
by MRS. CHARLES E.
COWMAN



THE WIND WAS AGAINST IT.




MATTHEW 14:24



STORMS OF TEMPTATION APPEAR
CRUEL, BUT DO THEY NOT GIVE INTENSE
EARNESTNESS TO PRAYER? DO THEY NOT
LEAVE ME WITH A CHARACTER REFINED?
"JESUS CHRIST IS NO SECURITY AGAINST STORMS,
BUT HE IS PERFECT SECURITY IN STORMS.
HE HAS NEVER PROMISED YOU
AN EASY PASSAGE, ONLY A SAFE LANDING."




PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



WE TEND TO USE PRAYER AS A LAST RESORT,
BUT JESUS WANTS IT TO BE OUR FIRST LINE
OF DEFENCE.
WE PRAY WHEN THERE IS
NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO, BUT JESUS
WANTS US TO PRAY BEFORE WE
DO ANYTHING AT ALL.

-OSWALD CHAMBERS-



O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND YOU KNOW ME.

YOU KNOW WHEN I SIT DOWN AND WHEN I RISE UP;
YOU UNDERSTAND MY THOUGHTS FROM AFAR.

YOU SCRUTINIZE MY PATH AND MY LYING DOWN
AND ARE ACQUAINTED WITH ALL MY WAYS.
BEFORE
A WORD IS ON MY TONGUE, O LORD,
YOU KNOW IT COMPLETELY.




PSALM 139:1-4



LORD YOU HAVE SAID, "COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO
LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE
YOU REST.
TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN
FROM ME, FOR I AM GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART,
AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
FOR
MY YOKE IS EASY, AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT.




MATTHEW 11:28-30



YOU HAVE ASKED THE FATHER, AND HE HAS GIVEN
ME ANOTHER COMFORTER TO BE WITH ME FOREVER,
EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, WHOM THE WORLD
CANNOT RECEIVE, BECAUSE IT NEITHER SEES HIM
NOR KNOWS HIM. BUT I KNOW HIM, FOR HE LIVES IN ME.




JOHN 14:16-17



I WILL LEARN TO FEAR YOU ALL THE DAYS I LIVE ON
EARTH AND TEACH YOUR WORDS TO MY CHILDREN.




DEUTERONOMY 4:10



LORD, I THANK YOU FOR SEARCHING AND KNOWING
ME AND FOR GIVING ME REST IN CHRIST.
I THANK YOU
FOR THE INDWELLING COMFORTER; WHO HELPS ME
OBSERVE YOUR WORD AND TEACH IT TO OTHERS.

MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN

Help Us To See and Understand

HELP US TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND
by HELEN STEINER RICE



GOD, GIVE US WIDER VISION
TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND
THAT BOTH "THE SUN AND SHOWERS"
ARE GIFTS FROM THY GREAT HAND,
AND WHEN OUR LIVES ARE OVERCAST
WITH TROUBLE AND WITH CARE,
GIVE US FAITH TO SEE BEYOND
THE DARK CLOUDS OF DESPAIR,
AND GIVE US STRENGTH TO RISE
ABOVE THE MIST OF DOUBT AND FEAR
AND RECOGNIZE THE HIDDEN SMILE
BEHIND EACH BURNING TEAR,
AND TEACH US THAT IT TAKES THE
SHOWERS TO MAKE THE FLOWERS GROW
AND ONLY IN THE STORMS OF LIFE
WHEN THE WINDS OF TROUBLE BLOW
CAN MAN, TOO, REACH MATURITY
AND GROW IN FAITH AND GRACE
AND GAIN THE STRENGTH AND
COURAGE TO ENABLE HIM TO FACE
SUNNY DAYS AS WELL AS RAIN,
HIGH PEAKS AS WELL AS LOW,
KNOWING THAT THE "APRIL SHOWERS
WILL MAKE THE MAY FLOWERS GROW"-
AND THEN AT LAST MAY WE ACCEPT
"THE SUNSHINE AND THE SHOWERS,"
CONFIDENT IT TAKES THEM BOTH
TO MAKE SALVATION OURS!









MY HEART IS STEADFAST, O GOD,
MY HEART IS STEADFAST; I WILL SING,
YES, I WILL SING PRAISES!



PSALM 57:7
NAS



SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG,
BECAUSE HE HAS DONE MIRACLES.

BY HIS RIGHT HAND AND HOLY ARM
HE HAS WON THE VICTORY.




PSALM 98:1
NCV



SHOW ME YOUR UNFAILING LOVE IN
WONDERFUL WAYS.
YOU SAVE WITH
YOUR STRENGTH THOSE WHO SEEK
REFUGE FROM THEIR ENEMIES.




PSALM 17:7
NLT



YOUR FAITHFULNESS CONTINUES
THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS;
YOU ESTABLISHED THE EARTH,
AND IT ENDURES.




PSALMS 119:90
NIV



I CRY OUT TO GOD MOST HIGH,
TO THE GOD WHO DOES EVERYTHING FOR ME.

HE SENDS HELP FROM HEAVEN
AND SAVES ME.

HE PUNISHES THOSE WHO CHASE ME.

GOD SENDS ME HIS LOVE AND TRUTH.




PSALM 57:2-3
NCV



THE RIGHTEOUS CRY AND THE LORD HEARS,
AND DELIVERS THEM OUT OF ALL THEIR TROUBLES.

THE LORD IS NEAR BROKENHEARTED,
AND SAVES THOSE WHO ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT.




PSALM 34:17-18
NAS



GREAT TRIUMPHS HE GIVES TO HIS KING,
AND SHOWS STEADFAST LOVE TO HIS ANOINTED,
TO DAVID AND HIS DESCENDANTS FOREVER.




PSALM 18:50
NRSV