A moment of stillness (59).

Virtue is what matters. Who can find a wife of noble character? She is far more precious than jewels. Proverbs 31:10 Character is not what is praised today. Shallow beauty is. The more appealing to the eye, the more a woman receives admiration. Most men appreciate external assets in women but what gives real beauty…

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A moment of stillness (58).

The secret of favor. The Lord shows favor to those who fear him, to his godly lovers who wait for his tender embrace. Psalm 147:11 (TPT) God wants us to respect Him. To respect means to honor, to fear. He also wants us to wait for His tender embrace. I love this translation! I often…

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A moment of stillness (57).

The incense of the soul. May my prayer be set before you as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering. Psalm 141:2 Most people don’t pray anymore. Some do but often wonder quietly if their prayers are acceptable to God. Did you know that our prayer can be as pleasant incense before…

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A moment of stillness (56).

God remembers you. He remembered us in our humiliation His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:23 When the burdens of life have you bowed low and you feel forgotten, you aren’t. When the grief that washes over you cannot be explained to anyone, you are seen. When it hurts to trust again because you have…

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A moment of stillness (55).

Quieted soul. Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like a weaned child. Psalm 131:2 The soul is rarely calm. It is often restless and chaotic. The world conditions us this way. The things of this world are never enough. To understand this verse,…

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A moment of stillness (54).

Wait it out. Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves. Psalm 126:6 God made the earth in such a way that if we observed how it works, we would be able to understand Him. We often wonder why the progress…

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