Nov.01.02: Light For The Day - "In The Time of Trouble"

-- Psalm 55:22
"Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous fall."

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Years ago I came across this oft-quoted prayer:
"God grant me
the Serenity to accept things I cannot change,
the Courage to change the things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference."

This prayer expresses an important thought;
one we should all pray -- and live.

Some things in life cannot changed -- and some can.
Some things God has given to us as fixed realities
that we must accept. And some things He would have
us not accept, but (with His help) work to change.
If we fail to do both of these -- to accept some
things and work to change others -- we will end up
burdened with worry, undeserved guilt, and frustration.

Someone once said, "Worry is the interest paid one
trouble before it comes due." Instead, God would have
us learn to trust Him. "Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you."

-- Billy Graham

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-- Nahum 1:7 (NIVUS)
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in Him."

-- 1 Peter 5:7 (NIVUS)
"Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you."

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