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When God When by Joyce Meyer We all want good things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now...not later. When it doesn't happen that way, we are tempted to ask, "When, God, when?" Most of us need to grow in the area of trusting God instead of focusing on the “when” question. If you're missing joy and peace, you're not trusting God. If your mind feels worn out all the time, you're not trusting God. The tendency to want to know about everything that's going on can be detrimental to your Christian walk. Sometimes knowing everything can be uncomfortable and can even hurt you. I spent a large part of my life being impatient, frustrated and disappointed because there were things I didn't know. God had to teach me to leave things alone and quit feeling that I needed to know everything. I finally learned to trust the One who knows all things and accept that some questions may never be answered. We prove that we trust God when we refuse to worry.

The Holy Spirit Helps Us Pray By Benny Hinn There is a marvelous way to pray that is mentioned in the Word. It’s called praying “in the Spirit.” Really, it’s the only way to pray. Jude 20 contains the command, “building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit”. To the Christians at Ephesus, Paul said they should be “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Eph. 6:18). Now I enjoy praying in a heavenly language, and do so often, but praying “in the Spirit” is much more than this.It also means to pray in the realm of the Holy Spirit and in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is one of the many reasons why living in fellowship with the Holy Spirit is so important – it allows us to experience His power and His presence when we pray.But not only does He make His power available to us when we pray, He also prays for us! Listen to the marvelous truth of Romans 8:26: “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we sh

Which way will we demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit today? Gal 5:22,23. These definitions come from the curriculum of Reformers Unanimous, a Christ-centered addiction recovery ministry. For more information, check www.reformu.com. GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS: LOVE--willing sacrificial giving of oneself for benefit of others without thought of return. JOY--cheerful calm delight in all of life's circumstances. PEACE--safe from harm in spirit, mind, and body. LONGSUFFERING--enduring temperament that expresses itself in patience with others. GENTLENESS--softness in manners. GOODNESS--conforming our lives and conversations to behave benevolently toward others. FAITH--personal confidence in what God has done and will do in, through, and for us. MEEKNESS--ability to negotiate among others without causing friction. TEMPERENCE--Spirit control in all experiences. SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS: SELF-LOVE--giving of oneself for benefit of others with selfish thoughts of return. FRUSTRATION--rejection or un