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Your Father Knows

 So do not be like them [praying as they do]; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. MATTHEW 6:8 AMP



but just as it is written [in Scripture], “T hings which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard , A nd which have not entered the heart of man , A ll that G od has prepared for those who love H im [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].” 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 AMP


And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:8 AMP


Religion says, Do … achieve … earn your validation … justify your very existence … the pressure is on you to perform... Jesus says, Done … accepted … validated … justified … the pressure’s off! The daily lot of those driven by religion is striving, anxiety and, ultimately, exhaustion and burn out. The inheritance of the child of God led by Christ’s grace is freedom, joy and peace.

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