When we walk by faith, we discover that God always has a ram in the bush. God always provides in the ways we need to be provided for that glorify God in the process. Your encouragement today: believe that God has your “ram in the bush.” (Genesis 22:13-14)
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When God sees that by faith, we are willing to do whatever God tells us to do, God steps in and concludes the test. God preserves for us the very thing near and dear to us, because God sees that pleasing God is our first priority. Your encouragement today: put God first in your life and rewards are coming! (Genesis 21:9-12)
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As we walk through the test and even wonder how we will get through, faith assures us that God will provide what we need to pass the test. Your encouragement today: God will provide! (Genesis 21:6-8)
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When God tests us, proceed by faith through the test. God will give us the examination instructions; faith in God will assure us before the test that we will get through. Your encouragement today: walk with the confidence and belief that God will see you through, even before deliverance comes!(Genesis 22:3-5)
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Sometimes God tests us on the very thing in the world that is nearest and dearest to us.  God tests, wanting to know if our allegiance to God is greater than any other thing. When tested like this, trust God. Your encouragement today:  God will carry us through! (Genesis 21:2)
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Sometimes God tests us. And the test specifically has our name on it. When testing comes, let us not run from it, but rather present ourselves to confront it, knowing that the God of the test will see us through. Your encouragement today:  when testing time comes, proceed with confident faith. (Genesis 22:1)
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Each of us needs a place, a sacred place, to call on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.  Whether it is a place at home, in a yard, at a park, wherever, we need a place where we can meet God in prayer and commune with God for wisdom, guidance, strength and direction. Your encouragement today:  establish your place! (Genesis 21:32-34)
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It’s a good thing to recall, remember and revisit the places where God restored broken, divided relationships in our lives. It’s a reminder to us that what God did before, God can do again. Your encouragement today: visit those places, spiritually and when possible, physically. Let God’s grace sink into you! (Genesis 21:31)
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When God is present, there is a pathway to resolving disputes and disagreements peacefully.  It involves two parties believing and acting like God is able. And, God is!  Your encouragement today: work with God and others to find peace. It is possible when we place God in the center. (Genesis 21:22-31)
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Even in the most unfortunate of family situations, God provides. And, God works out God’s plans and purposes for us and our families. Your encouragement today:  when things look bleak, trust God to work it out. (Genesis 21:14-21)
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God is the great navigator through family division and dissension.  When things look unbearable or untenable, God creates a path. Your encouragement today:  keep your eyes on God for the way forward. (Genesis 21:8-13)
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God is gracious and God fulfills God’s promises. Thanks be to God. Your encouragement today:  believe that God is true to God’s word. (Genesis 21:1)
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Age is not a factor when God has a plan and purpose for us. Our task is to walk in that purpose by faith. Your encouragement today:  live into the calls and commands of God!  They produce miracles before our very eyes. (Genesis 21:1-5)
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God is birthing something new in us in some of the most unexpected, unconscionable ways. When we let the God who establishes the new, lead us into the new, we will discover God moving in new ways we cannot imagine. Your encouragement today:  walk into the new…with faith in God! (Genesis 21:1-7)
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God brings us laughter, often to remind us that God is able to do what we think is impossible. Your encouragement today: take a moment to laugh and rejoice that God is still working miracles! (Genesis 21:1-7)
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God is gracious. God fulfills God’s promises. God does what God says God will do. Your encouragement today:  walk in that blessed assurance! (Genesis 21:1-5)
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God restores. When God enters our disorder to bring order, and we yield to the will and way of God, the ultimate blessing is that God makes right all of our wrongs. Your encouragement today:  God restores! (Genesis 20:17-18)
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God watches our steps. And God will step in when our steps get crisscrossed and restore order. Your encouragement today:  be sensitive to God and let God order our steps! (Genesis 20:2-18)
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Remember the journey involves movement. There will be moments where we must move from one situation to another. Where we cannot stay in what was, but must shift to what will be. Your encouragement today: the journey involves movement. (Genesis 20:1)
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May we develop the discipline of staying alert so that we can stay abreast of what is happening around us. When we do, we can keep ourselves from succumbing to certain situations that can compromise our moral good. Your encouragement today:  stay alert! (Genesis 19:30-38)
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Thank God that someone has been intervening for us for a long time, even when we did not know it. And because someone has been standing in the gap for us, our lives have been preserved and blessed. Your encouragement today:  give God praise and thank those who have intervened for us! (Genesis 19:29)
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God remembers the faithful. And as we walk by faith, we will discover that this merciful God remembers us — in so many ways. Your encouragement today:  just be found faithful. (Genesis 19:23-29)
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God is so merciful to us. So merciful. May we give God thanks for God’s mercy. Your encouragement today:  be grateful!  It could have been the other way. (Genesis 19:1-26)
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May we always be found seeking to do the right thing by God. In so doing, we will always find God doing the right thing by us. Your encouragement today: God is faithful! (Genesis 18:20-33)
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May we lose ourselves in doing what is right and just in God’s eyes. In so doing, we will find the promises of God coming to pass. Your encouragement today: do the right thing. Do the just thing. (Genesis 18:16-19)
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