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Silently Before Him By Brenda Drake

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God is as close as a prayer; even closer.  We are immediately in His presence.  I love to sit silently at His feet with full knowledge He hears my innermost thoughts. I am very aware of the honor of such liberty.  His love invites me in at any part of the day; whether I am in a melancholy mood or exuberantly talkative.  He likes our company.

Silently Before Him

As I sit silently before my Lord, as I reverently look to Him;
His awesome majesty settles in.
The air smells sweeter and life becomes,
A precious gift that has come,
It is a privilege given to me;
I can in His presence be.
What an honor He bestows,
He looks favorably upon my soul.
What songs of praise I desire to sing,
To honor and give glory to Christ my King.
New words need to be created to express the love within;
For it is new every day; eternal, and never ends.
It is as astounding as forever – as I silently rest at His feet,
The love He showers down is inexpressibly sweet.
His smile upon me is like a refreshing drink of holiness,
When I come before Him I feel Heaven’s kiss.

Psalms 63:3
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Dance Worth Your Soul’s Lover By Brenda Drake

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The songs of Salvation are now a real part of my life.  My heart, mind, and spirit are in tune with my Lord, and I desire to move in step with the Holy Spirit that leads the way. When the world begins to jangle my spirit I know it is time to get back into the Word of God and to lift up the praises due to His name.

Dance with Your Soul’s Lover

Dance with your Soul’s Lover as you listen to His Word.
Rejoice in your exalted position, obey what you’ve heard.
Live life at its fullest, enjoy God’s sweet caress;
He that loves you watches out for your best.
Practice His presence, learn what pleases Him.
Walk in the Spirit as He leads and guides from within.
Take time to worship and sing songs of praise and you will see,
 His strength and His power you receive.
Prepare your heart for change and dedicate your life to serve;
Be also a soul-lover and teach what you have heard,|
Plant seeds of righteousness and seeds of peace too,
And seeds of goodness will grow up inside of you.
Dance like David danced before his King.
Allow the love of Jesus to cause your heart to sing.
Love will pick you up and carry you into eternal-life anew;
To be one forever with Jesus; the Word, that was planted deep in you.

Psalms 149:3
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

2 Samuel 6:14
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

Thank You Lord By Brenda Drake

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Thank You Lord for my family and for good friends;
I would like to take this time to ask You to bless them
Thank You for Your provisions, You take good care of me;
I have much more Lord than I need.
I pray for the homeless and the ones without food this day,
Help us to be generous to help ease their pain.
Thank You for good health and the peace deep within;
Help me to remember the sick and the lonely and to pray for them.
I thank You for our Country, help her turn about her ways,
So continued peace can be acknowledged in our praise.
Thank You for the freedom we still have to worship without fear;
Help us to value this gift that is so dear
I thank You for the bountiful future You’ve promised in Your Word
Help us all to remember them with our trust undisturbed.
Thank You for Your love that died on a cross of shame,
So we could truly thankful remain.
All the praise and the glory I give to Thee;
Thank You Jesus, for this day we celebrate – our gift of thanks receive!

Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in

the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

(KJV)

God in Your Darkest Place By Brenda Drake

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This is today’s Sample Page of my new Daily Devotional God’s Whispers to the Heart! Get your copy in Kindle or Paperback on Amazon ❤

November 25

Whisper: I will never leave or forsake you.

Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God in Your Darkest Place

In the saddest place, in the place where terror strikes;
In the darkest place where there seems to be no light;
In the place of mass-destruction where confusion fills the air;
Where nothing seems right and nothing seems fair;
In the greatest valley where the sun does not seem to shine;
Or in the loneliest place you could ever find;
In the place of hard decision where is agony of the soul,
When it seems it is easier to of sanity let go;
The place of heart-break where life is no longer fun;
When the future looks bleak and there is nowhere to run;
In this place or any other, no matter what you feel is true;
Your God has not forsaken or abandoned you.
I AM will take the terrible pain away,
And there will again be sunshine in your day.
Love surrounds, fills, and delivers you; victory is ahead.
Be assured of the great future prepared as you are by the Spirit led.

Lord you are always faithful and my help in times of trouble.

Sample of page in God’s Whispers of the Heart devotional by Brenda Drake

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November 23

Whisper: Want to meet me in our special place?

Matthew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly

Get in the Closet and Shut the Door

When the world weighs heavy and the noise rings loud,
And the path is cluttered and you feel lost in the crowd,
It is time to go to the closet and shut the door,
And pour your heart out to the Lord.
Sing with fervor at all He has done for you.
Sing aloud as in the Spirit you move.
Really sing and lift praises up high,
So, the sound of your heart fills the sky.
Lose yourself in worship and you will find,
Your true self is found in this precious time.
Your voice will carry its message on Spirit wings,
As a beautiful gift delivered to the King.
His favor falls on you and settles deep within.
Your world becomes at peace again.
Gone, is the heavy load and the loud clamor in your ear;|
The clutter from you heart and mind has disappeared.
You do not feel you are lost in a crowd anymore,
For you have found favor and the full attention of your Lord,

Oh, how much better I feel when I spend time in God’s presence.

Heart Ready and Mind Set By Brenda Drake

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We are instructed in God’s Word to pray.  There is much to pray for.  We need to lift up all our petitions with a heart willing to let them rest at the foot of the cross.  God hears and answers prayers that align with His Word,  In Jesus name we pray.

Heart Ready and Mind Set

Heart is ready, mind is set, and spirit prepared to go,
To meet with Jesus, the lover of my soul.
Even in my expectation I find,
There is some hesitation at the same time.
My heart is heavy with concerns of the world’s plight,
As terrible doom seems to now loom in sight.
My mind spins at fallacies in the land,|
And at the blatant evil that has overtaken man.
My spirit groans as does the earth in its travail for change,
I yearn for a revival to things rearrange.
I pray for blind eyes to see and for deaf ears to hear.
I pray those dead in their sins to be drawn near.
I pray for the touch of God to invoke our lives,
Where men are men that choose the ways right.
I pray for true repentance where change is forever true.
I pray for safety on the streets and again in the schools.
I pray for the fire of God to revive the Church to become,
Truly a holy living representative of God’s Son.
I pray that there is a greater desire to God’s Word obey.
And that multitudes more sing God’s praise night and day,
I pray every heart is ready with mind set for the spirit to go,
Into the arms of the God that proved He is the lover of every soul.

John 14:13-18 
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”.

1 Thessalonians 5:17
 Pray without ceasing.

Prayer of Expectation By Brenda Drake

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Prayer of Expectation

Father I come to You in petition in prayer,
To ask in behalf of another for whom I care.
Now I believe it is Your love that is within me for them so strong.
And that it is Your desire to turn them from wrong.
So I ask in faith that You will intervene in their behalf.
And You will draw them into You and provide what it is they lack.
The ones I pray for I know has a choice to make,
But I pray that the chains that bind You will break.
Draw them each and every one closer to you still,
Help them to desire the Father’s will.
By faith I expect to see,
The evil spirits that hinder them begins to flee.
I will expect to see a great mighty work begin,
As You help them to recognize their sin.
And as You draw them as a bee to honey-comb.
I give thanks and praise right now to You and You alone.

Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

What Profit By Brenda Drake

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What Profit?

What profit is there to the life spent well?
Some say it will show in material wealth.
Some think it is measured by friends,
That their funeral service attends.
Some believe it is those left to live on.
To some the profit ends when they are gone.
What profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?
The self-made man will one day lose control.
All he has worked for is indeed left behind;
But to him no profit is left to find.
What profit is there to a life well spent is the question asked?
The well spent life…. will look ahead and will not look back.
For all he has and has not is the same
For Jesus is his Master …all is applied to His name.
His profit is his testimony and his great desire to serve;
His desire is to live according to God’s Word.
He indeed is be rich with God’s increase within
He may even leave some wealth to share with family and friends.
He may or may not have many that will miss him when he departs,
But those that love him and his God will always be of him apart.
One day every man’s profit will be displayed for all to see.
The redeemed will give all honor and praise to their King.
Together all will enjoy the profit of their life;
A forever-love that fills with great delight.

Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Direction for the Gentle Spirit By Brenda Drake

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I never was a person to set out to hurt someone, but I also did not care enough to set out to help them either.  A great change has taken place in my life since Jesus saved my soul.  I not only care for others but I spend time thinking of ways to help them if I am able.  My prayers now are not just for my needs but are also for the need of salvation and the concerns of others.

Direction for the Gentle Spirit

Direction for the gentle spirit, yielded and still,
That hungers and thirsts after the Father’s will.
For the one who wants to see beauty in the most unlovable kind,
That purposes to good in each person find.
Know your God will reveal the deep innermost part,
Of the valuable, empty space in their heart.
I will give you the ability to not only see,
But love enough to inside of them reach for me.
That hard, relentless, calculating person you know,
Has a great need within their soul.
The bitter, angry man uncompromising in his ways
Has great need within for God’s love to brighten his days.
The very sinful man that seems to wallow in the world’s mire,
Their heart too your God also desires.
If you allow me to show you we will gather more and more,
Into the holy presence of the love of your Lord.
I will bestow upon you more than you can contain,
You will over flow like a river in Jesus’ name.
Sweet and peaceful with a gentle warm embrace,
That honors the Father in the world’s last days.
Oh gentle spirit become more like the One you serve.
Learn from the Holy Spirit’s still voice as you read God’s Word.

John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.