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Lessons learned the first 50 years

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I hit a milestone. I turned 50 years old. I am thankful that I don't feel 50.   I am thankful for things God has taught me throughout those 50 years. .  I have learned that God loves mercy and when I feel a sense that justice needs to happen over mercy, all I need to do is remember that I am thankful for when God gives me mercy instead of a just punishment.   (Micah 6:8 8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.) ( Luke 6: 36  Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. ) I have learned that hurt people end up hurting people.   When I am able to see that I didn't hurt them but I am bearing the results of that persons hurt inflicted by other people, it helps me forgive whatever hurt they pushed onto me and move on.  (Romans 12 : 18  If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. )  I have learned that anyone who thinks they have God

Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

*I will not doubt Him for He promises to always be in Control and will remember that He loves me. Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him,   and he will make your paths straight.[ a ]  Trust in the Lord; wholly and securely rely upon God’s promises and providence for help and relief in all affairs and dangers.  Trust is the child like confidence without wavering, in our Father’s well-proved wisdom, faithfulness, and love. Lean not unto your own understanding; think not to accomplish things by my own strength  and my own wit , for God forbids all other confidences in bodily strength, wealth, friends, etc.   To confide in God's plan/ will is to rise out of all our anxieties and our own “best” …. Falsely thinking of ourselves as the arbiters person who has the sole or absolute power of judging …..  of our own lives.   Since we are not all-knowing as God is… we can NOT  "

Does God work all things for good?

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He promises to always be good to me, for God is always good!  Promises about the Love of God - But God demonstrates His own Love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom.5:8) J The goodness of God is found throughout the Bible.  His goodness is a promise we, His children, can stand upon. Psalm 27: 13- 14 13 I remain confident of this:  I will see the goodness of the  Lord    in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the  Lord ; be strong and take heart   and wait for the  Lord .        Land of the living-  enjoy the tokens of the divine favor here upon the earth. The prophet Jeremiah witnessed unthinkable horrors when the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem in 586 BC. Solomon’s temple was reduced to rubble.  With its destruction, the people loss their place of worship as well as the center of the Jewish community. . Ultimately, His people were left with no food, no rest, and no peace. But in the midst of anguish and grief, one of their prophets, Jeremiah,