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Ephesians 2- Part 2

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Study and learn. Be changed.  Ephesians 2 Made Alive in Christ 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

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*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  "
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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,
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