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Let go of your life , let me live in you , See what I can do , I AM your helper , your friend , in a time of need , I give my life to you ! Let go of your life says the Lord , I can give you so much more ! ! ! In dreams and visions I will call you , Revelation will flood through you , And My Wisdom , My Spirit , will guide you in the Truth , Give your life to me says the Lord , Give your life to...

Did you know that God actually commands us to be joyful? Joy is not an option for a Christian, but must be a part of your daily life if you are to walk with God and grow spiritually. We are not only to rejoice when things are going well, but we are to rejoice at all times, even when things are going badly for us. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  )4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. (Philippians...

The Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," August 1998 Have you ever noticed the wide and sometimes even careless use we make of the word "good"? We use it so frequently that we do so almost without thinking. Yet a thing or experience you might consider good, someone else will consider only fair, poor or even bad or evil! "Good" has implications of some degree of excellence. What varies is the precise degree of excellence that lies unexpressed, hidden in the heart, when we use "good" as a sweeping generality. It has so many uses...