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2019-08-23T00:24:02-06:00

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You are My Dwelling Place

Last updated on: August 23, 2019 at 12:24 am By Paul Bane

I am the bread of life which comes down from heaven revealing my love for the hurting and the hungry of humanity. My spirit descended on the day of Pentecost as fire, and my spirit was poured out on everyone present. You are my dwelling place. My love is poured out for everyone who is broken and faint of heart. (Healing For Your Wounded Heart) Everyone who abides in me has the spirit of God living in them, and you... Read more

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healing for your wounded heart

we are all broken and thats alright

2019-08-03T05:26:55-06:00

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Come with Me to a Quiet Place and find Rest for your Soul

Last updated on: August 3, 2019 at 5:26 am By Paul Bane

Come with me to a quiet place and find rest for your soul. In prayer focus on my strength overcoming the troubling thoughts in your mind and superseding those concerns with my love and hope. (Calming My Restless Mind) The world has never understood that our relationship is far more profound than you possessing knowledge about me. When you seek my spirit to guide your life, I will replace your thoughts with my thoughts. I am the unseen partner in... Read more

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Calming My Restless Mind

don't let anyone hold you hostage

2019-02-17T18:46:49-06:00

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You will be Perfect as your Heavenly Father is Perfect

Last updated on: February 17, 2019 at 6:46 pm By Paul Bane

I don’t want you to be discouraged trying to be holy and perfect like me. I know there is the command you will be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect, but I hope you realize trying to live like me is impossible and it can make you feel like a failure. The perfection I desire is you might grow more and more in love with others. The problem is that even though your heart is motivated to please me,... Read more

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My Self-Dominated Mind

2019-07-05T04:29:23-06:00

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Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

Last updated on: July 5, 2019 at 4:29 am By Paul Bane

My closest friends were arguing who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven. John and James even dared to ask if they would be able to sit on my right or left hand when I entered my kingdom. This discussion occurred more than once, and one day there were a gathering of children, and I had a child sit with me. I shared with them anyone who welcomes a child and humbles themselves like a little child welcomes me... Read more

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A God Centered instead of a Self-Centered dialogue with God

we are all broken and thats alright

2019-07-27T05:31:57-06:00

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I am Present with You every Moment of the Day

Last updated on: July 27, 2019 at 5:31 am By Paul Bane

I am with you throughout the night before you wake and near you when troubling questions spring to life as you open your eyes at the light of dawn. When you worry whether the day will bring heartache or trouble trust me that I will lead and guide you through it. I am present with you every moment of the day. There is no need to worry and be afraid. (Alone but not Lonely) Sometimes the weight of the world... Read more

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alone but not lonely

Burned Out and Depressed

Exhausted

2019-07-11T18:29:45-06:00

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My Love for You

Last updated on: July 11, 2019 at 6:29 pm By Paul Bane

It is nearly impossible for you to comprehend how much I love you. In the world, few things compare to My love except a mother’s love for her children. A mother’s love mirrors My love for you. Her unconditional love highlights the Heavenly Father’s compassion for all humanity. My heart breaks for everyone who feels unwanted and for the lost and broken people that live life without hope. I am the bread of heaven who came down to make visible... Read more

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being aware of Gods presence in your life

bread of heaven

2019-08-23T00:40:07-06:00

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In the Silence of Eden

Last updated on: August 23, 2019 at 12:40 am By Paul Bane

You dwell in a world where you no longer believe it is possible to live in an intimate relationship with me. I want you to remember in the garden we walked and met in the cool of the day. In the silence of Eden, we communed one on one. There was no agenda with what you should look like or feel like. It was a perfect relationship where we were present together in complete unity. (Enjoy My Presence) In the... Read more

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Contemplation: Seeing the World through God’s Eyes

enjoy my presence

2019-07-12T19:03:35-06:00

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I Am Waiting for You

Last updated on: July 12, 2019 at 7:03 pm By Paul Bane

I am waiting for you to converse with me in the silence one-on-one. I patiently wait for you to cease your endless activity and release the troubling thoughts that keep you from discovering peace and contentment in my presence. (Come and Rest in My Presence) No longer attack yourself in your mind with fearful thoughts and questions about whether I love you. You’re like a wild sheep who gets tangled in the briars and the thorns trying to find your... Read more

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come and rest in my presence

I am the treasure you seek

2019-06-27T20:14:57-06:00

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Come and Rest in My Presence

Last updated on: June 27, 2019 at 8:14 pm By Paul Bane

I invite you to come and rest in my presence. Offer me your weary heart and soul with your cares and worries concerning your family and friends. The weight of your struggle makes you anxious, and you carry the responsibility of the world on your shoulders. Now is the time to focus your eyes on me. (Enjoy My Presence) There is no need to bear the weight alone because you can trust and know that I am able to provide... Read more

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enjoy my presence

help with discouragement and disappointment

2019-08-04T07:18:02-06:00

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My Self-Dominated Mind

Last updated on: August 4, 2019 at 7:18 am By Paul Bane

There is an inherent power in my life that decides what I like, what I want, and what I think is best for my family and friends. This power believes it can provide me happiness and searches relentlessly for everything needed for my gratification. It has an insatiable appetite for money, recognition, success, cars, and homes as the answer to finding security and contentment. It is never satisfied with what it currently has in its possession and despises change. It... Read more

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don't let anyone hold you hostage

the nature of our humanity and being

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