Chapter 10 God's Promise of Protection
Psalm 23:5 ...in the presence of my enemies.

Look up the following verses.
Psalm 31:15 "my life is in God's hands"
Psalm 46:1 "God is our help through all troubles."
Psalm 145:20 "The Lord preserves those who love Him."
Deuteronomy 33:27 "God is our refuge and holds us in His protective hands."
Proverbs 2:7-8 "God gives wisdom to His own and protects them who walk in is ways."
Psalm 32:7 "God is my hiding place and will give me songs of deliverance."
2 Thessalonians 3:3 "God is faithful to keep me in his care and keep me from evil."
Romans 8:37 "Mammy is more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus who loves her."
Psalm 10:17 "The Lord hears those who are humble and he prepares the heart."
Ps 34:7 "The Lord encamps around Mammy and delivers her."
Nahum 1:7 "The Lord is a stronghold when we face trouble if we trust in Him"

What is main theme of the above verses? When Mammy obeys and humbles herself before the Lord He becomes her stronghold in times of trouble. He encamps around her life as she walks in the path he has set out for her. Mammy need not fear no longer for she is a conqueror in Jesus Christ. When I am asleep he guards over me, in my daily life he guards over me, in my marriage he has set guard over it to preserve it, and in my family he sets guard over them to draw them into his arms of love.
What are the enemies in your life? I have to admit as of today my enemy is unhealthy eating and not enought exercize. As I read the results of the tests I had I realized its a chance to learn how to eat right and do it to where my life will be better. The Lord expects me to care for the body he created and I really need to evaluate why? God will help me if I obey him and ask him to help me to take care of the life he has given me. I know God was working ahead this week before I even knew I would have to go on a diabetic diet. I shopped healthy in which I know he directed my thoughts.
Does God say we will not be assaulted? "No at all but he tells us to trust him and he will help us to not be overcome by adversity. He will protect us and build hedges of protection but our part is obedience.
Do you trust God to get you through it? Mammy trusts God more than she has before. After seeing God work out the particulars about church Mammy realizes she has been in his care all along. I really hadn't trusted him like I should. I let adversity steal my joy. Today I can say God held me in the palms of his hands and I didn't deserve it. He is worthy of all my hope and praise.

God thank you for what you are doing in my life. I know that you were there all the time but my tears flooded my sight. Thank you for keeping me when I was wandering.

Lesson 11: Gods Promise of Hope

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me"
all the days of my life." Ps 23:6
Look up the following verses:
Lamentations 3:21-22 "God's mercies fail not and we have hope in that his compassions never fail."
Philippians 1:6 "Jesus who began his work in me will be faithful to bring it to completion."
Psalm 147:11 "God takes great pleasure in Mammy when she fears and has hope in his mercy."
Romans 5:5 "The Holy Spirit testifies to me that I am a child of God therefore I hope in God my Savior."
Jeremiah 29:11 "God is with Mammy and her enemies will be humbled before God and they will not have victory over me."
What is God telling us? God promises that he is my hope and his compassions and mercies fail not. As he began his work in me he will finish what he started and nothing will be able to take that from me. God has placed his Holy Spirit in my life to seal me with his protection.
One of my favorite verses is in Joshua 1:8,9
Write it out. "The book of the law shall not depart out of Mammy's mouth; but she shalt meditate on it day and night, that she may be able to do all that is written: for then God will make her way prosperous; and then Mammy shall have good success."

What is God telling us to do? "Trust and obey for there is no other way. God has said Mammy keep your eyes on me, study my Word, obey what you learn from me, and talk to me and let me share my love with you."
Take the time to memorize this verse in whatever
version you are use to.
Read the story of Rahab in Joshua 2.
What things did you learn from this story? "God uses ordinary people. He respects those that obey and serve others. Even if it could cost them. God finds great pleasure in showing his love to everyone who would accept him. The scarlet rope of redemption she hung out the window. God protects those who trust him.
Read Is 55:8 What does it tell us? "God's thoughts are totally different than ours. He has nothing but eternal matters in store for us." We tend to think of earthly things because our journey is here surrounded by earthly things. But God if we trust him will share heavenly things with us.

Write out a prayer based on what you learned today.

Lord Jesus I thank you for having wonderful plans in store for me. Help me to trust in you and walk a life that is worthy of the call. Help me to be faithful in times of trouble and may I serve others because of my love for you. Lord I want to serve you and be known as a child who loved her Lord and gave all she had to be his servant. thank you Jesus for giving me peace amid troubles. Thank you for showing me thy path to everlasting life. In Jesus Name. AMEN

Lesson 12.

1 John 2:17 "The world passeth away and the lust of the world, but he that doeth God's will abideth forever." (when mammy does God's will she will live forever)
John 3:16 "God loved the world so much he sent his SON down to give eternal life to all mankind. When we believe God gives us eternal life and we will never perish."
John 11:25-26 "Jesus is the resurrectionand the life: he that believeth in Jesus, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth shall never die? Do you believe this?"
John 10:27-29 "We who are God's sheep know his voice and we follow him. God promises nothing can pluck us from his hand at all. Nothing. For God and Jesus are one. God gave us to Jesus and he is greater than all."
Psalm 16:11 "Our God shows us the path to him. In his presence is joy and pleasure forevermore. (For to know God and be in his presence is joy unspeakable.")
John 14:2 "God has promised us that in his house are many mansions and if it were not so he would have told us. He has gone to prepare a place for us."
Revelation 21:4 "God will wipe all tears from our eyes in heaven, there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, no pain, and all that was before will have passed away."
Revelation 7: 10-17 "We all who have believe and who have been redeemed will gather before the Lamb in white robes with palms. We will gather with the angels, elders, four beasts, and fall before our Lord and worship him. We will worship our God in the highest form and give him all glory, blessings, and honor. All creation saved by the blood of the Lamb will bow before the Lamb and all will be fed and all tear wiped from their eyes." We will serve our God forever...
Philippians 3:20 "Our citizenship is in heaven for we look to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior."
What do they tell you? "That our names are gathered in heaven to never be taken from us. The salvation God throught he SON gave us is sealed forever. When we are gathered together from every part of the world we will bow down and forever worship our King and serve him forever. No more pain and suffering, just pure worship of our One and Only King Jesus."

How do you feel about worship time? "Much richer each time I come before his throne of grace. More meaningful knowing all he gave for me. Much holier when I recognize how holy our God is. It is special when I enter into his gates."

How do you worship God?(if you want to share) "I try to worship the Lord in every area of my life. I think of him throughout the day and know he has made me happy in my heart. I rejoice because he saved me from myself. I love to sing to him and worship him when I do housework. I just dance around the house or just sing my favorite hymns. I love to read his Word. I see his handy work in my family's life and for that I can worship him. He is most wonderful and faithful."

Finally read Psalm 84, and then write out a prayer of thanksgiving. Lord I thank you for being the source of my happiness. I thank you that you are with me everyday no matter where I go. I thank you that you provide not only for the birds of the air but for us your creation. Lord I thank you that you are the reason I praise because you are my source of life forever. There is nothing hidden from you Lord and you know every intention of my heart. I thank you God for giving me the privilage to serve you wherever I go. Thank you Lord for saving my soul.