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Today's Word 09-04-26 Peace in the Middle of the Storm · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherri Mackey,
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  Speaker 1: and it's time right now for Today's Word. Peace. in
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  Speaker 1: the middle of the storm. Psalms 57.1 says, Be merciful
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  Speaker 1: and gracious to me, O God. Be merciful and gracious
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  Speaker 1: to me, for my soul takes refuge and finds shelter
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  Speaker 1: and confidence in you. Yes, in the shadow of your
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  Speaker 1: wings will I take refuge and be confident until calamities
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  Speaker 1: and destructive storms are past. Life isn't one long, beautiful,
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  Speaker 1: sunny day. No, at some point, every one of us
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  Speaker 1: will face a storm. Sometimes it comes suddenly, a difficult diagnosis,
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  Speaker 1: the loss of a job, financial pressure, trouble in your marriage,
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  Speaker 1: a wayward child, a broken relationship, or a disappointment you
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  Speaker 1: never saw coming. Some storms pass quickly like an afternoon
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  Speaker 1: rain shower. Others feel like a hurricane that refuses to move.
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  Speaker 1: And when you're in the middle of it, it can
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  Speaker 1: be difficult to imagine that the storm will ever end.
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  Speaker 1: But here's what you've got to remember. The storm is
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  Speaker 1: not permanent. David said he would take refuge under the
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  Speaker 1: shadow of God's wings until the calamities and the destructive
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  Speaker 1: storms passed. That word, until. It's powerful. It means there
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  Speaker 1: is an expiration date on the storm. Come on, Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: It may be raining today, but the rain will not
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  Speaker 1: last forever. The winds may be strong right now, but eventually,
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  Speaker 1: guess what? They're going to calm down. So when the
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  Speaker 1: storm comes, don't allow fear or frustration to make your
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  Speaker 1: decisions for you. When emotions are running high, our thoughts
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  Speaker 1: can become scattered. When we become impatient, angry, discouraged, and
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  Speaker 1: desperate to make things happen... But see, sometimes the wisest
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  Speaker 1: thing you can do is to simply wait. Be still. Pray.
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  Speaker 1: Take a deep breath. Seek God's wisdom. Do what you
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  Speaker 1: know to do and trust God with what you can't control. Y'all,
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  Speaker 1: I love this reminder and I have to remind myself
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  Speaker 1: all the time. Let your emotions subside before you decide.
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  Speaker 1: Let your emotions subside before you decide. You don't have
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  Speaker 1: to solve everything today. You don't have to respond to
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  Speaker 1: every person today. You don't have to make a major
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  Speaker 1: decision simply because you're not comfortable with where you are.
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  Speaker 1: Give God room to speak. The enemy would love for
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  Speaker 1: you to make a permanent decision based on a temporary situation.
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  Speaker 1: But God is saying, stay under my wings. Let me
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  Speaker 1: be your refuge until the storm passes. When the storm
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  Speaker 1: is over, you'll look back and realize that God was
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  Speaker 1: with you the entire time. So today, if you're in
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  Speaker 1: a storm, don't panic. Don't quit. Don't make a permanent
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  Speaker 1: decision in your temporary storm. Come on, Jesus. You stay anchored.
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  Speaker 1: You stay prayerful. You stay close to God. The storm
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  Speaker 1: may be loud, but your God is so much greater. Lord,
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  Speaker 1: calm our hearts in the storms of life when our
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  Speaker 1: emotions are high and we don't know what to do.
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  Speaker 1: Help us to slow down. Seek your wisdom and trust
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  Speaker 1: your timing. Keep us from making decisions out of fear, frustration,
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  Speaker 1: and desperation. Remind us that every storm has an until.
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  Speaker 1: and that you will be with us until it passes.
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  Speaker 1: Help us, God, remain anchored in your presence, confident in
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  Speaker 1: your promise, and peaceful in the midst of the storm.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name. Hey, now that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 1: Take it, apply it to your everyday life, and you
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  Speaker 1: continue to be encouraged and inspired. It's your early morning
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  Speaker 1: praise party. I am Sherri Mackey.