1 Peter 4:1-2 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
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Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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2 Corinthians 10:17-18 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.
Comments by Pam Padgett: After Joan died on Tuesday, I called the funeral home to make an appointment to sign needed papers and pay funeral home expenses. This is the procedure I had previously been told to go through. However, the woman I spoke with on Tuesday said that since I am not a blood relative, research would need to be done to ensure there are no blood relatives before I would be allowed to finalize arrangements, taking about 10 days. This had not been mentioned before, and I found myself feeling weighed down and concerned by this delay.
When I woke on Thursday, the day I was to go talk in person to the funeral home woman, I heard "Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you."
I went over everything with God and specifically asked HIM to please cut through the matter and let me finalize the arrangements that day.
A great assurance came over me that God has all power and could and would deal with this. And the weight was lifted from me.
At the funeral home, the woman didn't mention research being needed. And although at first she said I would need to let her prepare paperwork and then come back at another time to sign papers and pay the fees, without my saying anything she said "Oh, but you have a long way to come. If you'll wait a few minutes, I'll prepare everything right now." And she did.
Everything was completely taken care of in one trip and without any delays for research or paperwork preparation. I am so thankful to God for taking care of this "care" for me.
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