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Psalms 16: ⁵You, LORD, are all I want! You are my choice, and you keep me safe. ⁶You make my life pleasant, and my future is bright. ⁷I praise you, LORD, for being my guide. Even in the darkest night, your teachings fill my mind. ⁸I will always look to you, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear. ⁹With all my heart, I will celebrate, and I can safely rest. (CEV)
1. If the Lord is our refuge, why do we sometimes forget it?
 

Ephesians 1: ¹⁸I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people. (NLT)
2. How does the light flood our hearts?
 

Phil 4: ¹¹Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little. ¹²I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. ¹³For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. (NLT)
3. How can we be happy in any situation?

Colossians 1: ²⁷.... For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory. ²⁸So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. ²⁹I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ's mighty power that works within me. (NLT)
4. Does Christ's mighty power live in everyone? Explain how or how not.

Luke 1: ³⁷Nothing is impossible for God!" Titus 2: ¹³We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. (CEV)
5. How can we share this hope with others in a way that will really help them?

1 Peter 1: ³.... God .... has given us new life and a hope that lives on. ⁴God has something stored up for you in heaven, where it will never decay or be ruined or disappear. (CEV)
6. When you reach Heaven, what is one thing you would like?

Acts 2: ²⁶Because of this, my heart will be glad, my words will be joyful, and I will live in hope. Heb 11: ¹¹ Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.
Rom 8: ²⁵.... we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it. (CEV)
7. What are some things we can do while we wait?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
Observations                                                             Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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