This word is submitted by Shirley Craft (sjcraft@sbcglobal.net)

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                   Be Still And Know

Be still and know that I Am God. I am the same yesterday, today and 
forever.  I change not.  What I have spoken, that will I do.

Yes, I have given you a vision.  Yes, I have planted My seed in you. I 
have nourished and protected that seed, even when you thought it was 
dead.  Remember, when a seed is planted in the ground it must first die 
before it can truly live and grow.  I have matured My seed in you and I 
will birth it.  I will perform My word in your lives.  It will come to 
pass in My kairos time and in My way.

You will see soon, I will make it plain.  For now you see through a 
glass darkly, but soon I will bring clarity and light.  I see the 
perplexities of life and all of the enemy's snares against you.  For 
now, just know I have matured you to withstand his attacks against the 
seed in you.  

I am the One who trains your hands for battle, and that only comes 
through hard times.  Don't be discouraged when circumstances seem bleak 
around you.  Look up, don't look at your situation, for you can do 
nothing to change what is going on around you.  You may be under attack 
in your finances, in your health, in your relationships and even your 
ministry.  But know this, My people: I am able.  I am the One Who will 
deliver you.  I am the One Who will open the door for you to pass 
through. I am the One Who will provide the resources.  I am that I am.

Be at peace and rest in Me, knowing that I have everything under control.
I have never lost control.  I Am still on the throne in heaven and earth.
Let Me sit on the throne of your heart.  Let Me rule and order your life,
knowing that I am for you and not against you.  And if I am for you, what 
does it matter who is against you?  All hell is arrayed against you.  But 
with Me on your side, we are the majority.  You will have the victory for 
I have guaranteed it with My own life.  I hold the keys to life and death.