so today my brother and I went to a local state park and hiked the falls trail. It was 7.3 miles long and we saw over 20 waterfalls.
God's creation is so amazing.
God's creation is so amazing.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
countdown in Psalms - part two
I've been reading through the book of Psalms backwards. I have learned so much and have been encouraged by this journeying backwards through the Psalms. There have been days when the Psalm that I read for that day fits perfectly into my life for that day. God has definitely showed me that He is in control by how He has matched the Psalms to fit my needs for each day.
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Psalm 28:6-8
Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
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I love how God is close when we need him. He hears me when I cry to him. He is my strength and my shield. Something that I have been learning recently - that He is all I need. For too long I tried to live my life and give a slice of life to Him. Now I see that I have had the wrong outlook on life. My life belongs to Him. He is truly all I need.
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Psalm 27:8
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, Lord, I will seek.
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I really want Psalm 27:8 to be a theme verse for my life, for each day. How much could I learn, what could God do with my life, if I kept His face always before me? I'm sure I would live life a lot different if I sought His face 24 hours 7 days a week.
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Psalm 25:10
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
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I have been going through a devotional by Frances Roberts. In it she says "Rest in the knowledge that My ways are perfect and My grace is all sufficient. My help is adequate no matter what may befall you." I love how God cannot deny Himself. He is always faithful and always good. He is always love and always my Help. But I have to be faithful in keeping His word.
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Psalm 19:7
The Law of the Lord is perfect reviving the soul. The statues of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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God's word is perfect and it is active in reviving my soul. I found it interesting that so often I read other books that are man made instead of spending hours in the perfect Word of God. So often I give less than my best to God because I slack in soaking in the Word of God.
.....Psalm 18: 30-32
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
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This past month, it has been a comfort to know that God's way is perfect. He does not make mistakes. He has been my refuge and has been my comforter. I love the last part of the verse where it says that God makes my way perfect. I can't make my way perfect, only God can. This leads to another lesson that I have been learning, that of surrender and trust. I have to surrender my life to GOd and trust Him to make my life perfect. It's a beautiful thing but scary at the same time. Complete surrender and perfect trust.
.......Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
...
Jesus is the way to true life. He has given me joy when I've been broken and helpless. He is too good to me.
.....Psalm 13:5-6
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.
..
God's love and His salvation is amazing. Because His love never fails I can trust Him with my everything. Even in the hard times God has been good to me. He has surrounded me with His love and peace. I just wonder what the future holds...
.......Psalm 12:6
And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
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This verse is a challenge to me to spend more time in GOd's word.
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Well, I have a few more days until I reach Psalm 1, so part 3 of my adventures in the Psalms will be here later.
...
Psalm 28:6-8
Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
.
I love how God is close when we need him. He hears me when I cry to him. He is my strength and my shield. Something that I have been learning recently - that He is all I need. For too long I tried to live my life and give a slice of life to Him. Now I see that I have had the wrong outlook on life. My life belongs to Him. He is truly all I need.
..
Psalm 27:8
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, Lord, I will seek.
..
I really want Psalm 27:8 to be a theme verse for my life, for each day. How much could I learn, what could God do with my life, if I kept His face always before me? I'm sure I would live life a lot different if I sought His face 24 hours 7 days a week.
..........
Psalm 25:10
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
.
I have been going through a devotional by Frances Roberts. In it she says "Rest in the knowledge that My ways are perfect and My grace is all sufficient. My help is adequate no matter what may befall you." I love how God cannot deny Himself. He is always faithful and always good. He is always love and always my Help. But I have to be faithful in keeping His word.
..........
Psalm 19:7
The Law of the Lord is perfect reviving the soul. The statues of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
..
God's word is perfect and it is active in reviving my soul. I found it interesting that so often I read other books that are man made instead of spending hours in the perfect Word of God. So often I give less than my best to God because I slack in soaking in the Word of God.
.....Psalm 18: 30-32
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
.
This past month, it has been a comfort to know that God's way is perfect. He does not make mistakes. He has been my refuge and has been my comforter. I love the last part of the verse where it says that God makes my way perfect. I can't make my way perfect, only God can. This leads to another lesson that I have been learning, that of surrender and trust. I have to surrender my life to GOd and trust Him to make my life perfect. It's a beautiful thing but scary at the same time. Complete surrender and perfect trust.
.......Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
...
Jesus is the way to true life. He has given me joy when I've been broken and helpless. He is too good to me.
.....Psalm 13:5-6
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.
..
God's love and His salvation is amazing. Because His love never fails I can trust Him with my everything. Even in the hard times God has been good to me. He has surrounded me with His love and peace. I just wonder what the future holds...
.......Psalm 12:6
And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
..
This verse is a challenge to me to spend more time in GOd's word.
......
......
Well, I have a few more days until I reach Psalm 1, so part 3 of my adventures in the Psalms will be here later.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
14 days until....
i haven't blogged in a while ... so the big announcement is that in 14 days my family is getting our first dog :) I'm really excited about it.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
my countdown...in the Psalms part 1
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I have been reading the Psalms backwards as a method of counting down the days until I leave for Florida... Well, My florida trip will not happen but I have still been reading the Psalms backwards and have been blessed beyond measure. It is amazing how everything works together because God began preparing my heart for changes before the hardships arrived. And I have continued reading the Psalms even though I am no longer counting down because I am learning so much by reading and meditating on a Psalm a day.
......
....Psalm 46:10 -
10"Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
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Isn't it wonderful to know that God has everything under control and we don't need to know the answers to why things happen to us. Just to know that my recent and current trials are known to God is enough for me. He is faithful and equips me with enough strength and grace for each day.
.....
Psalm 42:9-11
9I will say to God my rock, "Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
10As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
11Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
....
Not too long ago I felt like God forgotten me. I was so caught up in my sorrow that I forgot to look up and realize that God is in control. I felt forgotten because I hadn't been keeping my hope in God but in others. And when these people let me down my hopes for the future also died... but then I realized that I was wrong in hoping in others when all of my hope and trust needs to be in God alone. Since my realization I have been putting all of my hope in the One who will never fail me. And life has been looking up.
........
Psalm 40:1-3
1I waited patiently for the LORD;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
2He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
3He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the LORD.
.........
These verses explain my life the past week and a half. When life was out of control and my relationship was at its darkest moment- God rescued me. He brought me out of the mess and reestablished my foundation on Him. He has given me words for a new song- a song of thanksgiving and praise to HIm.
.......
Psalm 37:3-5
3Trust in the LORD and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
....
On a recent dinner date with my dad he reminded me that I need to submit all of my life to the One who made me. Only in complete surrender will I find fulfillment. And I can completely surrender because I trust that my God knows what is best for me and I believe that He will provide for me.
.....
more to come... this is just a glimpse...
I have been reading the Psalms backwards as a method of counting down the days until I leave for Florida... Well, My florida trip will not happen but I have still been reading the Psalms backwards and have been blessed beyond measure. It is amazing how everything works together because God began preparing my heart for changes before the hardships arrived. And I have continued reading the Psalms even though I am no longer counting down because I am learning so much by reading and meditating on a Psalm a day.
......
....Psalm 46:10 -
10"Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
.....
Isn't it wonderful to know that God has everything under control and we don't need to know the answers to why things happen to us. Just to know that my recent and current trials are known to God is enough for me. He is faithful and equips me with enough strength and grace for each day.
.....
Psalm 42:9-11
9I will say to God my rock, "Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
10As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
11Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
....
Not too long ago I felt like God forgotten me. I was so caught up in my sorrow that I forgot to look up and realize that God is in control. I felt forgotten because I hadn't been keeping my hope in God but in others. And when these people let me down my hopes for the future also died... but then I realized that I was wrong in hoping in others when all of my hope and trust needs to be in God alone. Since my realization I have been putting all of my hope in the One who will never fail me. And life has been looking up.
........
Psalm 40:1-3
1I waited patiently for the LORD;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
2He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
3He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the LORD.
.........
These verses explain my life the past week and a half. When life was out of control and my relationship was at its darkest moment- God rescued me. He brought me out of the mess and reestablished my foundation on Him. He has given me words for a new song- a song of thanksgiving and praise to HIm.
.......
Psalm 37:3-5
3Trust in the LORD and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
....
On a recent dinner date with my dad he reminded me that I need to submit all of my life to the One who made me. Only in complete surrender will I find fulfillment. And I can completely surrender because I trust that my God knows what is best for me and I believe that He will provide for me.
.....
more to come... this is just a glimpse...
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