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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.
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....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.
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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.
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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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