I said to the Lord, “Thou art my God; Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.” (Psalm 140:6 NASB) As much as I want the Lord to move on my behalf, to answer my prayers in vibrant, concrete ways, sometimes, I just want Him to listen to me. Sometimes, I just want…
Reflections
Hemmed In
Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, and laid Thy hand upon me (Psalm 139:5 NASB). The Lord has hemmed me in. To some, I think, this is a stifling thought, that God has enclosed them. To me, it’s a comfort. It’s freedom. It’s peace. It’s God’s love. God spoke that word to me once,…
Answers, Thankfulness, Trust, and Fears
I’m so used to crying out in my trials that when the Lord answers and relieves them or a portion of them, I’m not sure how to respond. Yes, I’m happy, often excited. I praise the Lord. I thank my God. Then I come before Him to fellowship and spend time with Him one on…
Hope In A Foreign Land
There are days when everything seems to go wrong. When everything feels wrong. More often than not, I’m one to say, “Praise the Lord,” and one to sing loud and strong in the midst of trouble. I’m one who tells others to trust God and that He is faithful. I’m one to tell myself these…
God Never Ends
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting (Psalm 136:1 NASB). God’s love never ends. God’s love lasts forever. Forever is a long time. When I was in college, in Math for Teachers, we were discussing infinity and how to explain the concept. How could we show the abstract…
God Knows Best
God can do whatever He wants. Whatever He pleases, He does (Psalm 135:6). Sometimes I have to remind myself of this. Sometimes, I don’t like what He’s doing. Sometimes, character building is hard and painful. Sometimes, trusting God is the last thing I want to do. Sometimes, I want Him to step in and stop…
How Do I Bless God?
Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord…(Psalm 134:1 NASB). How do I bless the Lord? What is blessing even? If I call blessings things that are physical, like a needed job or car or other thing that I deem good, then what, exactly, is blessing the Lord? I can’t exactly give Him a…
My Needs, His Faithfulness
Jesus says His Father in heaven knows my needs. He says He’s my provider. If He’s my provider and He’s my supplier, then who’s responsible for meeting my needs? Him or me? If He’s my everything, if He says one thing is needful and that’s Him, then what about my physical needs on this earth?…
The Road that Leads to Life
The Lord does it all. Unless the Lord builds…unless the Lord guards (Psalm 127:1 NASB). The Lord builds me up and He guards me. He builds me from the inside out. He leads me and makes the path before me. Sometimes I want to build my own house, to go my own way, or simply…
Keep Fighting
He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him (Psalm 126:6). Is this scripture talking about Jesus, or me, or both? Jesus sowed in tears. He had a lot of good days but He also had a lot…