seeking through remembering

Seek the Lord , and his strength: seek his face evermore.  Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;  And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:  That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord .  

Psalms 105:4-5, 43, 45

I know we all can get caught up in the daily struggles - our hurts and disappointments seem inconsolable. We cry out to God and He seems not to come as quickly to the rescue as we'd like Him too. However, if we would take just a moment to remember all the times he's delivered or blessed us, our souls would find strength to continue on. There's peace and hope in knowing we serve a God who does rescue, who does redeem, who does perform miracles, and who gives us sweet memories to call upon, if only we would.

again, and again

When the pslamist wrote,
"For thou hast delivered my soul from death..." I have to believe he knew a little something about defeat, and what it was like to see redemption bring him victory. I would say that is why he finished the verse by saying, "wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?" He knew where his strength and help was, and he claimed it, almost as if he were saying, "haven't I already seen you take care of greater battles than this little fight? Sure I have, so you got this one too.  (Psalms 56:13)
I have really been struggling lately, feeling defeated and burdened with my disobedient nature, however, I must keep looking unto Jesus, the author and FINISHER of my faith...even when I don't feel worthy to call out his name, I must. Will he not deliver me again and again? Of course he will, because He's just that merciful, and He's just that good!

What's your 'ONE' thing?

I believe what moved me the most, when I read this passage, was when the psalmist said, "One thing I desired of the Lord, that I will dwell in the house if the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty  the Lord..." - so often my 'one' thing is not what it should be. I wept this morning at that sad truth. I prayed for this to be my desire too, to serve Him daily, for Him to teach me and keep me focused on Him, "For in the midst of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavilion..." waiting on Him, "he shall strengthen my heart." (v. 5a, 14)

Blessins in the Lessons

I loved this devotion from Sarah Young's Jesus Calling in which I saw this,

"I shower blessings on you daily,  but sometimes you don't perceive them.  When your mind is stuck on negative focus,  you neither see me or my gifts. "

Oh how like Eve I can be sometimes (and satan knows it too.)  I end up not focusing on all the trees I can eat from, instead I find myself longing for the fruit off the one tree I can't have. Goodness how guilty I am of often being so overwhelmed with what's NOT going right,  that I miss the blessing of being joyful over all that IS going well! He showers me with lessons (I actually typed 'blessings' and my phone changed it) upon me everyday. Even in the negative there are lessons to be found therefore making them blessings. Help me keep my eyes on you Lord, always!


I will praise thee, O Lord , with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.  I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.   
                  -Psalms 9:1-2

He has a plan, hold on...

Anyone who knows me well will tell you I am NOT a loner, I am blessed to give my heart to those I love, so, being single at 43 is not where I had planned on being; however, God had a different thought process. And, His ways are much higher and better than mine. Today's devotional words, and scriptures, reminded me that trying to find peace and contentment in anything or anyone other than Him is not where a joyful life is found. Everyday I pray for strength and wisdom as I walk this journey with Him, and when it gets so lonesome I am tempted to make unwise choices, I will squeeze His hand a little tighter and trust He has a plan.

Jeremiah 29

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

King James Version (KJV

Bowing Out Gracefully

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? 
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you.
 (Is. 43:19a; 2 Chronicles 20:17a)

Sometimes, no matter how hard it is, a girl just has to bow out gracefully, cut her losses, let the Lord heal her wounds and bring her peace.  Her passion and determination are admirable qualities when wisely spent, but weaknesses when foolishly spent on a battle God never intended her to fight.

Psalm for you soul...

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 

(He has a plan no matter what - His will is for my good and I must trust it, it is always for my good.. )

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 

(My tears- worthless to anyone else - so precious to my Father that He keeps them.) 

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 

(Enough said.)

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? 

(Calvary covers it all...)

Psalms 56:3-4, 8, 11, 13 KJV)