As much as I hated yesterday as it happened - an accumulation of two terrible nights' sleep, an achey body, plugged ears, and exhaustion which resulted in a very limited ability to focus on anything productive - it is probably exactly what I needed.
I have to praise God for it because it is what he provided me with, and I know that he did so with reason.
I don't know if there is something going around or if my cold can be attributed to the several instances of stress I have experienced in the last month and a half, be them large, small, worthwhile, and not. Whatever the cause, I got a cold that forced me to just sit around all day sleeping and taking it easy, and praying for myself and everyone else. My body may be in the shop but my heart is still running, still connecting with God. I'm thankful for that.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
September Fourteenth
This morning as I sat quietly with my journal, I was moved to pen prayers of praise.
"Thank you so much for being everything I need and being able to fulfill me completely."
"Thank you for showing yourself to me as a faithful provider."
"I don't want to let myself forget your faithfulness, God. I want to praise you for it daily."
I sat silently for a moment, basking in God's goodness and just loving who He is. Then I turned back in my journal to one year ago - September 14, 2010. I found a prayer so similar to the one I had just written.
"Thank you for being present with me."
"Thank you for giving me all of the things I need, in exactly the perfect timing."
"Thank you for taking care of me endlessly."
Psalm 63:3-5 "Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy."
"Thank you so much for being everything I need and being able to fulfill me completely."
"Thank you for showing yourself to me as a faithful provider."
"I don't want to let myself forget your faithfulness, God. I want to praise you for it daily."
I sat silently for a moment, basking in God's goodness and just loving who He is. Then I turned back in my journal to one year ago - September 14, 2010. I found a prayer so similar to the one I had just written.
"Thank you for being present with me."
"Thank you for giving me all of the things I need, in exactly the perfect timing."
"Thank you for taking care of me endlessly."
Psalm 63:3-5 "Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy."
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Jesus Plus Nothing
Luke 6:47-49 (NLT)
"I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
"Are you willing to rest on a single foundation? Jesus plus something else does not double your security. It actually takes it away. The only security is Jesus plus nothing." - Lydia Brownback, Trust
I see the reality of these words in my life. I see events in the past month that raised my stress level, made me want to control my circumstances, and indicated that my security was not dug deep and laid on the solid rock of Christ. Now I see myself rebuilding the right way. I see myself trusting God with things I didn't before, and I know what do to when the rain starts to fall.
"I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
"Are you willing to rest on a single foundation? Jesus plus something else does not double your security. It actually takes it away. The only security is Jesus plus nothing." - Lydia Brownback, Trust
I see the reality of these words in my life. I see events in the past month that raised my stress level, made me want to control my circumstances, and indicated that my security was not dug deep and laid on the solid rock of Christ. Now I see myself rebuilding the right way. I see myself trusting God with things I didn't before, and I know what do to when the rain starts to fall.
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