He will Surely Stand by Me

Wow. I haven't been on here in a while! Time sure does fly!! Only two more weeks till I get to go home! So exciting!! I have so much to do before then it's scary so I'll just have to take it one day at a time.

I thought I'd share some verses that have been a huge comfort to me over the past few weeks. Psalm 94:17-19 "If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul." It's so comforting to know that God is my helper. He's not some distant old man type who is uninterested in my decisions. Actually He is more interested in the decisions I make than even I am! That is a comforting thought. I struggle with worry and anxiety. And these verses remind me that when I get that way, I must force myself to dwell of His "consolation." I must choose to daily be so lost in who my God is that all earthly problems kind of lose their punch. When I wonder what God is doing or why something's happening, I can trust that He'll bring me through and make me closer to Him through it. And something that has been driven home for me the past weeks is the fact that being in God's will is not some sort of pie in the sky ideal that is in the future. Doing God's will is little every day things like loving people, reading His word, praying, etc. I am happiest when serving Him. And that takes the focus off myself and my problems and allows me to just dwell in Daddy's arms. I don't have to let the anxious thoughts multiply within me. That only leads to stomach ulcers. I choose to focus on the only things that will cheer my soul. My Lord's consolations.

I have a lot more that I'd like to say, but it's late. If you want to know, ask me. And if you see me around, I'd love to talk about the peace and joy I can't contain. And where it comes from.

I guess that's all for the time being. Have a good night. I leave you with the words of the Ron Hamilton song "My God is a Righteous God."

Jesus knows my every word and deed.
Jesus longs to meet my deepest need.
He lives now to intercede, He will surely stand by me.