God is my refuge lately. He always has been, but there are just some times in your life that he becomes your hiding place. Sometimes, it's in the midst of crisis: I've been there. But other times, there's not a major crisis but you feel too weak to do it alone. I know that I am supposed to be depending on God for everything: I CAN'T do it alone. However, sometimes, that fact is more readily believed than at other times. Now, as I pray and miss and desperately try to stay in the present rather than aching for the future, I find that my greatest times of peace come when I'm in His arms. He hides me from all the fears and sadness that I am running from.
"Oh, no, you never let go, through the calm and through the storm! Oh, no, you never let go, every high and every low! Oh, no, you never let go, oh, you never let go of me!"
Matt Redman's song You Never Let Go was so encouraging to me today. I realized how much power I have on my side: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Your perfect love is casting out fear." My king is a conquering king...
Anyways, the view from the twenties is great. With each day that passes, I am learning more about me, more about him and most importantly, more about HIM. I'm so blessed. When I was interrogating Kyle the other day on Facebook chat, I asked him if he was happy. It took him a little while to answer but one thing he said in response made me think: "I am content and joyful in the Lord." I know that he may not be happy right now. I am not happy per say. I miss him terribly! But I am content and joyful in the Lord. And that's not on my own strength but with the strength and power of my conquering King, who has invited me and everyone else to his wedding feast!
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