Day 176 - December 7 - A day that will live in infa...no wait, that's already been used...
Just a quick post at the end of a long day -
Do you ever get those random confirmations? What happens most often (to me, anyway) is that I'll be reading the Bible and a verse or two will nail my soul right between the eyes, and I'll just know that at that time, and at that place, those words were meant for me to hear. And then shortly thereafter, somebody will randomly speak or email or text me the same verse, out of the blue as it were, and it acts as sort of a confirmation that you were listening correctly. Well, a few days ago I was reading Psalm 27 and a couple of verses reached out and grabbed aholt of me. They were verses 13-14, which read
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
When I read these words, it was in the midst of a period of anguished prayer during my morning Bible time, and I was so impacted by the words that I jumped up and wrote them on a yellow sticky note and stuck them on the fridge so that they would be an encouragement to Cherié as well. That was Friday morning. Today, without me mentioning any of this to her, a dear friend cited the same verse to me through the blog - and I read it at precisely the moment when I was despondent and frustrated (again) about all of this. It was almost like God was saying "Hey, doofus. Didn't I tell you that a couple of days ago? When are you going to start paying attention?"
Fortunately for me, He cares enough about us that He patiently reminds me (again) (when I need it) that He remains faithful, and He offers hope even in the midst of this trial.
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posted by Eric Williamson @ 11:08 PM
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I, too, love it when the Lord gets hold of us and makes it SO clear that His words are for us at that very moment! I pray that He will give each of you the strength and courage and hope to take you through one day at a time, filling you with His presence and comforting you with His peace.
I understand where you are coming from Mr. Williamson, have had plenty of those reminders too! I love how God is so personal and so connected to us in our daily lives. He does not stand far off, He is right by your side when you work, talk, or witness( a big help in those times!). I pray that God would show you more verses that can uplift and give you reminders of His great love!
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Valerie
God is just so good all the time--even when we don't realize it, He has texts from the Bible or verses from a song that are just meant for us at that moment! He is amazing to me--I can never quite fathom how He knows everything about everyone of us His children so that not even a hair can fall from our heads without our Heavenly Father knowing it! God bless you with peace and strength on this long--and often hard road--but God knows what lies ahead and the exciting things He has in store.
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