Comfort in God's Presence

      In celebrating my husband's birthday of many years, we have to count our blessings.  But most of all we take great comfort in knowing God is in charge of how many birthdays we have.  He knows all and plans all.  

Comfort in God’s Presence

 You know…
You know all that goes to and fro.
You know the present, future, and from years ago.
You know when it will rain or snow;
What will die or grow.
You know the winds that blow.
You know every sunset, every rainbow;
Every blessing you will bestow.
You know…
You know words before they flow.
You know deeds we will undergo.
You know every heart down here below;
Every tear and every woe;
Every heartache, every blow;
Every high and every low.
Lord! You know…
You know every sadness, every happy glow;
Every enemy and every foe.
You know every path we choose to go;
Every action we have to show.
You know…
You know who will answer “Yes” or “No”.
You know who will say, “I love you, so.”
Lord! You know.
 
Mary Crisp Jameson  7/10/2021
 
“You know when I sit and when I rise, you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.  Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.”  Psalm 139:2-4 NIV 

Well-Pleased

 

     God said about His Son, Jesus, “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.”  What a day that will be when we, as believers, enter God’s presence and hear Him say about  us, “I am well-pleased.”

      It will give us much, much more joy than when we hear our parents, children, or friends proudly state to others about our lives that we lived in such a way that “they were well-pleased.”

     Therefore,  I hope to be an example by following scriptural direction, letting the Bible and it words be a shining light in my life.    

    

Waiting On God

      When we become sick, really sick, we usually resort to going to a doctor.  How often and how long do we sit in the waiting room?  One of the most dreaded things in going to the doctor is the wait.  It can turn into hours, and I always get impatient and frustrated.  There have been a few times, I walked out and left thinking that "I can get better on my own."
     Is that the way we are with God?  We expect Him to answer every prayer of hope and desire and within our time frame.  We just do not like or enjoy sitting in God's waiting room.  So, we strike out on our own determined to do it ourselves.  And, what a mess we can make!  We just become sicker and more unhappy. 

     Waiting often means: 

Meditating
Seeking Where God is
Drawing close
Changing Attitudes
Staying in the Work
Deepening Trust
Building Endurance