Be Still in the Lord

After being in tears most of the day, and constantly trying to find time in the word, I FINALLY had time to sit and pray and be still before the Lord. This year, I have committed to reading a Psalm and a Proverbs each day. I opened the Bible to Psalm 16, and within a few seconds, I was filled with emotion.

 
I know the Lord is always with me.

 

I WEPT! This was such a reminder. One I needed to hear. I KNOW I am not alone, but now I can live it and believe it! After I breathed a deep breath and sigh of thanksgiving, praising God, I continued on…

 

 

More tears. Yesterday, I “thought” things were falling into place. Don’t get me wrong – God is good, and he is putting things in place in his timing. I had a clear set of directions yesterday. I was happy and content and excited about the weeks to come. Today, I wept for Haiti. I laid the plans that were before me down at the foot of the cross, giving up what I’ve been planning on doing for months now to take yet another step into the unknown. What is ahead is uncertain…but I know God will show me the way of life, being with me always, as I continue to walk with him, hand in hand!

 

This wasn’t the end of my time with the Lord. What usually is a “short” 10 minutes of reading and meditation has now turned into a longer prayerful and intimate time with my lover!  I flipped the pages, and once again, more tears!

 

Proverbs 16:1

Proverbs 16:3

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I have read ALL these verses before. I have read Psalms and Proverbs time and time again. Today, it resinated deep into my heart. God’s perfect timing. Not only of the scriptures, but of the quietness of the house, and being able to come before him just as I am.