I'm feeling a little deep today, I have so much on my mind with my life and things that someone close to me has shared about theirs and I'm praying that he gives me the right words to say to this person, I'm 24 yrs old and I dont feel very wise when it comes to being a spiritual counselor but yet I find that God has constantly placed these situations in my life where i am needed as one. He must know that I am strong enough to take the burdens of others, even when i feel as though I'm not the best to do so, He has always had more faith in me than i have myself. I really needed to hear some encouragement this morning and wasn't sure where to find it today, I took my bible and blindly opened it to a random section and counted to 3 as my finger slid down the passages on the page, once i got to 3 i stopped moving and this was the verse I had landed on. i know that's a very unconventional way of reading the bible and probably shouldn't count on that all the time but today the verse i stopped on was just what i needed to hear.
"Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God,
the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and
His loving kindness to a thousandth generation with
those who love Him and keep His commandments;"
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NASB)
this verse also reminds me of this song i heard last week that stopped me in my tracks. its called *Blessing* by Laura Story. If you haven't heard it then you must! I'll add the youtube video to this post. It made me think "how many blessings do we pass up just because something feels different or is unfamiliar to us? " this song was the special music in church Sunday and I'm not really one who believes in coincidences and I think that everything happens for a reason and I almost didn't go to church that morning because i kept getting knocked back. the 1st thing was i over slept and almost just stayed home but I just felt i needed to be there and so i hurried to get dressed anyway, then i spilled makeup on my skirt just as i was about to leave and almost gave up then and just said forget it. but i hurried to find something else to wear. i made it to church 2 minuted before it started. I think the devil was trying to keep me home .... but he lost :) anyway my point was - i needed to hear those words that day and the message and I'm so glad i didn't give in and stay home!
read some these lyrics from this song -
"We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the achings of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy"
this song brings me to my knees and that part about trials in our lives being his mercies in disguise, I had never considered that trials in our lives could be anything more than that - I trial, a hard time, heartache & pain. when you go through those emotions its so hard to see the picture that is bigger than any of us. and I'm learning that those trials and how you handle them, shape you into who you are. they can break you or make you, and i will not be broken ... God is our rock, unmovable and during trials you are to take comfort in knowing that.
this post was a little random . . . sometimes i have a hard time sorting out all the things racing around in my head, ever feel that way?
take a minute and close your eyes and really listen to the words of this song ...... I hope it blesses you the way it has me ....
JwF
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