today

"why are you downcast, o my soul? why so disturbed within me? put your hope in God, for i will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." psalm 42:11

like david, this, today, my soul cries, and sighs... then i am reminded that:

"the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies." (rom. 8:22-23)

i remember that i am a foreigner here, and just passing thru, that i am a stranger and an alien to this world. (1 pet. 2:11) and that there is an intense battle going on for my heart.

i remember too that i am promised victory,

"thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. let nothing move you. always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 cor. 15:57-58)

so, i wait for my King to deliver me. i stand firm, and with a very heavy heart, conisider the things of the Lord and trudge on in the strength of my Saviour.

so, i rejoice. i sigh. and i wait for the salvation of the Lord. come Lord Jesus.

please pray for my heart, mind and soul. for protection. grace. truth and immense peace. that i would know His presence and purposes and His tenderness as He has called me to this for the time being. thanks guys.

shawnda