Standing in the kitchen listening to Nichole Nordeman singing gratitude to our Lord. The satisfying hum of a dishwasher. A dog laying at my feet. The sound of children playing in the basement. A fresh salad all ready for dinner. Clean dishes in the sink. A glass of lemon water in my hand. An apron hanging around my neck.
It's a wonderful feeling. =)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Psalm 81:6-16
Psalm 81:6-16
"I relieved your shoulder of the burden;
your hands were freed from the
basket.
In distress you called, and I delivered
you;
I answered you in the secret place of
thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Selah
Hear, O my people, while I admonish
you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to
me!
There shall be no strange god among
you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign
god.
I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up out of the land
of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will
fill it.
But my people did not listen to my
voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn
hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes,
Those who hate the Lord would cringe
toward him,
and their fate would last forever.
But he would feed you with the finest
of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would
satisfy you."
I am reading through the Psalms, and it continually tells of how the Lord deals with the wicked. I am seeing more and more how desperately wicked my heart is. Yet, though I am so unbearably wicked, my Lord is so gentle and kind, compassionate and loving toward me. I never feel him burn his Holy anger against me.
And I am always complaining.
Thank you Father, for sending us your perfect gift, your Son Jesus Christ. And thank you Jesus for submitting to the Father, even unto death.
May I glorify you in all that I do. I confess I can do all things through your strength ALONE, for I am NOTHING without you.
"I relieved your shoulder of the burden;
your hands were freed from the
basket.
In distress you called, and I delivered
you;
I answered you in the secret place of
thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Selah
Hear, O my people, while I admonish
you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to
me!
There shall be no strange god among
you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign
god.
I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up out of the land
of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will
fill it.
But my people did not listen to my
voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn
hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes,
Those who hate the Lord would cringe
toward him,
and their fate would last forever.
But he would feed you with the finest
of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would
satisfy you."
I am reading through the Psalms, and it continually tells of how the Lord deals with the wicked. I am seeing more and more how desperately wicked my heart is. Yet, though I am so unbearably wicked, my Lord is so gentle and kind, compassionate and loving toward me. I never feel him burn his Holy anger against me.
And I am always complaining.
Thank you Father, for sending us your perfect gift, your Son Jesus Christ. And thank you Jesus for submitting to the Father, even unto death.
May I glorify you in all that I do. I confess I can do all things through your strength ALONE, for I am NOTHING without you.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Psalm 73
"Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost
stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
For I was envious of the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the
wicked.
For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of
mankind.
Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment
Their eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
They set their mouths against the
heavens,
and their tongues struts through the
earth.
Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find no fault in them.
And they say, "How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
Behold these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.
For all the day long I have been stricken
and rebuked every morning.
If I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I would have betrayed the generation
of your children.
But when I thought how to understand
this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.
Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!
Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you
despise them as phantoms,
When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you
Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to
glory.
Whom have i in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I
desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
For behold, those who are far from you
shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is
unfaithful to you.
But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
that I may tell of all your works."
to those who are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost
stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
For I was envious of the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the
wicked.
For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of
mankind.
Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment
Their eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
They set their mouths against the
heavens,
and their tongues struts through the
earth.
Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find no fault in them.
And they say, "How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
Behold these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.
For all the day long I have been stricken
and rebuked every morning.
If I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I would have betrayed the generation
of your children.
But when I thought how to understand
this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.
Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!
Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you
despise them as phantoms,
When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you
Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to
glory.
Whom have i in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I
desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
For behold, those who are far from you
shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is
unfaithful to you.
But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
that I may tell of all your works."
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
No matter how cute the shoe, if they're too small, don't wear them!
No matter how cute the shoe, if they're too small, don't wear them!
Mom bought some super cute black and gray flats yesterday and she was so kind and let me borrow them. Sweet huh? Well, they are size 8. I wear size 9. I only wore them for about 1 hour. But even so, I am now putting a bandage on my new, and rather painful blister. I haven't needed a bandage since March, I haven't had a blister in years!
By the way, dictionary.com = one-of the best websites ever! As I was doing bible with Wesley this afternoon, I looked up a bunch of names like Ahithophel on dictionary.com. Because I have no idea how to pronounce names like that. And dictionary.com has this nice little button that, when you press it, it says how to pronounce the word. iiii love it! :)
Mom bought some super cute black and gray flats yesterday and she was so kind and let me borrow them. Sweet huh? Well, they are size 8. I wear size 9. I only wore them for about 1 hour. But even so, I am now putting a bandage on my new, and rather painful blister. I haven't needed a bandage since March, I haven't had a blister in years!
By the way, dictionary.com = one-of the best websites ever! As I was doing bible with Wesley this afternoon, I looked up a bunch of names like Ahithophel on dictionary.com. Because I have no idea how to pronounce names like that. And dictionary.com has this nice little button that, when you press it, it says how to pronounce the word. iiii love it! :)
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