My strength may fail, but You are my portion forever!
You are in the heavens and You do as You please!
Your nearness is my good!
Your strength is made perfect in my weakness!
These phrases flood my heart and mind when I reflect on the past couple of weeks. All of them speak of my nothingness and Your everything!! Thank You for Your strength! Thank You for Your perfection! Thank You for Your steadfast love! I am nothing without You!
The only hope I have in this world is You, Father, and You know how I've been searching for hope and joy in the things of this world. Thank You for wooing me back and continuing to pursue me when I am so faithless. Forgive me for seeking others' affections and friendship to satisfy the deep longing that only You can fill. The fog of physical pains and emotional heartaches have been too much for me to bear on my own (but I have tried) and I thank You and praise You for carrying me through.
I am overwhelmed with love and a deep hearted thankfulness for Matt and his care for my heart over the past couple of weeks. The ways he has encouraged me and consoled me has done nothing but remind me of Your gentleness, patience, and endurance. Thank You for the man of God that You are continuing to work out in him. It is a perfect work that You are not through with yet. And, thank You a million times over that You have put us together. He points be back to You and washes me with the water of Your Word!! His desire truly is Ephesians 5:26 "...that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word..." The way he leads draws attention to You and Your great power not his own. Thank You for Your blessings in him!
Father, rid me of the worrisome thoughts and fears that reveal my lack of trust in You! Fill me with Your joy and passion for Your glory and name alone.
Thank You for the graces this week:
- Sweet, short, and meaningful conversations with each one of my children have warmed my heart! They need me and my time so much. More importantly they need You. May I point them to You by my words, actions, and priorities.
- Working out the details of this month long jury duty service. And by that I mean NO TRIALS!! Couldn't be any better.
- Making it to the end of another school year of teaching piano. WOW!! 33 lessons a week! Next week's recital will be a time to sit and enjoy all You've done through me to teach these precious students.
- Conversations with my sister to encourage her heart and pray for her and Glenn! Father, You know and You are near and in control. Use this to press them deeper into You.
- Mother's Day was such a sweet, long, open afternoon and evening. Thank You for my family and all the ways they blessed me that day and every other day too. Picnic, bookstore, fro-yo, and home to relax.
- Laughter!! Among the sadness there has been laughter! May my joy come from deep within!
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