Look at What God Can Do...

"Hasten, O God, to save me;

O Lord, come quickly to help me.

May those who seek my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

May those who say to me, 'aha!aha!'

turn back because of their shame.

But may al lwho seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always

say,

'Let God be exalted!'

Yet I am poor and needy;

come quickly to me, O God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O Lord, do not delay." Psalm 70.

I move and have my being because of the love of a few...I breathe in peace, with loving kindnesses because of a God who loves without measure, who needs no trophies, no high accolades...just me, just you as you are...

I sit this morning with birds singing their morning song of delight outside my window...I sit in grace with a heart of gratitude for all I have, for the love of those few, for waking in a home filled with peace and tranquility.

I sip my hot cup of heaven and reflect on events past, on events upcoming...doubts crowded my mind for brief moments...I'm tired but not defeated...I get caught up in concern over future things, on goals and dreams, on my children and those I call friend...until I remember, God is my portion...

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:31

I give over those things that crowd mind and heart...I lift up my eyes from whence comes my help and speak words of love, of forgiveness, of health and grace...

Here I find solace...among the forest trails and lakes I visit each day I find God patiently waiting, whispering among the gentle winds blowing and soughing among hills and vales...that solitary walk through trails winding to a destination of such beauty it takes the breath away...and I am rich, I sit in the wealth and bounty of natures church...cathedrals of trees so monumental they give heart, soul, mind and spirit pause...

Oh what a world we live in...

I am rich in health...rich in love and compassion...and so I breathe through each moment of doubt, of consternation, of grief and sorrow remembering who I am in the eyes of those few and more, in the eyes of a Father who has never given up on this child. I am enriched by each one I come in contact with...blessed with such grace, witness to kindnesses all round me even when its not for me, but for the person beside me...

I take heart in the compassion I see others handing out...

I take solace and joy in seeing a shy, introverted young woman grow out of her shell throughout her tenure within my workplace...

God is good my friends...He never leaves nor forsakes...

"Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me

You have been so, so good to me

Before I took a breath,

You breathed Your life in me

You have been so so kind to me

There's no shadow You won't light up

Mountain You won't climb up

Coming after me

There's no wall You won't kick down

Lie You won't tear down

Coming after me"

Reckless Love - Cory Ashbury

And so I begin the day with lightness, with grace riding my shoulders...with truth as my breastplate, with fortitude...

May God bless your day with light to fill the shadows...with grace to meet lifes hardships, with a never-ending strength to fight your battles...

You are loved, loved, loved, endlessly and forever...

Worthy...each one.

Stand tall my friends, dear treasures...stand tall and take your ground back, one step at a time...

May God richly bless each day with continual confidence, and each night with unfathomable peace...