Goodnight!

Psalm 4:8 English Standard Version (ESV)

8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;

    for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

It's Sunday!

We can still learn from those who have gone before us.

My God, My Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

Psalm 121:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 122:7 New International Version (NIV)

7 May there be peace within your walls

    and security within your citadels.”

Sometimes there just seems to be way too much drama in life and today feels like one of those days.  I needed to stop and remind myself that I have a God who doesn't sleep.  He's my night watchman.  

Jesus King of Angels - Fernando Ortega

Of Baby Steps and Push Starts

Proverbs 4:12 Good News Translation (GNT)

12 Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.

James 1:2 English Standard Version (ESV)

Testing of Your Faith

2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials of various kinds,

Philippians 4:13 English Standard Version (ESV)

13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

I've been thinking about feet , especially my feet.  They hurt, rheumatoid arthritis hurt.  At the same time, I've been mildly impressed by what these painful feet have endured today.  The young man who once lived in our house but now lives in a dorm needs to return to that dorm this weekend.  Unfortunately, his car has not been cooperating.  In fact it is something of a miracle that the car got him here at all.  The car is fixable, but can we fix it in time?  My husband had to work Black Friday, leaving me as the one at home who could help the young man.  So the day found me out on the street with him running and pushing his car so he could push start it.  So, tonight I'm hurting, but impressed enough with myself that I'm wanting to stop and shout, "Did you see me?  Did you ever believe I could do it?"  It has me wondering if God is applauding each step I take in my walk of faith, each time I chose to trust Him, chose to believe that He'll do what He says He will do; because, frankly, my doubts and fears leave me often taking cautious little baby steps.  I need a push start, my clutch popped, so to speak, so I can move on with God; and if God is the only one applauding that is more than enough.  

Rend Collective - Shining Light

A Psalm for Thankful People

Psalm 103 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 103

Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;

    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the Lord, my soul,

    and forget not all his benefits—

3 who forgives all your sins

    and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit

    and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things

    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works righteousness

    and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,

    his deeds to the people of Israel:

8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

    slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 He will not always accuse,

    nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve

    or repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

    so great is his love for those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

    so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,

    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

14 for he knows how we are formed,

    he remembers that we are dust.

15 The life of mortals is like grass,

    they flourish like a flower of the field;

16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,

    and its place remembers it no more.

17 But from everlasting to everlasting

    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,

    and his righteousness with their children’s children—

18 with those who keep his covenant

    and remember to obey his precepts.

19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,

    and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Praise the Lord, you his angels,

    you mighty ones who do his bidding,

    who obey his word.

21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,

    you his servants who do his will.

22 Praise the Lord, all his works

    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Thanksgiving Song - Mary Chapin Carpenter

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