Let's see what this new year brings...whatever it is, I am so grateful that My Jesus will be with me.
My Mom shared this passage with me the other day and it seems so applicable to my life lately....and maybe yours?
Psalm 77
For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of Asaph.
1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout.Oh, that God would listen to me!
2 When I was in deep trouble,
I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
but my soul was not comforted.
3 I think of God, and I moan,
overwhelmed with longing for his help.
Interlude
4 You don’t let me sleep.
I am too distressed even to pray!
5 I think of the good old days,
long since ended,
6 when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
7 Has the Lord rejected me forever?
Will he never again be kind to me?
8 Is his unfailing love gone forever?
Have his promises permanently failed?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he slammed the door on his compassion?
Interlude
10 And I said, “This is my fate;
the Most High has turned his hand against me.”
11 But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
12 They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
13 O God, your ways are holy.
Is there any god as mighty as you?
14 You are the God of great wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
15 By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Interlude
16 When the Red Sea[a] saw you, O God,
its waters looked and trembled!
The sea quaked to its very depths.
17 The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.
18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
the lightning lit up the world!
The earth trembled and shook.
19 Your road led through the sea,
your pathway through the mighty waters—
a pathway no one knew was there! 20 You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep,
with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.
God is with us friend. His ways are not our ways or His thoughts our thoughts. And I am glad for it. He is the creator of the stars that sing, the minnow that swims, and for me, His girl. We are not forgotten by Him. The path in our life may not be the one you or I thought we were going to take, in fact if there was a choice it may not have even been chosen, but guess what? He is with you and He knows. Just like He knew of the path through the Red Sea. What a miracle and awesome display of His power and knowledge. Take heart dear friend. He will hold us in the storms and carry us when we are weak, He will rejoice with us and cry with us, He always listens and wants to. He loves us. He is love.
