There's a reason I started memorizing Psalm 34 last November. No, I'm not done yet. I've got 15 verses down, 7 to go. Actually (and I don't use this as an excuse), I've been mulling a few of these verses over in my head for some time now. So, even though it's taking me a little while to get the whole chapter down, the verses I have memorized have sunk deeply into my heart. Several of them have become my heart's prayer.What I thought were verses for one thing, became verses for yet another. Little did I know then that God would use these verses to prepare me for what I know now. . . Dennis and I finding ourselves in a place of transition.
To be quite honest, the question of what's next? can produce anxiety in me. The known to the unknown, the familiar to the unfamiliar. Usually when we make a change it can be pretty significant, so you would think by now I would have these life transitions down to a science, but no, the "faith versus fear" class always has lessons to teach me.
Psalm 34:4 - I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me, freeing me from all my fears.
I can trust Him.
He will keep my thoughts and my heart quiet and at rest as I trust in Him (Phil. 4:6-7). Quiet and at rest. . . the complete opposite of fear.
I will trust Him.
Psalm 34:8 - Oh, the joys of those who trust in Him!
3 comments:
It is amazing how much joy and peace we get when we trust him. How is it that we can't seem to remember from time to time that we will have that joy and peace? At least for me, I have to learn once again to trust him. And he is so patient and faithful!
sublime thoughts, gwen.
thanks!
-dd
I love Phil 4:6-7 - those were my verses as I left Marin in Split this fall. I'll have to read through Ps 34 tonight - it sounds good. There's certainly a lot to be fearful of, unless we're grounded in the One who has everything under control. "Be still, and know that I am God."
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