For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all who call upon You (Psalm 86:5, NASB).
The NIV reads: You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Have you ever stopped doing and allowed yourself to rest in the arms of your loving Lord?
The first couple weeks of February, when I tried to set down and write 1000K words a day for my new Christmas story, it went well. But I didn’t finish the month able to write much.
I was struck with what I thought was a doozy of a sinus infection. Nope. Covid again.
Moan and groan. NO WAY.
The Lord is good and I’ve spent a lot of time with Him. Have you ever read Experiencing God? It’s wonderful for reintroducing our First Love and I again realized how privileged I am to be called His daughter. To think God created me for a relationship that brings glory to Him, blows me away. It’s too deep to fathom. He created you for the same.
Have you ever considered that illness or recovery are allowed in our lives for the purpose of growing closer to him? Those times when we’re forced to slow down and let our God hold us up.
That’s what the coronavirus did for me in February. I had a mild case the first time, Easter Sunday, also my birthday, in 2023. I only dealt with brain fog and fatigue.
This time? I was blindsided and pretty much out of it for two weeks.
What did I do during that time except rest? I experienced God’s one and only lovingkindness.
I’ve heard some people say they get more out of the New Testament than from reading Psalms. I love the Psalms. Those song and poetry writers spoke from the heart. They often began lamenting but ending praising the Lord with all of their souls.
The Psalms speak to me. After all, reading them sparked me to fill four journals with devotional poetry that I don’t know if I could write today. Word search puzzles helped me pass the time in February. I just “happened” to have one based on the Psalms close to my chair. Oh, how my God blesses me with the lovingkindness of His steadfast love.
He opens my eyes to see Him at work in hearts near and dear to me. I want all whom I love to open their hearts and realize what our Lord reveals of himself at the times we are open to receiving His love, and in turn, serve Him in love.
After all, He first loved us. In turn, we are to bring glory to Him through continual, daily worship that deepens our relationship with him. The more we know Him, the closer we are to spending eternity with Him.
The NIV reads: You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Have you ever stopped doing and allowed yourself to rest in the arms of your loving Lord?
The first couple weeks of February, when I tried to set down and write 1000K words a day for my new Christmas story, it went well. But I didn’t finish the month able to write much.
I was struck with what I thought was a doozy of a sinus infection. Nope. Covid again.
Moan and groan. NO WAY.
The Lord is good and I’ve spent a lot of time with Him. Have you ever read Experiencing God? It’s wonderful for reintroducing our First Love and I again realized how privileged I am to be called His daughter. To think God created me for a relationship that brings glory to Him, blows me away. It’s too deep to fathom. He created you for the same.
Have you ever considered that illness or recovery are allowed in our lives for the purpose of growing closer to him? Those times when we’re forced to slow down and let our God hold us up.
That’s what the coronavirus did for me in February. I had a mild case the first time, Easter Sunday, also my birthday, in 2023. I only dealt with brain fog and fatigue.
This time? I was blindsided and pretty much out of it for two weeks.
What did I do during that time except rest? I experienced God’s one and only lovingkindness.
I’ve heard some people say they get more out of the New Testament than from reading Psalms. I love the Psalms. Those song and poetry writers spoke from the heart. They often began lamenting but ending praising the Lord with all of their souls.
The Psalms speak to me. After all, reading them sparked me to fill four journals with devotional poetry that I don’t know if I could write today. Word search puzzles helped me pass the time in February. I just “happened” to have one based on the Psalms close to my chair. Oh, how my God blesses me with the lovingkindness of His steadfast love.
He opens my eyes to see Him at work in hearts near and dear to me. I want all whom I love to open their hearts and realize what our Lord reveals of himself at the times we are open to receiving His love, and in turn, serve Him in love.
After all, He first loved us. In turn, we are to bring glory to Him through continual, daily worship that deepens our relationship with him. The more we know Him, the closer we are to spending eternity with Him.
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