Last night I hit a hard time and I had the choice of ignoring it or dwelling on it or letting God take care of it.
I listened to a sermon, I had a good cry, and I talked with a caring Godly friend. And then I turned to the powerful Word of God... and this is what He showed me, it is exactly how I feel and what I needed to read.
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Psalm 16
Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
As for the saints who are in the land, they are glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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God You are in charge. Guard my heart, seal it, keep it safe. Regardless of circumstances, let me always be assured that my lot is secure and You have a delightful inheritance for me, though I don't deserve it. You are so merciful. Your plans for me are already written, and they are for my good and Your glory. Remind me daily to strain for what is ahead and forget what is behind. Keep me focused on the eternal not the temporary. Apart from You I truly have no good thing.
I listened to a sermon, I had a good cry, and I talked with a caring Godly friend. And then I turned to the powerful Word of God... and this is what He showed me, it is exactly how I feel and what I needed to read.
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Psalm 16
Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
As for the saints who are in the land, they are glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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God You are in charge. Guard my heart, seal it, keep it safe. Regardless of circumstances, let me always be assured that my lot is secure and You have a delightful inheritance for me, though I don't deserve it. You are so merciful. Your plans for me are already written, and they are for my good and Your glory. Remind me daily to strain for what is ahead and forget what is behind. Keep me focused on the eternal not the temporary. Apart from You I truly have no good thing.
i love you, sister - praying for you today. remember i'm here if you ever need to talk
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