Psalm 90:14 Satisfy me [us] in the morning with your unfailing love,
that I [we] may sing for joy and be glad all my [our] days.
From my notes: ...Let God love-on me every morning. My cup will be filled and then I'm freed-up to love others who don't love me in return! We can love people who give us nothing because God give us everything!
Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
And hope does not disappoint...I'm having to really think on this one but it is so encouraging! Sometimes I wrestle with the whole thought of God's sovereignty vs. my 'hope.' Hope sometimes doesn't feel like it matters...if I'm hoping against what God has planned in His authority...and I don't always know what He has planned! But then He leads me to these verses...
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Ezekiel 36:26-27, 36 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. 36Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the LORD; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it.
When we give ourselves to Him, He gives us His spirit and a new heart! And as we let Him fill us up (see Rom. 5:5 again!) we get a better understanding of His heart. We get in-step with Him and He rebuilds the ruined places, grows beautiful gardens where there was only desolate ground. He says, "I have spoken, and I will do it!" (Do I believe Him...and do I behave as if I believe Him?) So, my hopes begin to line up with His will...His plan...His heart. Of course, this doesn't mean much until I accept His never-fail, unconditional love for me first!
He is so faithful...God continues to show Himself faithful over and over and He doesn't have to! I just need to praise Him for that!
I'd love to hear your take on any of this...
5 comments:
I fully agree.
God is perfectly faithful. He is sovereign AND good. And when my hopes don't match up with His will, I have to trust that He knows so much better than I do!
Submitting to His will isn't always easy, but realizing WHO HE IS, nothing else makes sense to do.
Thanks for sharing your Sunday thoughts.
Bingo! He's in constant pursuit, and yet we chase after Him. Doesn't make much sense, does it? :o) Thanks for the post.
I.M. & Zeph - Thanks to both of you for your input!
Found your blog through zephaniah317...I was just going to say that I loved seeing that verse, Ezekiel 36:26...it stuck out to me because the other day I had a friend tell me she realized she had become "hard" to the point of not crying, not admitting pain even to herself, and not allowing herself to be affected by things, and she recognized this as a bad thing. I sent her this verse...so perfect. Thanks for sharing.
taste the sea - hello! Thanks for your encouraging comment. I hope you'll visit again.
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