As for God, His way is perfect;
The Word of The Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psalm 18:28
Tonight I am thinking about what to say here and how God's Word works in my life on a day to day basis. I know I have the answer to this but the problem is expressing it on a blog.
What I know is that I have depended on God's Word for years. The Bible is what I have relied on through many times of good and bad. There have been times of fear that overtook me and debilitated me. It was in those times that God's Word sustained me and got me on my feet again. A Scripture God gave me through my prayers of desperation was in 2 Timothy 1: 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. I don't know if you have ever had fear like what I have had, but I know that my mind was not sound when I was in that state of fear.
When my son died God graciously gave me Scripture in this same book I have headed this blog start with. Psalm 18: and verses 16-19 ~~ He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but The Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. Before I move on from this verse that I believe God gave me I need to give a disclaimer here . I am in no way saying that God is for suicide or that he was behind my son's actions and supporting his decision to take his own life. I see these verses as comfort for me, the mother, in that God wanted me to see that my son was in a desperate place and in that desperation he made a decision and acted on it while very drunk. In God's great mercy and grace he allowed this and he rescued my young son and took him to his spacious place with my Heavenly Father and I was given this verse for that reason . I do not wish to receive responses that criticize my reasoning as this is not up for debate . This is what I believe and I am sharing it here with you. I pray you will be able to accept this and appreciate the nature of my sensitivity here after having lost a son .
So my trust is in The Lord who gave his words of life and truth , a manual for living . There are many more Scritures that have been my shield and been proven in my life. The trust has gained ground and I pray will continue to keep gaining ground as I know life is hard and I need more dependence on God!
Lord Jesus ,
You have seen me through many tough times and many losses and gains. I am stronger from having had you show me your way through your word. I pray for any who read this blog to hear what you desire for them to hear. I ask that you would continue to use your word to strengthen and keep me and all who seek to know you through your word. In Jesus I pray. amen.
The Word of The Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psalm 18:28
Tonight I am thinking about what to say here and how God's Word works in my life on a day to day basis. I know I have the answer to this but the problem is expressing it on a blog.
What I know is that I have depended on God's Word for years. The Bible is what I have relied on through many times of good and bad. There have been times of fear that overtook me and debilitated me. It was in those times that God's Word sustained me and got me on my feet again. A Scripture God gave me through my prayers of desperation was in 2 Timothy 1: 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. I don't know if you have ever had fear like what I have had, but I know that my mind was not sound when I was in that state of fear.
When my son died God graciously gave me Scripture in this same book I have headed this blog start with. Psalm 18: and verses 16-19 ~~ He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but The Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. Before I move on from this verse that I believe God gave me I need to give a disclaimer here . I am in no way saying that God is for suicide or that he was behind my son's actions and supporting his decision to take his own life. I see these verses as comfort for me, the mother, in that God wanted me to see that my son was in a desperate place and in that desperation he made a decision and acted on it while very drunk. In God's great mercy and grace he allowed this and he rescued my young son and took him to his spacious place with my Heavenly Father and I was given this verse for that reason . I do not wish to receive responses that criticize my reasoning as this is not up for debate . This is what I believe and I am sharing it here with you. I pray you will be able to accept this and appreciate the nature of my sensitivity here after having lost a son .
So my trust is in The Lord who gave his words of life and truth , a manual for living . There are many more Scritures that have been my shield and been proven in my life. The trust has gained ground and I pray will continue to keep gaining ground as I know life is hard and I need more dependence on God!
Lord Jesus ,
You have seen me through many tough times and many losses and gains. I am stronger from having had you show me your way through your word. I pray for any who read this blog to hear what you desire for them to hear. I ask that you would continue to use your word to strengthen and keep me and all who seek to know you through your word. In Jesus I pray. amen.
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