Simple, Truthful, Powerful Declarations

This past Sunday I was trying to figure out what to do with myself as I rested for a while. Imagine pacing back-and-forth in your head while simultaneously walking in circles (also in your head!)  The only thing I was succeeding at was quickly getting overwhelmed with my own reflections!

Thoughts raced of: 

• all that has happened this past year
• how far I still have to go to get back to 100%
• disappointment and frustration of not being 100% yet
• how far I've come 
• tears of the struggles 
• tears of the surprising joys amidst those struggles (yep, I was a tad emotional!)
• what I have learned 
• what I am still waiting to find out I've learned 

With ALL those thoughts, how is one to sit down and just BE?  

Then I was reminded of my three favorite Psalms throughout this season.     

Declarations that have been needed over and over and over again:

                    A promise:               

"For in the day of trouble

    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;

he will hide me in the shelter of his 

sacred tent and set me high upon a rock."  

Psalm 27:5

                     A reminder: 

"My heart says of you, 

“Seek his face!”

    Your face, Lord, I will seek."  

Psalm 27:8

                    A challenge:

"Wait for the Lord;

    be strong and take heart  

and wait for the Lord."  

Psalm 27:14

                    A song: 

“I will extol the Lord at all times;

    his praise will always be on my lips.

I will glory in the Lord;

    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Glorify the Lord with me;

    let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

    he delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to him are radiant;

    their faces are never covered with shame.” 

Psalm 34:1-5

                    A proclamation:

“Taste and see that the Lord is good;

    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”  

Psalm 34:8

                    An encouragement: 

“Take delight in the Lord,

Trust in the Lord and do good;

    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;

    trust in him and he will do this.”  

Psalm 37: 3-5

                    A little bit of laughter (think about it...) mixed with Truth: 

“The Lord makes firm the steps 

    of the one who delights in him; 

though he may stumble, he will not fall,

    for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” 

Psalm 37:23-24

What a pleasure to be met right where we're at through the power of God's Word!