My Hope is in You

My hope is in You LORD, all the day long. I won’t be shaken by drought or storm.

I love this song and I love the message. Thought I’d share it today.

Hope you have a great day, wherever you are.

A Sea of Troubles

Psalm 130

¹From a sea of troubles I call out to you, LORD. 
²Won’t you please listen as I beg for mercy? 
³If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long. 
⁴But you forgive us, and so we will worship you. 

⁵With all my heart, I am waiting, LORD, for you! 
 I trust your promises. 
⁶I wait for you more eagerly 
 than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. 
 Yes, I wait more eagerly 
 than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. 

It’s not always smooth sailing out there. Hasn’t been for me lately. I know things are going to get better though, and the words in the verses above encouraged me today.

I hope they encourage you too.

Have a good day, friends.

Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything

Advice for myself today…and anyone else who may need it.

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Sometimes life gets hard and worries can build up fast. It’s just nice to know God is listening.

A Place of Safety

Psalm 142:5

I pray to you, LORD! You are my place of safety, and you are my choice in the land of the living. Please answer my prayer. I am completely helpless.

What a gift we have in Jesus. A Savior who loves us, is merciful to us, and who provides us with a place of safety during our days spent here in this crazy world.

The last sentence of this verse is so true. I really am completely helpless without the LORD.

On the surface that sentence may look like it only applies to hard times or negative situations, but I interpret it differently. I realize the truth in those words more and more every day – on good days and not so good days. It’s a realization that humbles me on the good days and lifts me up on the not so good ones.

More than anything, I have found that trusting God keeps things balanced in life. I am so thankful for the peace that comes from every time He gives me the ability to acknowledge that I don’t have to carry all of life’s burdens. Granted, I’m guilty of not turning to God in every situation and guilty of trying to do it all sometimes (alright, a lot of times.) But the more I choose to believe and trust in what God promises, the better off I find myself to be.

It’s a work in progress…but the answer is always clear in the end. Now for the strength to be able to remember that my place of safety is always there.

In the past I would have considered stuff like this too personal to share. My attitude about that has (obviously) changed though, and I’d just like to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who have read all of this. Thanks for letting me share some of me with you.

What about you? Do you have a place of safety? Let’s talk about it. I’d love to hear from you. Click here https://positivelysecond.wordpress.com/feedback/ and send me a message, or just leave a comment below.

Have a great day everyone!

Today is the Day

Today is the day You have made…I will rejoice and be glad in it. And I won’t worry about tomorrow, I’m trusting in what You say. Today is the day!