What A Wonderful God I Serve!!!

"For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people." -I Samuel 12:22

"But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me:" - Psalm 40:17a

"The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy." - Psalm 147:11

"For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation." - Psalm 149:4

This is one thought that has always amazed me--that God thinks about me, and that he takes pleasure in me!! I cannot understand it, but it makes me want to praise God with all my heart and life.

"Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable." - Psalm 145:3

"Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being." - Psalm 146:1,2

"Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you." - I Samuel 12:24

Trust

Trust Him

Trust Him when doubts assail thee,

Trust Him when thy strength is small.

Trust Him when to trust Him

Seems the hardest thing of all.

Trust Him, He is ever faithful,

Trust Him, His will is best.

Trust Him, for thy Father's heart

Is thy surest place for rest.

Trust Him in storm and sunshine,

All thy cares upon Him cast,

Till the term of life is over

And thy trusting days are past.

- Author Unknown

Lately, it seems that I have been having an incredible amount of trouble trusting God. I let the storms of life overwhelm me, and I worry and fret over things of which I have no control. The more I let doubt have its way, the bigger and blacker the storm clouds become, and I find that they cover and obscure the rays of sunshine that really are there. When I'm not trusting in God, my life is miserable. But God is always faithful, and He always gives me what I need. Recently, as I've been reading my Bible, there have been many verses about faith, and trust that have really 'popped out' at me. I am finding that when my focus is where it should be ( on God), and I put my full, complete trust in Him Who is in control of everything, and concentrate on serving and pleasing God today, where I am, that I have so much more joy, and each day is brighter as I seek to serve God better.

Psalm 27

"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the  LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake  me, then the LORD will take me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."