“Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul…
The LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.”
Psalm 94:16-19, 22
Last night I wasn’t in a very good place in my mind, and God used the words of this Psalm to calm and encourage me. I hope that if you’re in a tough place right now, these words will cheer your soul also. 💕
I’m at a complete loss for what to think and how to respond to my continued inability to sleep and to the way it’s making me feel right now.
I want to just keep eating and eating this “comfort food.” Why not? It makes me feel “good” – or at least “okay” – for a few rotten moments…and then it bites me in the butt.
I need You, Daddy. I need You, my “Abba,” my gracious Father…I need You desperately. I know You’re here with me, but I’m having a hard time “feeling” Your presence. I wish You could physically embrace me so that I could “experience” the comfort of your touch…but I can only “sense” Your strong (yet gentle) “arms” around me now with “tingling skin” of faith.
Where are You, God?
Are you in this fiery trial with me, or have You left me all alone?
I know the answer. I know the truth…
I am not alone. You are right here with me, in this fire. Protecting me from the effects of the billowing flames.
You’ve been here before. You’ve felt what I’m feeling. You understand completely.
I am known and loved.
I am cherished and adored.
I have worth.
I have value.
I am fashioned in Your image, and you have declared Your creation of me as “very good.”
I am Your “masterpiece,” …Your “poem”!
You are writing my “story” – the story of my life.
You, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, care about me…and You care about everything that concerns me!
You are incredibly and delightfully and utterly GOOD –
I was lost I was in chains The world had a hold of me
My heart was a stone I was covered in shame When He came for me
I couldn’t run, couldn’t run from His presence I couldn’t run, couldn’t run from His arms
Jesus, He loves me, He loves me, He is for me Jesus, how can it be, He loves me, He is for me
And it was a fire Deep in my soul I’ll never be the same
I stepped out of the dark And into the light When He called my name
I couldn’t run, couldn’t run from His presence I couldn’t run, couldn’t run from His arms
He holds the stars and He holds my heart With healing hands that bear the scars The rugged cross where He died for me My only hope, my everything
~ “Jesus Loves Me” from the album Love Ran Red, by Chris Tomlin
I absolutely love the words to this song. Although they are simply stated and well known truths, if you really meditate on them–they are transforming!
Jesus, He loves me, He loves me, He is for me
What if we really took a moment to think about these statements?
Jesus loves me! He loves YOU! And His love for us will always be the same.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. ~Romans 8:38-39
Jesus, how can it be, He loves me, He is for me
Jesus is for me! He is for YOU! He has our best interests at heart, and he will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). He is on our side!
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? ~Romans 8:31
Take comfort in the fact that Jesus loves you and that Jesus is for you today! ❤
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