So the countdown is down to less than two weeks, and I have a lot of things to do... but this morning I had an unique opportunity to enjoy getting up and not really having anywhere particular that I needed to be. I was able to get up and go for a short run and then able to come out on my back deck and dig into a bit of God's Word, while listening to a little Shane and Shane. I have been so blessed with such a sense of God's peace right now... exactly what I needed. I just finished up finals and moving (two of the most stressful things for me.. and together are a bear to handle)... but God is good and over the last several days since school let out for the semester I have been able to spend time with some special people and I have had some time to relax. The passage that I read today was the passage in Psalm 51, when David is talking to God about the sin with Bathsheba. I feel like I have not made time with God a priority, especially within the past month, and so verse 10-12 spoke close to my heart. David pleads to God to "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me... restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me" This is a passage that inevitably I have heard countless times before, but God used it this morning to remind me of why I am going down to the DR and to confirm that He has never let go. I have been called to share the joy of his salvation (something that I never want to become mundane and taken advantage of). Through God's grace I have been able to get through the preparation process so far, and by His sustaining grace I will make it through these next two weeks... and on to the summer. Please be in prayer as I make my final preparations. Thank you so much for your prayers, support and encouragement. You are a blessing.
Because of Him,
Monica
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