A reflection excerpt from Psalm 91 (read that before you read this!)
I was reading and reflecting in Psalm 91 yesterday afternoon, along with doodling in my prayer journal, and now I'm bringing it all to my blog. Yippee Ky-yo Ky-yay!
I hope this serves as a reminder for you just as strongly as it did for me while I was writing this. Bless you!
The psalmist's praise of the Lord's deliverance and protection displays the kind of faith that we should all have; the type of faith that dismisses fear and allows us to rest with the knowledge that we are held safe and secure in the hands of our God. With the materialistic and self-absorbed world we live in today, many find it hard to obtain an unbreakable faith. Some don't even know how to start or where to look. This could be because the strength needed to acquire this faith cannot be found in any earthly thing. It takes spiritual discipline to get started and a heart full of His love to keep going. This indestructible strength can only be found through our relationship with Him. He is the source, and in His perfect timing, He will provide. We tend to forget that our desires are not always going to be His desires. Therefore, when He does not deliver the desires of our heart, we are disappointed and might even question our faith as a result. However, with an unbreakable faith we understand that regardless of our selfishness at times and what goes on in the world around us, nothing can penetrate the shield that God has placed around our spirits. When we trust that we are everlastingly safe and secure because of God's infinite love and His ultimate victory over evil, we can experience a steadfast peace that exceeds our circumstances. We cannot always depend on Him to make things happen the way we want them to. He has placed a calling on each of our individual lives, along with two feet to get started on the path that will ultimately lead us to our eternal Home. Of course, this fallen world is temporary, but while we are here it's our job to start rebuilding the walls with Jesus as its permanent cornerstone. Take refuge beneath His wings, but also place your faith in Him so that you can faithfully spread your wings as well. As nice as it would be to just stand back and watch things fall in to place for us, that's just now how it works…it's not how He works. With an unbreakable faith, we understand that. With an unbreakable faith, our failures won't stop us. With an unbreakable faith, our fears become minimal and our dreams become maximal. Let us train our hearts to love Him through the storm, because He has loved us through it all. Find the strength to take up your shield, to fight the battle, and to defend your faith. Age is no setback for this fight. Always keep your eyes on Him, no matter what. Train yourself to fly with your eyes, ears, and hearts all set on Him. No matter how scary it might be, He will take care of you. He will provide for you. And He will continue to love you all of your days. God is our refuge, our fortress, and our cornerstone. Trust in Him. He will protect us, rescue us, answer us, be with us, deliver us and honor us, satisfy us, and redeem us. Allow Him to be the Author of your life. You are the pen in His hands. He writes it out for you because He is the greatest Author of them all- yours. He is the Creator, and you are no mistake. He loves you.
"He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." -Psalm 91:15-16
In His love and light,
Emily Lauren