Letter 9 – April 29, 2010

Yesterday’s status, or word from the Lord:
And, the sun came out again today!
As Annie sings, The sun will come out tomorrow….
and as Ps 30:5 says For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning.
And Jeremiah said:[It is of] the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. [They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness. Lam 3:22-23

The thing is, I wasn’t needing that word yesterday……until after yesterday happened.
This week has been rough. Yesterday was a day full of disappointment, rocks and brick walls, hurts and conflicts, struggles to care for me or sacrifice me. A real chore to rest in the Lord.

Yesterday, I was lost and sorrowful, and needed the Lord to show me the way….and the way was VERY narrow….with lot’s of potential attacks, and disappointments…..and I struggled to choose the way that He was pointing out.

As soon as I committed myself to His way, come what may, I slept.

And I woke up this morning, with His mercies ever new….and knowing the love of God….and knowing some of that joy again.

Joy doesn’t mean everything’s fine, or easy, or pretty – joy means that my heart is in Jesus, my mind is yielded to His word, and by His grace and power, I am taking every thought captive.

Joy is knowing that I am abiding in the secret place, beneath the shadow of the Almighty.

And really, there is NO other place to be.
And honestly, there is No other place that I desire to be.

In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi