Thursday, April 22, 2010

Feed on His faithfulness

Don't forget Family Freedom Walk is coming up on May 8th!!

Stressed, strained, and stretched this morning, I am teetering between trust and self-pity.

Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Ah ~ just the reminder that I am safe in the shadow of His wings begins to give my heart rest. I've been a believer long enough to know it is a very real place; I've been there many times. My problem is I don't STAY there!

Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

I have taught this truth dozens of time, yeah, probably hundreds - but, here's a true confession from a counselor - sometimes I forget myself that God is in the process of fulfilling His purpose in my life. I needed to be reminded of that this morning.

Psalm 57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
God is my rescuer. His love for me does not wax or wane based on my mood, attitude or behavior. His love is steadfast and He is always faithful.


I remember in Psalm 37:3 it says, Trust in the Lord, and do good: dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness (NKJV).

The best path out of my personal pity party is right there - feed on His faithfulness.

When life seems to have gone awry... feed on His faithfulness.
When conflict arises... feed on His faithfulness.
When jobs threaten to be lost... feed on His faithfulness.
When there are more bills than money... feed on His faithfulness.
When deadlines loom large and there is not enough time in your day... feed on His faithfulness.
When worry and anxiety come knocking on your door... feed on His faithfulness.
When worry and anxiety don't bother to knock but just barge in... feed on His faithfulness.
When the sun shines... feed on His faithfulness.
When the crocus peek through the early spring ground... feed on His faithfulness.

Psalm 57:9-10 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.

Diane

DIGGING DEEPER
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

UPCOMING EVENT
May is fast approaching and we will be hosting our 2nd annual Family Freedom Walk on Saturday, May 8th. You can help in two ways. 1. walk - call guest services to obtain a walk package, solicit sponsors and come to the walk. 2. (this is a fun one) Sponsor Victory Call for the walk. We are having a friendly competition between the 2 groups of devotional readers (Freedom Fighters and Victory Call). Our goal is to raise more funds for the Victory Call team than the men raise for the Freedom Fighter's team. If you would like to join the fun, simply go to this link on our website https://01.secure.elexio.com/donations.aspx?id=366346&websiteurl=http://www.americaskeswick.org&siteid=2184 fill out the information and indicate in the "DESIGNATION" area : Family Freedom Walk: Victory Call or if you prefer make your check out to America's KESWICK and put in the memo line: FFW/Victory Call and mail to : America's KESWICK 601 Route 530 Whiting, NJ 08759. ALL DONATIONS MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH in order to be counted for our TEAM. Come on ladies, we can do it!!!

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