Many of my readings today were from the book of Psalms. I wrote down several. I won't fill this post with all of them. Only with this one. Psalm 146:1-2.
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I know He is worthy and He alone is worthy. I also know that I will praise God as long as I live. Just some days it is easier to praise God with gusto than other days.
Another blogger today has a post that speaks to me. The title of the post is Patience. Her post isn't about me or anything I'm going through but it is, if you know what I mean. We are both praying about a situation of a dear friend who is waiting on doctor reports, treatments, what-if's, when, and what-comes-nexts. So I feel her angst about that. But...
I am wondering about patience also, or waiting, or maybe both. When does waiting and/or patience become inactivity, laziness, wasting precious time? I'm waiting patiently for the right job, the right opportunity. No, it is not life and death. So in that respect, my waiting is minor. But that doesn't make it (waiting) much easier, or less confusing, or less troubling. (Actually, it might. I've never had the other type of wait.)
I'm not asking that God give me special attention over other more pressing matters. After all, God is big enough to do EVERYTHING all at once, if He chooses to. I don't even want a solution, just some peace that the wait is what I'm supposed to be doing. Thoughts keep going through my mind, like I'm wasting time, I'm letting opportunities go by, etc. Maybe I should be talking classes, or going to get some type of certifications, or ......something. Shouldn't I? But when I try to determine what, I don't have a clue. I don't know if standing still is what I'm supposed to do.
Oh, I do things, just not things I get paid for....Like this blog, or leading Bible studies, or singing at the nursing home (which I haven't done since I started the part time job in August!), or putting together activities, or preparing for Sunday School. I guess I'm not being very patient. I'm thinking of what-ifs, what's next, and the like. I'm trying to force an answer or a plan. I don't know how and I don't know the plan and I don't know how to put this down.
Help me, Lord. Praise be to You, my Lord God. Praise be to You. My souls sings of You and sings Your praises. I will Praise You forever, my whole life, and beyond. I will sing praise to You my whole life long. Help me when I stumble. Help me have belief and truth in my praises to You. You are worthy. Forgive my lack of trust! Amen.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
My thoughts today are that I need to repeat this and repeat this and repeat this. You know how sometimes you say things that you believe, even as you doubt? Or maybe I should say, things you think but don't feel? That's where I am today. I do praise the Lord. I do.I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
I know He is worthy and He alone is worthy. I also know that I will praise God as long as I live. Just some days it is easier to praise God with gusto than other days.
Another blogger today has a post that speaks to me. The title of the post is Patience. Her post isn't about me or anything I'm going through but it is, if you know what I mean. We are both praying about a situation of a dear friend who is waiting on doctor reports, treatments, what-if's, when, and what-comes-nexts. So I feel her angst about that. But...
I am wondering about patience also, or waiting, or maybe both. When does waiting and/or patience become inactivity, laziness, wasting precious time? I'm waiting patiently for the right job, the right opportunity. No, it is not life and death. So in that respect, my waiting is minor. But that doesn't make it (waiting) much easier, or less confusing, or less troubling. (Actually, it might. I've never had the other type of wait.)
I'm not asking that God give me special attention over other more pressing matters. After all, God is big enough to do EVERYTHING all at once, if He chooses to. I don't even want a solution, just some peace that the wait is what I'm supposed to be doing. Thoughts keep going through my mind, like I'm wasting time, I'm letting opportunities go by, etc. Maybe I should be talking classes, or going to get some type of certifications, or ......something. Shouldn't I? But when I try to determine what, I don't have a clue. I don't know if standing still is what I'm supposed to do.
Oh, I do things, just not things I get paid for....Like this blog, or leading Bible studies, or singing at the nursing home (which I haven't done since I started the part time job in August!), or putting together activities, or preparing for Sunday School. I guess I'm not being very patient. I'm thinking of what-ifs, what's next, and the like. I'm trying to force an answer or a plan. I don't know how and I don't know the plan and I don't know how to put this down.
Help me, Lord. Praise be to You, my Lord God. Praise be to You. My souls sings of You and sings Your praises. I will Praise You forever, my whole life, and beyond. I will sing praise to You my whole life long. Help me when I stumble. Help me have belief and truth in my praises to You. You are worthy. Forgive my lack of trust! Amen.
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