It's a spectacular morning in Wisconsin today. Clear blue skies, a crisp breeze off Lake Michigan, and the sun is shinning. The sun in streaming into my kitchen as we all finish our breakfast and turn on some worship music. A little taste of heaven, when I can worship the Lord with my family!
Yesterday I mediated on Psalm 33 and was so comforted by the words at the end of the Psalm:
"We're depending on God,
he's everything we need.
What's more, our hearts brim with joy
since we've taken for our own his holy name.
Love us, God, with all you've got -
that's what we're depending on."
Oh how true God's word is and how amazing that it can penetrate into the depths of our soul to express what we are feeling. As I face the uncertain future of selling and buying a house, trying to make a dream come true, I am at a point where I know that He is everything I need. I am depending on God to pour out all the love He has to get me through these busy days. But what is on top of all that? A joy that spills over because I have taken on the name of the Lord- He is my father!
Only in Christ can I feel such dependence upon Him while feeling joy in that dependence. It is counter-culture these days to admit weakness - and even more strange to find peace, joy and happiness in admitting that weakness. But, as I throw my life onto the altar and say "it is not mine, but yours" a peace envelops me that allows me to sleep at night.
So, I will tell all of what it is that sustains me and gives me joy.
So sings my soul...how great thou art!