I am a hopeless romantic as I "hinted" at in my last entry. My greatest desire has always been to marry my Prince and have a family. At times I have allowed this to make me discontent with my current situation of singleness. The Lord has helped me to come a long way over the years in how I deal with my singleness. Now I really do view my single years as a gift and a wonderful opportunity to serve God with all I have. The point of this post is just a reminder to myself of how, when I am struggling, if I call out to my Father He will restore that peace that I at times allow myself to temporarily lose.

One such time was almost a year ago when my brother got married. We always thought I would be the first to wed but somehow He beat me to it. Well, for a few days after the wedding I was a bit depressed. When I couldn't stand it anymore ( why didn't I go sooner) I went to the Lord and begged for help to find peace again. These are the notes I wrote during that precious time when He fulfilled His promise to me of Isaiah 26:3 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

May 14, 08

Delight thyself also in the LORD; Psalm 37:4a

Delight - 1) a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture. 2) something that gives great pleasure. 3) to give delight to. 4) to have or take great pleasure.

Rapture - ecstatic joy or delight.

From thesaurus - cheerful, cheer or gladden, inspiring, sparkling, encourage, content, happily

(I left off the last part of that verse on purpose because too many times that was my main focus. All I could think about was the desires of my heart and I was missing out on the beauty of just delighting in Him.)

37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Commit - to give in trust or charge

Trust - confident expectation; hope; to commit with confidence.

(Commiting and trusting was and is at times the hardest thing for me to do. Doesn't the Lord need help or at least my opinion? Not hardly. All that has ever accompished is a mess.)

37:7a Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for him

Rest - 1) relief or freedom esp. from trouble. 2) to refresh oneself, as by lying down.

(Rest really only comes when we lay ourselves and our desires down at His feet and LEAVE IT THERE.)

37:23&24 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

(The Lord knows I will fall but by His grace I won't stay down, He will lift me up)

38:9,10a &15 LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me;

(God knows exactly what my dreams are and He willingly listens when I cry out to Him. I know that I have no strength of my own and I am only strong in Him)

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope; thou wilt hear O LORD my God.

Lord, please give me shining eyes, smiling lips, and a singing heart.                ~ Dear Princess

I love the title of the book ' A life that says 'Welcome.' That's what I want my life to say to those I meet,  'Welcome to the love of Christ.' I want them to see the beauty of Jesus and nothing of me.

Joyful - causing joy. Being joyful then means not only that I am full of joy myself but that I cause or spread that joy to others. Nothing we are given is to be kept to ourselves. It is all meant to be shared that it may continue to grow. And remember too that the joy of the Lord is our strength.

My ending verse is this - Psalm 39:7 And now, O LORD, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Truly my hope is in the Lord. Everything that I need and want can only come from Him. My peace, my joy, the godly husband and marrige that I desire. But before I can please and bless my husband, I must please and bless my Father. One essential way is by trusting His timing and going forward with my heart content in Him.

Finding these notes and reading them over was a blessing because once again I saw how the Lord always comes through and all we need is in His word.

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