Psalm 34: 1-10
I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
I will constantly speak his praises.
I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
For the angel of the Lord is a guard;
he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
He freed me from all my fears.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
For the angel of the Lord is a guard;
he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
Well, I am back in the states from an amazing
journey and experience in Haiti. This past week has been extremely rough
emotionally but so full of JOY knowing that in every situation God receives all
the glory; I can't stop praising His name. I can't stop telling others what He
has done. I won't stop, until the WHOLE world hears. Vivid images remain in my
mind and stir my heart to action. I have seen hunger, malnutrition, emptiness,
disease, and poverty at its worst. I have experienced young girls selling their
bodies just to make a living. I have looked into the eyes of a hopeless heart. I
have prayed for the dying and given a kiss to the broken. I have bandaged a
wound and fought for the life of an infant. I have spoon fed a hungry child and
then prayed by the power of the Holy Spirit as she vomited every bite of food
that she just ingested because her tummy doesn’t recognize “food” or
“nutrition.” I have wiped tears and prayed for people in their poverty and most
desperate situations. All the while knowing and believing with all my heart
that those who take refuge in Him WILL find joy and “lack no good thing.” In
the most desperate situations I find myself on my knees interceding for these
people while praising my Savior for what He is doing. To God be all the glory! The human mind cannot comprehend His
ways but His ways are good, they are right, and we serve a God who doesn’t
change (Hebrews 13:8). If He doesn’t change, than the God He was when He walked the earth, He
still is today.
It is very easy to go to a country like Haiti and
always question “Why?” The sights tend to be overwhelming and if God is a
“good, loving, and giving” God then why does He let stuff like this happen? Believe
me, when you are faced with a starving child before you begging for food but
then too weak to even eat or hold anything down, you break and questions run
through your mind. In all honesty, every time I go there I am faced with these
questions as well and I have to remind myself that God is working. It is a
perspective change. Even though it may appear that He is absent He is there and
He so desperately cares for the broken, hungry, lonely, orphaned, widowed, and
as a follower of Christ it is our “responsibility” to take His love to these
hopeless people so they can experience His full LOVE and restoration. Through every situation He is teaching
me so much. I still have a lot to learn before I am fully ready to step into
His full purpose for my life but until then, I will keep dreaming BIG and
praying BOLD prayers. It’s so hard waiting and feeling like your remaining in
the same place, but it is good, God is just working out all the details. All I
know is that everyday He is breaking me a little more for His people, making my
heart a little more tender and humble. He is preparing me for my future. He is
calling me to a higher place in Him, a place where nothing else matters but to
bring glory to His name. This is where ultimate fulfillment is found. Will it
be easy? Absolutely not. Is there sacrifice? You better believe it. But will it
be worth it? Without a doubt. This life is not about you or me. This life
requires sacrifice. The bible says to consider others needs before ourselves.
This MUST be a lifestyle. Is this your lifestyle?
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