Despair-To-Go? No way! I'll Take an Extra-Large Order of Truth!

Some days are just rough, tempting me to enter a land of despair. But, God’s so faithful to give me a way out through praise, and reminders of His capability to work out the details. Focusing on who God is strengthens and stretches my faith muscles. Daily exercises and choices give me an opportunity to see how strong my faith really is. "Do I really believe? Oh, Lord, help me in my unbelief!" 

Join me in proclaiming truth of who God is. (you can whisper if need be. lol.)

“The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty;

The Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength;

Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.”

Oh, Abba God, “Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting.” Just as Scripture says,

“More than the sounds of many waters,

Than the mighty breakers of the sea,

The Lord on high is mighty.”

No matter what I face today or tomorrow, You are the One I put my hope in. You are capable of seeing me through, and your grace is sufficient for me – just as it was for Paul in all of his suffering... Just as it was for Jesus while He walked on earth. When I feel despair creeping into my life, I ask that You remind me of this:

“Truly, Father God,

Your testimonies are fully confirmed;

Holiness befits Your house,

O Lord, forevermore.”

I love You so much and am so grateful that You’ve called me to be your daughter and co-heir with Christ Jesus. Teach me your ways, which are holy and true. May You be glorified through my life, today and forevermore. In Jesus’ name…

--some, but not all of Psalm 93, NASB is included in this post.

Shall we praise Him forever?

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved." -- Ephesians 1:3-6

Shall we praise Him forever? 

Our Abba (Father, Papa) is constant. His love is forever. As a result of Christ's precious blood, He's unable to turn against us, His eyes are always on us - unable to turn His gaze away, and He makes us much more than we could ever hope to be. He renews us, He gives us strength, He answers when we call, and He listens. He’s patient, kind, good, and pure. Nothing evil is in Him. Only good. And He loves me – and you – so very much.  

So, my dear sister, shall we praise Him forever? 

Abba, Father, Papa... we praise you, for you are good. You are holy and true. Even when you say "no" to us, it is because you always are looking for our best. Unlike humans, you aren't guessing which options are best. You know what is best for us, each moment. You love us with a pure love that never seeks harm. So, Abba, we praise you together - we sisters in faith through the precious blood of Christ Jesus. Thank you for allowing us the privilege to come before you with full confidence. We love you, Abba. In Jesus' name... 

Royal priesthood

There is so much meat all wrapped up in these 2 words. However, I was strongly led to keep it very simple. Good thing. Formatting was trouble. ha! Wonder if Paul had ink trouble when he wrote all those church letters?