Cast Down

I was reading in my book the other day, A Shepherd's Looks at Psalm 23, and was reading a chapter on He Restoreth my soul. In this chapter it refers to the verse later in the psalms about David saying, " why art thou cast down?" And I knew that sheep when they lay down sometimes they fall over and when their feet aren't touching the ground. When this happens the sheep are frightened and begin to kick, which only turns them completely over. If a shepherd doesn't pay attention to his sheep, a sheep can die like this. Their insides begin to swell and they die. But the interesting thing is that the healthy fat sheep are more likely to have this happen to them.
The Lord is our Shepherd, the best there is and he never gets distracted and forgets to watch His sheep(us). But many time those who are doing well, growing in their Christian walk are the ones that become cast down. God knows what we can handle and how it will strengthen us and He will not let us there to die. Isn't He wonderful?! Anyway, this was just something short that I thought was really neat.

Yet He Loves Me!

I was reading me devotions this morning then meditating on what I read. In Psalm 8:4 (which Matt just wrote about) I was thinking of what we have in Christ, what He makes us.

"What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

Ps. 8:4

Before we come to know Christ we are pathetic. I think of what I was before I knew Christ: I was a worm, dung, unworthy. If I were to work in the King's palace before I was saved I wouldn't be worthy to even be a maid that empties the chamber pots. I'm sorry if that is inapropriate to some, but that was the dirtiest, foulest, job I could think of. I wouldn't be worthy enough for that! But, God saved me and with Him, as my Father, I am now a daughter of the King. Praise him for his love and kindness to me, a poor wretched sinner. Aren't you so thankful that God makes us all new? And it's the same for guys, He takes you from the lowest position and makes you His son, an heir to the Kingdom! What love! Isn't it just wonderful that we can serve a Father like that?

I was just blown away this morning when I thought it. I hope it was a blessing to someone else.

To Single Girls

I was catching up on some posts from a blog that I couldn't keep up with while in Germany and I came across this article called Happily Ever After. Catchy, right? This was a really good post and I recomend you single girls out there to read it. Here is the direct link to it: http://blog.ylcf.org/2008/08/happily-ever-after.html Hope you enjoy it, it was a blessing to me!

Short Singles Post

Well, I wanted to post again on some things that the Lord showed me yesterday during church. I don't know why but it seems like all I've been posting on is for singles.

Anyway, yesterday Mr. Robinson gave a challenge in the evening and it didn't really have anything to do with being single but the Lord showed me something.

We always love the verse in Philippians 4:7 about "the peace of God" and we love when we have that peace. But he read the verse before to show how we can have that peace all the time.

"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall

keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Phil. 4:6-7

The verse before starts out "Be careful for nothing;" basically don't worry about it, don't be anxious. Take it all to the Lord in prayer and be thankful at this time of your life. Yes, thankful that you are single. Mr. Tessin(Missionary to the Philippines) mentioned in singles Sunday School that if you aren't content and thankful now, being single, you won't ever be content and thankful being married. I thought it was so neat that the Lord showed me these verses later that night. So be thankful and content now in your single state. Then you get that wonderful, peace which passeth all understanding. I don't know, I thought it was neat how the Lord worked on this in my life while in Germany and now He is reminding me over and over about what He has taught me.