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I was doing my devotional this morning and what I was reading was great, but it wasn't hitting my heart. I felt compelled to go to Psalms and start reading. So as I was browsing I came upon Psalm 59. David is calling out to the Lord because Saul is after him, wanting him dead.
I've been very stressed out lately with lots on my mind. The list of DHR issues with the "hopeful" adoptions has really been a burden on my spirit. Where do I go in times of trouble?
Have I really been relying on the Lord.....ummm no. I find myself relying on me....my own solutions, my own answers, my own thoughts when facing difficulty.
But my God is bigger than I am, and in his special and unique way he is always faithful, especially when I'm in His Word. He uses His Word to speak to my heart, to encourage me, to equip me, to comfort me, to strengthen me. He is my fortress, even when I fail to seek shelter there.
Where do we go when facing bad news, hard times, or difficulties in life? Do we turn inward to ourselves and our own understanding or do we let our hearts sing out to the Lord and take refuge in him?
David gives us a great example of what to do...sing out and recognize the Lord is our fortress! It is what my heart needed this morning most of all. Thought someone on here might need that same encouragement.
Psalm 59:16-17 ESV
16 But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.� Samuel Adams
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Thanks for posting brother!
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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"The future's uncertain and the end is always near"
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I needed to hear this. thinks for posting!
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Psalm 34 is one of my favorites.
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
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Thank you for your word this morning. Spoke directly to me.
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"Have I really been relying on the Lord.....ummm no. I find myself relying on me....my own solutions, my own answers, my own thoughts when facing difficulty."
That is my biggest problem.... Thanks.....
It's not a Passion, it's an Obsession. That's what I tell my wife, but she promptly informs it's a disease to which is incurable.
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Thanks Mike. 
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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Thanks for the post brother. I am going through many trials right now and just got some more unexpected news and was sitting here thinking what am I going to do. I feel overwhelmed when I sit here and think about it all. I constantly forget that I just have to keep my head up and keep doing the next right thing and God will take care of the rest. Opening my bible now.
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Fantastic post, thank you!
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If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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If we are to die, let us die like men! General Cleburne, Battle of Franklin, Tennessee November 30, 1864.
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