Thursday, October 4, 2007

Psalm 150

1 Praise the LORD.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.

2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,

4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,

5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.

Lord, I praise You and thank You for all that You are doing in my life and within me!

This has been a very crazy time for me…

Last weekend, I attended the “Fragrant Oil” Women’s Conference in Fuquay with a friend. It was an interesting experience, and I think I’ll be processing it for a while. Overall, it was good, but not quite what I was expecting or hoping for.

This past week at work was also hectic—with both month-end and quarter-end responsibilities, plus my co-worker being on vacation… and to top it off, I was on my period. Stressful! But I think I’m over the hump now and can coast for a bit.

This weekend, we’re watching the kids for R and E’s 6th wedding anniversary—so I guess I’ll be resting next weekend?

We’re still waiting on God regarding the house. Yesterday was the hearing, so I suppose the next key date is October 24th.

This morning, we started reading Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest. The devotion spoke about how God pounds and molds us into the shape we need to be for His service—how these challenges are necessary to make us useful to Him.

As Tom was reading, I pictured a blacksmith pounding, hammering, and shaping metal—forging a sword or axe for battle. It was such a powerful analogy for what we feel we’re going through!

Lord, thank You for Your faithfulness. Help me not to fear, whine, or doubt—but to praise Your name as You mold me for Your service.

Amen.