Hope AND Wait

This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.

The Lord's lovingkindnessess indeed never cease,

for His compassions never fail. 

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

"The Lord is my portion," says my soul,

"Therefore I have hope in Him."

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, 

to the person who seeks Him.

It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:21-26

Guidance

My son, observe the commandment of your father

and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

Bind them continually on your heart;

Tie them around your neck.

When you walk about, they will guide you;

When you sleep, they will watch over you;

And when you awake, they will talk to you.

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is a light;

And reproofs for discipline are the way of life.

Proverbs 6:20-23 

Shine!

Arise, shine; for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Then you will see and be radiant,

And your heart will thrill and rejoice;

Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you,

the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Isaiah 60:1,5 

He is working...just wait.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time;

It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.

Though it tarries, wait for it;

For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

 Habakuk 2:3 

Willing to learn

Be merciful and gracious to me, O Lord, 

for to You do I cry all the day.

Make me, Your servant, to rejoice,

O Lord, for to You do I left myself up.

For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive;

and You are abundant in mercy and 

loving-kindness to all those who call upon You.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,

that I may walk and live in Your truth;

direct and unite my heart to fear and honor Your name.

Psalm 86:3-5, 11      

Walking

Pray that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.  Jeremiah 42:3

National Day of Prayer

The above pic is one I took in Jefferson City years ago...felt like it was appropriate today.

 God's loyal love couldn't have run out, his merciful love couldn't have dried up.  They're created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!  I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over). He's all I've got left.  God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks.  It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God.  It's a good thing when you're young to stick it out through the hard times. When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence.  Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions: Wait for hope to appear.  Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face. The "worst" is never the worst.  Why? Because the Master won't ever walk out and fail to return.  If he works severely, he also works tenderly.  His stockpiles of loyal love are immense.  He takes no pleasure in making life hard,
   in throwing roadblocks in the way:   Lamentations 3:22-33 (The Message)

Today, my prayer for you my friend, is that you would see God at work all around you...that you would know this crazy God-sized love that He has for you, and that you would not take it for granted.  That you would be so thankful to live right where you are, doing right what you are doing, letting Him shine through you.  That you would be quick to run to Him and let Him fill you with the hope that only He has a limitless supply of.  That you would NEVER give up, and that you would ALWAYS know His presence with you.  I pray that in the times of wait, because there will be many of them, that you will embrace those times for all the learning and refining He can bring through them.  That you will stick to it and watch Him redeem it all.  I pray that you will make good use of your time and be quick to include Him in each day.  And that each new morning will remind you of His faithfulness and put a spring in your step for all the possibilities!  May each of us hold ourselves accountable to the One, true God, letting Him use us in any and all ways that He sees fit.  This is my prayer for you today...on the national day of prayer.