In 10 days, we will be in Tennessee.
I am putting together an "inspiration" list of some of my favorite Bible verses and inspirational sayings friends have given to me over the years.
Some favorites:
"Trust in God's word and power more than you trust your own feelings and experiences."
"May we fear attempting to remove ourselves from the hands of our heavenly Guide, or missing even one lesson of His loving discipline due to our discouragement and doubt."
"The greatest challenge in receiving great things from the Lord is holding on for the last half hour."
... and then, the motherlode:
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
What this means (to me)...
1. A heart's legitimate desire necessitates a wait. It endures the test of time. A sustained longing is not changed by mood or hormonal levels or circumstance. It is strengthened by time. Things of great esteem and value take time.
2. God will trump the desires of our heart if it affects our destiny. God will never say "no" flippantly or without a reason. If you have desired something and seasons have changed without fruition of that desire, look for what is present and not what is absent. The very thing that we lack or desire will be used by God to bring us to our destiny. Everything you seem to desire gets your focus on what you lack, but God does not turn a deaf ear to you. God hears your longings, and God is still good!
3. There is a place in our relationship with God where we will know the greatest delight and you will come to a place where you will be someone that you never thought you could be. Delight in God is a demonstration of our faith and a natural outpouring of our great love for Him. Delight is like laughing, when you pitch your head back and laugh with great joy. We were created to delight in our Father.
4. Nothing is passive about patiently waiting for desire to turn into delight. "Be still before the Lord." Psalms 37:7. To be still means to stop. Hold your peace. Be silent. Just listen.
5. God did not come into your life to be your priority. He came to be your life! He is not just the most important thing in your life. He is your life.
In sum, this Psalm of David means that if you delight in the Lord, He becomes your greatest desire -- you want only to know more of Him -- and that is the satisfaction of your heart's greatest desire.
Amen, sista!
Thanks for the encouraging post and pointing us back to our great God! :)
ReplyDeleteI love it!!! Preach it girl!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! You definitely have a way with words!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post (I've been watching your blog because I particularly like to read about other Christians adopting embryos too, who are going through the same emotions that I am in just "waiting on the Lord"). I am waiting to do our embryo transfer with adopted embryos this fall and was blessed by a lady at my church this week, with the reminder of the video "Father's Love Letter". It really struck a note with me and has given me much comfort and peace during this waiting time. If you haven't seen it or haven't seen it in a while, I'd encourage you to do so... hopefully it'll speak to you as it did to me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI am truly excited for you. Oh and YES, this Estrace is totally messing with me!! I am getting headaches and I had a hot flash this morning. ICK! My body doesn't really need the Estrogen, but the RE said we can't take any chances that my body would choose to have an "off" month come transfer cycle.
I do pray that you, me, Ashley, and Jennifer can all go through morning sickness together : )
Britney, I posted this comment to you on my blog:
ReplyDeleteNo, I won't stop Estrace until I hear back from the clinic. My husband is going to petition for the RE to make an exception. I have been on it since Monday and wasn't sure how it would affect my cycle. If we had to go with another RE, I doubt we could get in next week for a mock transfer... We will wait and see as we pray for God's direction in all of this.
Thank you for your prayers!