So Near

Have you ever felt like you were alone, like nobody understood what you were going through? Did it even feel like God doesn’t quite get it? Read the below slowly, savoring each word like a bite of wonderful mouth-watering food. Chew on each line before you move on. Let Jesus talk to you.

Psalm 139

 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart
      and know everything about me.
 2 You know when I sit down or stand up.
      You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
 3 You see me when I travel
      and when I rest at home.
      You know everything I do.
 4 You know what I am going to say
      even before I say it, Lord.
 5 You go before me and follow me.
      You place your hand of blessing on my head.
 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
      too great for me to understand!

 7 I can never escape from your Spirit!
      I can never get away from your presence!
 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;
      if I go down to the grave, you are there.
 9 If I ride the wings of the morning,
      if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
 10 even there your hand will guide me,
      and your strength will support me.
 11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
      and the light around me to become night—
    12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
   To you the night shines as bright as day.
      Darkness and light are the same to you.

 17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
      They cannot be numbered!
 18 I can’t even count them;
      they outnumber the grains of sand!
   And when I wake up,
      you are still with me!

 

mmm… Tasty! J

no matter how you feel, Jesus is with you and in you. He completely understands what you are going through. He understands way more than you do, and He knows the way out. As you let Him speak to you and make adjustments, things will begin to look better. He’s never not thinking about you. Trust me, or even better, trust Him.

I love you all.  

healed by His stripes,

Nancy