Showing posts with label Psalm 42:5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm 42:5. Show all posts

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Speaking of Hope...


Another card.  This time a variegated tulip, with truth from God Himself.  The inside of the card says "Why are you in despair, o my soul?  And why have you become disturbed within me? HOPE IN GOD, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence."  (psalm 42:5....and two other times in verses surrounding this one...I've blogged about this before).

Here's the problem.  There are broken people in this world.  Sometimes it's me.  Sometimes is a friend or acquaintance.  We all get to a sad place of momentarily feeling hopeless.  And this is the TRUTH that must always be stated.  But if you KNOW the truth...and yet, you don't FEEL the truth...the last thing you want to hear is some pious person saying, "hope in God."  So I haven't mailed this card to anyone.  It sits in my drawer.  And instead I pray, knowing that only God can restore hope in Himself.

Friday, December 14, 2012

I Shall Again Praise Him


Today I turned on the news and my heart immediately broke.  This is my response.  Swept by the winds of a broken world, I KNOW I shall praise my God again.  I sat on the couch and inked this while listening to the news reports.  My Lord, glorify Your name.  Redeem even this wretched story.