The caption of this Psalm according to Biblegatway.com is "A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.". I found that to be interesting. I thought about it for about two seconds as I sat in bed this morning, and then finished my reading (btw, I love reading the word online. I like turning the pages, but I also like reading it from the screen. I guess that makes me part of the generation that has a short attention span for things not electronic. don't tell my husband, he'd be so dissapointed.)

then a few hours later, i thought about it in a different way. As I'm writing out a check, paying for something we have to pay for, with money we don't have. And frustration and a kind of angst rose up in me. Then I read about a good friend and a simple thought they had about Starbucks, and I realized that it's been a few months since I've been able to go into Starbucks and order something because I felt like it, not on a preplanned and budgeted visit.

life has changed. for the better! the financial crisis we find ourselves in is not because of bad choices made, but the price to be paid to find healing and normalcy. The responsiblities of being an adult. of being married. of living on our own.

even yesterday I was thinking of the simple things I am so grateful for, food, a roof over my head, the love of friends and family, and so content.

this is a season, and in this season, my psalm would go something like this:

God, You are so faithful,

since I was a child,

You have guided my steps,

heard my cries,

those spoken and unspoken.

Time and time again,

I've known Your faithfulness,

even in moments of desperation,

Your mercy and grace have offered provision.

I yearn for the simple pleasures of old,

days when each penny was not counted,

movies, lunches out and trips for coffee on breaks,

I know You have not forgotten.

This path of change,

leading toward growth and healing,

is not easy,

but is not desperate.

I see Your hand in everything,

and I wait for days of plenty,

where I can shop where I please,

but until that time,

I will be faithful as well.

A faithful steward of the gifts You have given,

a faithful steward of the relationships I am blessed with,

a faithful steward of the joy that must be earned.

The caption of this Psalm according to Biblegatway.com is "A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.". I found that to be interesting. I thought about it for about two seconds as I sat in bed this morning, and then finished my reading (btw, I love reading the word online. I like turning the pages, but I also like reading it from the screen. I guess that makes me part of the generation that has a short attention span for things not electronic. don't tell my husband, he'd be so dissapointed.)

then a few hours later, i thought about it in a different way. As I'm writing out a check, paying for something we have to pay for, with money we don't have. And frustration and a kind of angst rose up in me. Then I read about a good friend and a simple thought they had about Starbucks, and I realized that it's been a few months since I've been able to go into Starbucks and order something because I felt like it, not on a preplanned and budgeted visit.

life has changed. for the better! the financial crisis we find ourselves in is not because of bad choices made, but the price to be paid to find healing and normalcy. The responsiblities of being an adult. of being married. of living on our own.

even yesterday I was thinking of the simple things I am so grateful for, food, a roof over my head, the love of friends and family, and so content.

this is a season, and in this season, my psalm would go something like this:

God, You are so faithful,

since I was a child,

You have guided my steps,

heard my cries,

those spoken and unspoken.

Time and time again,

I've known Your faithfulness,

even in moments of desperation,

Your mercy and grace have offered provision.

I yearn for the simple pleasures of old,

days when each penny was not counted,

movies, lunches out and trips for coffee on breaks,

I know You have not forgotten.

This path of change,

leading toward growth and healing,

is not easy,

but is not desperate.

I see Your hand in everything,

and I wait for days of plenty,

where I can shop where I please,

but until that time,

I will be faithful as well.

A faithful steward of the gifts You have given,

a faithful steward of the relationships I am blessed with,

a faithful steward of the joy that must be earned.

Isaiah 61

The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me.
He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken,
Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners.
God sent me to announce the year of his grace
- a celebration of God's destruction of our enemies
- and to comfort all who mourn,
To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion,
give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes,
Messages of joy instead of news of doom,
a praising heart instead of a languid spirit.
Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" planted by God to display his glory.
I'm a *God serving *youth loving *rollercoaster riding *vanilla latte sipping *mac using *joke making *wagon driving *80's crazed *T.V. hating *yet LOST adoring *Halo playing *H2O drinking *legal assisting *text messaging *JDC stalking *wedding planning *LIFE graduating *livejournaling *Hanson listening *5 piercing *dancing fool




without her I'd be less.