Sometimes I feel like my life is one big trial. I mean just when I feel like I have overcome one, another is ready to pounce. Honestly, it can be quite defeating. There are days that I just want to curl up on the couch and wallow in self pity. It is a hard place to be--yet, I find myself choosing to be there far too often. It's almost like I forget that my Redeemer is Ever-Present and has loving arms wide open to receive me. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious and merciful in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth. He will fulfill the desires of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them. - Psalm 145:17-19 I find this passage of Scriptures to be profoundly comforting when I am in the muck of self pity. I am reminded that the Creator of all things, the King of Kings, the Great I AM is ALWAYS near me. He loves me and NEVER leaves my side. If I ever feel … [Read more...]