"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You." Isaiah 26:3
For years i have focused on various Mighty Words for the day. But i strongly feel a Mighty Word to sustain me through this new and challenging year is a wise decision. With so much turmoil, uncertainty, heartache, fear, tension and disruption in our world, i hunger for a word to carry me through the year and fill the foundation of my soul. And after much consideration, the word i want to permeate my soul each morning is TRUST.
Anxiety, fear and doubt can easily erode faith when the ground beneath our feet is cracking like fragile egg shells, teetering us precariously over a hot jagged, deep ravine. If and when that shell breaks, i need to know and trust it will land me exactly where God sees fit. And wherever that is i can be assured i am not alone and held in our Father's Mighty Hands. Today more than ever, i don't know what tomorrow or even the next 5 minutes holds, but as long as i can TRUST God, His peace can restore comfort to my ragged soul.
Do you have a Mighty Word for this year? If not, may i suggest you pick one. The Bible is a rich source of words to strengthen us. Kindness, love, forgiveness, gratitude, prayer, rest, giving, patience, praise, encouragement, obedience, respect, honor are just a few that spill from the pages.
Father, i am reminded from one of my favorite songs that when you don't move the mountains before me, when the waters don't part for me to walk through, when i don't get the answers i cry out for in my prayers, i will still trust You. Yes, Father trust is what i need more of this year. Although it may take more than a year to transform that quality into a firm lifetime characteristic, i trust that You who began a good work in me will be faithful to complete it.(Philippians 1:6).
I lay each one down at Your feet
Every moment of my wandering
Never changes what You see
I've tried to win this war I confess
My hands are weary I need Your rest
Mighty Warrior, King of the fight
No matter what I face, You're by my side
When You don't move the mountains I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
Truth is, You know what tomorrow brings
There's not a day ahead You have not seen
So, in all things be my life and breath
I want what You want Lord and nothing less
When You don't move the mountains I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
You are my strength and comfort
You are my steady hand
You are my firm foundation; the rock on which I stand
Your ways are always higher
Your plans are always good
There's not a place where I'll go
You've not already stood
When You don't move the mountains I'm needing You to move
When You don't part the waters I wish I could walk through
When You don't give the answers as I cry out to You
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
I will trust in You!
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