Joy cometh in the morning
As I was praying before work this morning, I began to ask God something I had never asked Him before. I told Him I realized everyone went through trials and tribulations, but what good was the trial if our spirit was completely crushed beyond repair. That is where I believe Tammy’s spirit is headed to. She has been in this trial for so long, that I believe her spirit, which has always been strong, is going to be crushed completely, if she doesn’t receive help from God.
As I was talking to God, I felt Him impress me with a scripture from Psalms 30. It is verse 5, but read the rest of the scriptures around it.
1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
It is uncanny the way these scriptures echo the very way I was praying. If nothing else, it lets me know God is hearing my prayers. I am trying to keep my faith strong because Tammy’s faith may depend on mine.
God is so good.
Now is the time to press in to His presence. I am feeling that so strongly in my own life. I am planning to blog about that later today.
I was praying for you and Tammy on my drive to work this morning while my worship cd was playing. I’m so gland He reached out to comfort you. Joy comes in the morning!!
Have a wonderful and blessed day.
Just to have a word from Him, what comfort. I had to make a surgery decision this week–to remove abnormal growths or remove them plus also ovaries (ovarian cancer runs in family), and I concerned both about effects on abdomen and effects on bone strength (due to estrogen loss) and so I prayed specifically about wisdom re: my abdomen and bones, and said like “Lord, I’ve been a bit out of touch, and I so need a clear word from you, please speak to me through your word,” then opened my Bible and looked down, and there before me was Proverbs 3, specifically, my eyes fell to 3:7-8, which I’d read so often, but always zooming in on the famous 3:5-6 and never appreciated verse 8: “It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” I do not think it’s a coincidence this verse leaped out at me, and I do not think it’s a coincidence that the Bible version I happened to use then was my KJV, since had I used my ordinary Bible (NASB), the verse would not have had “navel” but body, and perhaps wouldn’t have hit me as it did as a clear God’s-hearing-my-prayers-and-is-with-me comforting reassurance. Praise him.
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