Blessed is he who considers the poor;
The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psa 41:2
The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive,
And he will be blessed on the earth;
You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
Psa 41:3
The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
You will sustain him on his sickbed.
Psa 41:4
I said, “LORD, be merciful to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
Psa 41:5
My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
Psa 41:6
And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.
Psa 41:7
All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt.
Psa 41:8
“An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
Psa 41:9
Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
Psa 41:10
But You, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.
Psa 41:11
By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
Psa 41:12
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And set me before Your face forever.
Psa 41:13
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen
Your Thoughts
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
My Thoughts
First of all, I want to say that I am keeping it real here in my blogs. I want you to know how real God is and how good He is and to know that you can be very personable with God.
Secondly, I want to share just how God did that for me today.
For instance, last night I found it very hard to sleep. My family has been sick over Thanksgiving and I got the brunt of it. I couldn't sleep very well so I got up and did things to help me fight the cold: steam room, oils, rubs, and syrups. LOL Everything but the kitchen sink. As I was doing this, my mind started to race on all the things I wanted to accomplish this holiday weekend: look for a new home, clean up around house, decorate, and get our finances in order. Boy, I had a lot planned, yet my energy just failed me this morning. My mind, however, was as active as ever and I started to fret about it all. I was bummed I didn't save enough this year, I was bummed about my kids colds, my husband's work and health issues. My mind was running me ragged.
So what did, I do? Blog.
I thought it's time to get in God's Word and stop all this nonsense.
I need to hear from God today because I need to know it's all going to be okay. (God works all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose) Love that.
So here we turn to Ps 41:3 and what do we read.
The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
You will sustain him on his sickbed.
Awww. I actually laughed.
Truly, here I am in my bed sick writing this blog. God spoke that He will sustain me and strengthen me right here on my sickbed. Don't you just love it.
I couldn't have been in a more appropriate place in a more appropriate need to read and get comfort from this verse.
God spoke.
My heart is literally full of Joy right now. No, my circumstances haven't changed, all those things I was worrying about are real, yet I have peace.
God said He will strengthen me and I believe it. He has it all under control.
Now that my mind is now on Him, I feel praise raising in my heart. I look our to the early morning sky and say, "Thank you Lord, Thank you." He is so faithful to comfort me in my time of need.
I might be sick, but I am no longer discouraged.
I was the spoonful of God's medicine that I need for my mind and heart this morning.
That's what I mean by keeping it real.
God knew I would be sick in bed when I wrote this this morning, and He knew just what I needed to read to put a mile back on my face. (By the way, I usually blog downstairs with my cup of tea, and it's funny that I am really doing this blog from my bed. God is so funny.)
He loves us. He knows just how to speak to us. Just give Him a chance.
Get into the Word for yourself and allow God to minister to your heart.
For me, sick bed and all. It was great.
Blessings.