Psalms in my heart

Why mornings are the best:

"But I will see Your face in righteousness; 

when I awake, I will be satisfied 

with Your presence." 

(Psalms 17:15 HCSB)

If only the nights were like mornings!

But in the night I struggle with my will to surrender, and the tension in me is heavy because I see how much I defer to rebellion:

"Moreover, keep Your servant 

from willful sins; 

do not let them rule over me. 

Then I will be innocent 

and cleansed from blatant rebellion." 

(Psalms 19:13 HCSB)

When I realize eternity and that I am a co-heir, then I remember how all the things I have now are borrowed things that God owns to help me practice owning them together with others for eternity:

The earth and everything in it, 

the world and its inhabitants, 

belong to the Lord; 

(Psalms 24:1 HCSB)

God does not react according to our acts of rebellion, He reacts according to His faithful love and goodness; He sees no sin in me when He looks at me which is so crazy-love:

"Do not remember the sins of my youth 

or my acts of rebellion; 

in keeping with Your faithful love, 

remember me because of Your goodness, Lord." (Psalms 25:7 HCSB)

I just love when I'm told special secrets hehehehe:

The secret counsel of the Lord 

is for those who fear Him, 

and He reveals His covenant to them. 

(Psalms 25:14 HCSB)

My body, His temple:

"Lord, I love the house where You dwell, 

the place where Your glory resides."

(Psalms 26:8 HCSB)

Ahhhh, waiting is so hard, but yet so simple:

Wait for the Lord; 

be strong and courageous. 

Wait for the Lord. 

(Psalms 27:14 HCSB)

When the thoughts of "doing, trying, be better" overwhelm me:

You will free me from the net 

that is secretly set for me, 

for You are my refuge. 

(Psalms 31:4 HCSB)

When I feel surrounded by thoughts that kill my hope:

May the Lord be praised, 

for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love 

to me in a city under siege. 

In my alarm I had said, 

“I am cut off from Your sight.” 

But You heard the sound of my pleading 

when I cried to You for help. 

(Psalms 31:21-22 HCSB)

Pain is inevitable in this life, everyone will experience pain, but only those who turn to God will find true love that surpasses all pain:

"Many pains come to the wicked, 

but the one who trusts in the Lord 

will have faithful love surrounding him."

(Psalms 32:10 HCSB)

The more I am loved by Him the more I see who I truly am when I look at my face in photos:

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; 

their faces will never be ashamed. 

(Psalms 34:5 HCSB)

Broken hearts never feel okay, but if God is near when my heart is broken then let it be so:

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; 

He saves those crushed in spirit. 

(Psalms 34:18 HCSB)

Jmegrey