How Great Thou Art

In my last blog, I wrote, "Right now, I am in a predicament. I have a strong desire...and today was the first time I could give it a name-forgiveness. I am seeking forgiveness. My heart is yearning for it. But at the moment it seems as though it will never, ever come. So what do I do? It's tough. Bridges have been burnt to the point of no recovery. Obviously, it's time to let God handle it. Today I repped one of my favorite verses on my wrist- Exodus 14:14- "The Lord himself will fight for you." However, before I can let God do the fighting, I have to surrender to him. So please help me and back me up with prayer in giving full control of my situation to God. It would be greatly appreciated."

Well, it has been quite a week. God has been absolutely amazing- I know he ALWAYS is, but it is so cool to see prayers answered in tangible ways!!! He has done so much work in my life over the past few days, I can hardly handle it! First, the day after my last blog, He began healing me. He put my heart back together oh-so-carefully, as he always does, and took my mind off of my hurt. By yesterday morning, I was so at peace with my life! We sang, "It is well with my soul," which rang true. God really did fight for me to get my mind/heart back to rest in his eternal love and peace. Praise #1. Secondly, yesterday I got a text from someone who means so much to me. We hadn't been speaking, so this was slightly surprising. He mentioned how God has been working in his life and my jaw dropped. I have been praying about this since November! I was so happy to hear about this. Praise #2. Third, I got another text later on from the same person. And after talking for a few minutes, I found out that I have the forgiveness my heart has been waiting for. Praise #3.

God is always, always working for the best. Romans 8:27-28 explains my condition perfectly:
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good" (The Message).

Being able to see his hand at work is potentially one of the best feelings ever. It's just confirmation that he's there at all times-even when we've given up hope. I have no choice but to fall to my knees and thank him for loving me as much as he does--I know I don't deserve it in the least--and being awesome enough to show me in such great ways! Thank you, God, for making my soul well :)

"There are no words Good enough to thank You

There are no words to express my praise

But I will lift up my voice

And sing from my heart

With all of my strength"

-Hallelujah to the Lamb (Don Moen)