“…Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning…You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.” Psalm 30:5b, 11-12
© Karen Murphy Photography, 2014
HEALING
Weak and weary,
worn and torn
tired, heavy soul
cast aside black garments
the time for mourning gone.
Stand in strength
for the Prince of Peace
has made His presence known.
Grace and mercy comes
riding on Spirit wings
be still and listen closely
His voice whispers on the breeze.
Hungry, thirsty soul
see plenty of water in His well
come, drink of life everlasting
O desperate soul, be filled.
Rise, put on the colored robe
dance in praise before the LORD
O happy, joyful soul
the sun has come out once more
with blessings forevermore.
~Marcell Warner Bridges
©9 September 2014
© Karen Murphy Photography, 2014
My spirit waged war within me. Every thought was nothing short of evil.
Evil? Me? Yes. The evil that is made up of words of wrath. Not horror, not Gothic, but words so un-Christian my brain needed washing out with bleach. Yeah. Those words. Those thoughts.
And what goes into the mind comes out in actions. The irritability, anger, frustration. Raw emotion that has pent up and now spews forth like vomiting everything eaten for at least a month.
Spent, tired, worn, broken, heavy soul. What good can come from such evil within me?
Evil? Me? Yes. The evil that is made up of words of wrath. Not horror, not Gothic, but words so un-Christian my brain needed washing out with bleach. Yeah. Those words. Those thoughts.
And what goes into the mind comes out in actions. The irritability, anger, frustration. Raw emotion that has pent up and now spews forth like vomiting everything eaten for at least a month.
Spent, tired, worn, broken, heavy soul. What good can come from such evil within me?
COME AND SEE:
© Karen Murphy Photography, 2014
Jesus asks us to spend time with Him. “When You said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8
The other day I studied from **three different devotionals and all three for that date bid me come to Jesus and spend time with Him. By the time I had finished my spirit indeed was growing stronger, sweeter and more peaceful than it had in days.
Blood shot eyes fell upon the next page of my Bible drawing my heart like an avalanche to Psalm 30. There my heart rejoiced and my mind completely cleared from the fog it had been trapped in as I read these words (read them again with me?):
“…Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning…You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.” Psalm 30:5b, 11-12
Is your soul tired, worn, weary, even broken? Take it to the LORD! He will turn your sorrow into dancing.
The other day I studied from **three different devotionals and all three for that date bid me come to Jesus and spend time with Him. By the time I had finished my spirit indeed was growing stronger, sweeter and more peaceful than it had in days.
Blood shot eyes fell upon the next page of my Bible drawing my heart like an avalanche to Psalm 30. There my heart rejoiced and my mind completely cleared from the fog it had been trapped in as I read these words (read them again with me?):
“…Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning…You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.” Psalm 30:5b, 11-12
Is your soul tired, worn, weary, even broken? Take it to the LORD! He will turn your sorrow into dancing.
**If you would like to read the devotionals I alluded to:
JESUS CALLING BY SARAH YOUNG
Each devotional has some thoughts God shared with Sarah and verses at the end that go with it.
REVEALING JESUS: A 365 – DAY DEVOTIONAL BY DARLENE ZSCHECH
Taken from life lessons she’s learned as a worship leader Darlene leads us into worship with the Savior.
GOD, ME, and SWEET ICED TEA: EXPLORING GOD IN THE MIDST OF EVERYDAY MOMENTS BY ROSE CHANDLER JOHNSON.
A wonderful book of thoughtful reflections of God’s grace in everyday moments.
© Heart Thoughts, Marcie Bridges, 2014
Thank you for this today. His Word is Truth and living for today. I wonder why we fight it so hard? This is beautiful Marcie girl 🙂
Beats me why we fight it?! The great news is He's always waiting for us to come running to Him so He can clothe us in His robes, hold us and whisper His love to us where we find peace and rest. 🙂