before i leave (2)

Psalm 27
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.


A Psalm of David.



1The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?



2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.



3Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be confident.



4One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.



5For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.



6And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.



7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me.



8When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You,"Your face, O LORD, I shall seek."



9Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!



10For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up



11Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes.



12Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.



13I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.



14Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.


And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.


Distractions: a thing that diverts attention, cause ( something ) to seem less valuable or impressive.

As I pack my things to leave for Redding, Cal. . I run into so many things that could distract me, and some that do. Some times I get right back on track. And other time it takes me on a hour long journey that makes me feel like I have done nothing. I wonder about these distractions. If on this trip will I get distracted or will I get taken away by the beauty of God. Will I let the traffic, finding a place to stay, eating, getting lost, or just the drive distract me. Is the sun set, the scenery, and the walking with God going to be enough to keep form being distracted. Will the shear beauty of the Lord captivate me, or will I become consumed by the distractions. I don't know. I quess I shouldn't ask the question if I will get distracted, but how long will I let myself be. I quess that is the question you have to ask your self with anything. When it comes to going deeper with God. Sometime the greatest things that God has given us can distract us from truely going deeper in His love. Some times I wounder if He gives us the desires of our hearts only to see if we will give them back to Him. I don't think that God dose this to be mean, but to see if we really love Him more or the desire.

before i leave

I feel like I have a lot to do before I leave. And things keep hindering me from doing them. One would say I'm allowing them to stop me. Another would say that they are there for a reason and a purpose that I yet don't know of. And yet another would say that I'm just being lazy and not doing my work. I would have to agree with the later. A part of me is gun ho about packing up and leaving, but there is this other side of me that is winning the war right at this every moment in time. That is the part of me that just wants to settle. The bad thing is I know that I have been call to more than to just settle . We all have if we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. It is just some times we don't want to lean on Jesus for help, understanding, or wisdom in things. Because we think that we can do it on our own. And at that every moment we think that we end up settling. You may not always physically settle but you always spiritually settle for what you can humanly produce. Not really getting what was truly intended for you to have by Jesus. You also miss the opportunity for Jesus to be glorified and honored through your thoughts and actions. Jesus is so willing and longing to be our everything. I think that He waits, yearns, and longs for us to give our selves up, so He can come along side us to show His love to us and through us. So I guess all i can say is don't settle don't settle for the norm even though that is what our natural tenancy is to do. No i don't ask you. I beg you not to settle. Imagine your walk and the kingdom if you never settled again. What an amazing thing it would be.