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I oftentimes find myself feeling as if I am drowning in a sea of brokenness. Financial strains, familial tensions, and the like, oftentimes distract me from who I am in Christ, and furthermore, what I am called to do as His servant. Scripture repeatedly teaches that a part of my calling is to offer up my body as a living sacrifice, and this includes giving thanks for the blessings in my life to the loving God who bestows them. My life needs to be one of joy, one that actively pursues beauty and appreciates all things, even those that are commonly overlooked.
With this blog, I hope to take myself and anyone who reads it on a journey in which each and every day I find something to do, or see, or make that is beautiful and can be deeply appreciated. Then, I will give the beauty I find as an offering of praise and thanks to the Lord by writing about it here on this blog. Check back each day for a new post! I hope that what you read here will inspire you to appreciate life more and actively pursue the beauty that surrounds you, even in the midst of brokenness.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Psalm 30:5

Hello friends.

This past week has been a doozy for me. It has been an emotional, physical, and spiritual roller coaster, and, as a result, I have decided to start my blog up again. It is such a healthy discipline to find joy in every day things.

Already I find myself looking for things through out the day that I can thank God for, and it's so much better than moping around! Try it!

Anyways, this past Sunday I was a Scripture Reader at my church, and I was providentially assigned to read Psalm 30 in front of the congregation. Not only were the words of this Psalm coming from my mouth, but they were the cry from my heart as well. Below is what I read:



[Joy Comes with the Morning]
[A PSALM OF DAVID. A SONG AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.]
[30:1] I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
[2] O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
[3] O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
[4] Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
[5] For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
[6] As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
[7] By your favor, O LORD,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
[8] To you, O LORD, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
[9] “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
[10] Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me!
O LORD, be my helper!”
[11] You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
[12] that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
(Psalm 30 ESV)

"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning". This struck me the most. To weep and to have joy are to be human. It is OK to feel both emotions, even at the same time. It is OK to both be sorrowful and joyful simultaneously, even though you feel like you shouldn't, or that it doesn't make sense. It's OK. It's OK.

Thank you, Lord, for the beautiful life you have given me. Yes, there is and will be pain, but let that not overpower the abundant reasons for joy that are present in my life, as well. Allow me to bless you and the others around me.



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