Goodness and Mercy

It's wild how fast the time passes here. I feel like I just updated my blog, and yet it's been weeks! Sorry for the delay, friends. I have been busy living!

Oh the Lord is good. That has been my theme over the past few weeks. Every day He brings me back to that truth, whether I had been sitting in sunshine or a torrent, He calmly guides me with His steady hand and sets my mind upon His goodness. Lately He has been impressing on my mind Isaiah 42:16, which says, "I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them, and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not forsake them." I am definitely being led on an unfamiliar path, but I have a good and faithful guide, so though I cannot see where this path is leading me, I can at least trust my Leader.

These verses have been my stronghold, and the promises I cling to.... the hope that keeps me trusting:

Psalm 27:13-14
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 16:5-6
Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed I have a beautiful inheritance.

Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me! It's a guarantee! What a promise from the Lord!! He has been showing me that He has nothing but good things in store for me -- from my personal time with God to class, that is the theme!

Speaking of class, we just finished our 2-week Theology course, and I could have stayed in that class for the rest of the semester! Never have I enjoyed a class so much! It has inspired me more than any other class to dive deeper into the Word and discover more of the indescribable God we serve. I loved learning about His attributes, and I became so much more curious to know Him more. The more I know Him, the more I trust Him, and I think that is reason enough for anyone to study the character of God.

The more I seek Him, the more I find Him; the more I find Him, the more I love Him.

Holly and I may have just become Theology Nerds because of this class as well.... It happens. =)


So, there's a little meat for you to chew on! Keep me in your prayers as the Lord continues His refining work!

Rejoicing always!

Jules