Psalm 37:4

Lord,
Please protect my heart. Help me to remember you have the very best for me. I can trust in you and you've never let me down.

Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." This is my mantra. My heart so desires to be in the very center of your will, God. My hope cannot be in the things I see. I have to daily make it my purpose to put my trust in you.

Although I'm opening up again, I cannot look beyond the present moment. I want to enjoy it yet be cautious and allow you to lead me. Please remove all doubt from my mind and help me to have faith in your promises. If this is not your will for me, please remove this desire from my heart. If it is, help me to be patient in your timing. To you a day is like ten thousand; ten thousand like a day.

Help me to seek your face and not the blessings I long for. If you will it, they will come to pass. Help me to receive your love and not the praises of man. I'm taking small steps forward, relying upon you to direct me and keep my feet steady. No man is the source of my joy. You are. I choose to keep my eyes on you and not on the things I'm believing you for. Change my heart that I may have full rest and peace during my time of waiting.

I Am More Than That.

I am more than what you see on the outside.
More than a pretty smile.
More than a petite-sized frame and small features.
I am more than boisterous laughter with a hearty and occasional snort on the end..

I am more than any label the world can give me:
The youngest.
The only child.
Kind.
Navy girl.
Extroverted.
Fun-loving.
Emotional.
Loud.
Anxious.

I am more than what my past defines me as.
See past that.

See past how you define me. How others define me.
I am more than that.
My Creator has fashioned me with the work of His hands.
He's not made a mistake by allowing me to be broken, crumpled,
and torn.
It pleased him to make His children to show His glory through their shortcomings
and failures. Through my mistakes, He's proved to be loving and forever faithful.

I am HIS.
I am worthy of being loved. Worthy of being pursued. I have value. I am treasured.
Not because of anything I own, or do, or how I look....
but only because the life and Spirit of Jesus lives in me.

Do you see that? I do.