A Wife Loved Like The Church

“You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for himself. The Lord will answer when I call to him.” Psalm 4:3

“In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah” Psalm 4:4

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!” Psalm 139:13-18

Happy birthday, Jonathan! I love you and am so grateful for your life! You are truly a man of God and a wonderful husband, father, provider and friend. I am so blessed to call you my husband!

“Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts. Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.” Psalm 15

“As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died. It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.” Galatians 6:14-15

“So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives…Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.” Galatians 5:16a; 24-25

“I will thank the Lord because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.” Psalm 7:17

“A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.” Proverbs 15:1

“O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand? Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!” Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall. But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.” Psalm 13

This is my favorite Psalm and quite possibly one of my life verses. More times than I can count, God has used these verses to speak to my life. Recently, He used them again. Starting in verse 5, this psalm addresses the idea of choice. David is getting knocked down, beat up and defeated on all sides. God seems to be nowhere in sight. David is hurt and lonely. He cries out, but God doesn’t answer. Yet. Yet, still David chooses to praise God. David chooses to rejoice in his Maker. David chooses to sing to God, because in all things and through all things (whether we believe it or not) God is good.

I want my life to be a life of well made choices. I want my life to be a life that chooses, whether I feel it or not, to praise my Savior. For He is good. All the time. Whether I feel it or not.

“Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved priviledge where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s.” Romans 5:2