safe in the palm of His hand

It's not often that the message on a church's sign means anything to me but the one i saw tonight was just what i needed...


"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit."

when i got home i looked up these words of hope and found the following words surrounding them in perfection like the Bible so often does

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! ... The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry. ... The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. ... The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. - Psa 34:7-8, 15, 18, 22 NASB




it has hit me once again how God's story is so interlaced with redemption, salvation, freedom.
and THAT is hope enough.

to know that it's ok that i'm not in control, that there's no way i can ensure a specific outcome in this tangled web of life-
THAT is freedom.

i feel SO blessed to have such a great hope, to KNOW without a doubt what the end to all these earthly struggles will be. that it will all be worth it and that i have lived a life i can be proud of- worthy of the Lord's calling. redemption WILL come... just not in my timing, and i'm learning to be ok with that.

"...Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
- Psa 12:5-6 NASB
 

to have a God who even knows the longing of my heart and to then fulfill that?
THAT is unconditional love and stability.

sincere truth from the very lips of my God.
THAT is peace!