But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,
and He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.
The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm 9:7-10
How beautiful is that? I was reading this morning, and I kept going back to those three verses. The Lord is our stronghold, and He has not forsaken those who seek Him. Wow. I just think that is so powerful, and so encouraging to those who know Him and seek Him. It reminds me of when I was younger, something would happen in my life, something so small, I thought my entire world was going to come to an end, but then my daddy would come and save the day. I would always have the ultimate comfort when I knew daddy had control and was going to take care of everything. I get that SAME feeling as I am older, when I realize that the Lord really does have everything under control, and I can lean on Him as a stronghold when I feel as if my world is coming to an end. The trick, for me at least, is remembering that I REALLY can lean on Him, and not go to Him when all else fails.
"I, Wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverted mouth, I hate.
Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
understanding, power in mine.
By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice.
By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly
I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.
Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold,
even pure gold,
and my yield is better than choicest silver."
Proverbs 8:12-19
Seek. That word seems to be all around me lately. It has come up in conversations, and every time I crack open my Bible, there are passages that talk about it. The Lord tells us that those who seek Him will find Him, wisdom tells us that if we seek her, we will find her. So what does it mean to seek? As I was making breakfast this morning, I was thinking about this. The funny part is, I kept singing Kari Jobe's "The More I Seek You". (wonderful song!)
But the song says, "The more I seek you, the more I find you. The more I find you, the more I love you"... definitely full of truth. I think there is much validity when recognizing that when we are actively seeking and looking for the Lord, we really do find Him, and our love grows deeper and deeper. There are seasons where I seek the Lord more than others, and also seasons where I am seeking wisdom much more than I do in others. But what I am realizing, is that I don't want there to be seasons. It has become extremely evident to me that you can simply open the word of God, and He commands and advises us to seek Him, always.
I wish I had this concept down to an art, but I am far from it. So if any of you have any good advice on how I can ensure I am always, actively, seeking the Lord, please share! :) But this is just something that I really have been thinking about and challenged with.
In other news: Papa is HOME! He went home around 2 yesterday afternoon. I spent the day and evening at their house. We had some visitors, and the neighbors made them dinner. I could tell papa was so relieved to be home. Well, we are ALL relieved! :)
Also, I was going through my itunes this morning, and discovered that I had 15 Michael Buble songs in a playlist that I never knew I had! It was like scoring the jackpot! I was SO excited!!! I have been in such a Buble mood lately. mmmm, its wonderful.... !
Daddy gets home from Atlanta today! I ended up not cooking last night, because the neighbors brought dinner for Papa AND because I didn't want dad to miss out. He called me this morning, he is FREEZING and excited to be getting home. Sooo, I shall brave the kitchen possibly this evening :)
Thats it for now, Seek Him today.
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