I
waited patiently for the Lord;
he
turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and
gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a
hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
and
put their trust in him.
Blessed is the one
who
trusts in the Lord,
who does not look to the proud,
to
those who turn aside to false gods.
Many, Lord my God,
are
the wonders you have done,
the
things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were
I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they
would be too many to declare.
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
but
my ears you have opened—
burnt
offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it
is written about me in the scroll.
I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.”
Oh what a week it has been ... adventures and new discoveries ... every day is fresh and alive with learning ... but oh how exhausting ... all this paying attention and learning is wiping me out.
If you want to feel alive ... my lesson would be ... move states and start a whole new career in your 40's ... and you will feel alive.
My word for 2013 is Immanuel ... paying more attention to the presence of God in my life ... and it would be very true to say the psalmist David has it with ... my ears you have opened ... I desire to do your will, my God: your law is written within my heart.
How amazing God is to me ... no my plans but His!
Be blessed and be a blessing
Teena
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