... the storm may not part.. but God is still IN CONTROL...

scary stuff, happening all around us and for me, as I am sure for many others, in my personal life as well. unsettling stuff, disappointing stuff, hurtful stuff ... not what one would wish for..

the good news is that this is not new... not something that has not been there before..

long, long ago, when David wrote down these songs.. he had some pretty scary stuff going on too..

I love how I can hear from my God, when I go to His Word.. makes sense, He gave this to us, to remind us, to teach us, to inform and change us..

so this morning, after spending some time in the book of Jonah ( the book my pastor is preaching through right now ) I kept on reading in the Psalms.. my "go to" book for troubled times..

Psalm 16 is once again, where I stayed.. and listened....

Keep me safe, my God,

    for in you I take refuge.

 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

    apart from you I have no good thing.”

 I say of the holy people who are in the land,

    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.

    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods

    or take up their names on my lips.

 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;

    you make my lot secure.

 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

    surely I have a delightful inheritance.

 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;

    even at night my heart instructs me.

 I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;

    my body also will rest secure,

 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,

    nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

 You make known to me the path of life;

    you will fill me with joy in your presence,

    with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

planes shot down, violent attacks, personal persecution.... scary and then again, not really..

a part of life, for sure. a part of life here on earth, no question about that, just study your history ( all of it, not just the last few hundred years and everywhere )

is my God surprised? taken aback??? you can be sure He is not.

He is IN CONTROL... He is God alone..

Hide me now

Under Your wings

Cover me

Within Your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar

I will soar with you above the storm

Father, You are King over the flood

I will be still and know You are God

Find rest my soul

In Christ alone

Know His power

In quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar

I will soar with you above the storm

Father, You are King over the flood

I will be still and know You are God

Be encouraged..  

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

    surely I have a delightful inheritance. 

ALL PRAISE BE TO GOD!