A Cozy Place of Safety

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8

A Cozy Place of Safety.

I use each of those words on purpose.

Last night my son came to my room over 4 times because he needed me. Our children come to our room for various reasons, sometimes when they are sick, when they are scared or when they have had a bad dream. I am not sure why he came last night, but he knew where to go to get love and comfort. I finally fixed him a little bed next to mine on the floor and he went right to sleep, he felt safe and at peace.

My mind went to the many times I have snuggled up to my Heavenly Father for a variety of reasons, an uncertain future, an unexpected bill or repair we had no money for, a hurting heart or a burden I could not bear alone. I have never doubted the fact that no matter what time I go seeking Him, He WILL be there. He doesn't yell, push me away or say "Come back later, I'm busy." He ALWAYS let's me snuggle up to Him, pour out my heart and rest in His Cozy Place of Safety.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

Uncertainty

As I was beginning my day this morning my mind was mulling over how uncertain life is. My list is long, and if we took your list, and someone else's list and added them all together, the list would go on and on!
It is one of the things in life that is certain. We WILL feel uncertain, life WILL be uncertain, and everything IS subject to uncertainty. Life has no guaruntees. I am not guaranteed another breath. I am not guaranteed to get home safely when I go out, I am not guaranteed anything, life does not come with a guarantee.


Before I start to sound entirley negative, let me point out a few things that are CERTAIN.

1. God loves me.
No matter what I have done, who I am or who I am not. He loves me. PERIOD.

2. I can TRUST God.
I don't know what the future holds, but I know the one who does.

3. I have been BLESSED!
No matter what is given or taken away from me, this will always be true.

4. God is in CONTROL.
Not BP with the awful oil spill, not our government which seems full of moral decay, not the secular media and Hollywood which so many people seem to model themselves after. Not wars and rumors of wars, not any natural disaster, not my uncertain future not anything.

5. God never changes.
His promises are true, what He say's He will do.

These thing are not profound. They may not even be creative, but they are what keep me going today, and everyday. So in an ever changing world, and crazy economy and an out of control nation, In God I Trust!

He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

Psalm 112:7