No Doubts

Well known words of scripture:
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Psalm 23:6)

It would have been so much easier if instead of "Surely" these words had read "most days" or "sometimes", but it doesn't. It promises God's presence with us all day, every day of our lives. This doesn't mean we'll not have any day when we suffer or be upset, but instead means we can be assured that God will be with us through the good days and the bad days, the days when when we're ill or well, the days where we suffer grief or when we feel great happiness.

God promised he'd be with us always. there is no doubt of this this. God is the most reliable person there is so there is no reason why we should doubt Him when he says "surely". we grow in faith and trust each day we allow God to lead us, no matter it be through a dark valley or over hills of sunshine.

We can't have a world without clouds but we can ensure we have a heart full of sunshine!

Keeping Joyful

"Joy is the infallible evidence of the presence of God!" - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Wow, what a statement, but what a true statement! The joy of the presence of God is a joy that lasts, not just for a few moments, but forever. It's easy to get happiness and joy mixed up, I know I do at times, but they are in fact very different things.

Happiness depends on happenings while joy does not. Happiness doesn't last well and often relies on "pressure feelings" to fuel it. The pleasures of this world and the pleasures of sin only last for a few moments. Sin wants us to believe that it's flowers and sunshine, but while sin might be fun, it's always fleeting.

Psalm 16:11 (King James Version)
In they presence is fullness of joy: at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Real joy can only be found in the presence of God. Our God is a God of joy, so we need to find and acknowledge God as our friend and get to know Him. Keeping our joy means realising that the pleasures of sin are only temporary and that true joy is only available through God.

Choose to side with the people of God today, rather than those who enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. We may have to become very different people from who we are just now if we are to be able to turn away from certain activities and obey God. We may find we lose some of our friends in doing this, but we we'll certainly keep our joy!

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Breathe

I was reminded by a friend the other night of the beautiful song "Breathe".

We'd been talking about my blog post on Friday about the beautiful song "Share My Yoke", http://thedistinctdot.blogspot.com/2009/05/share-my-yoke.html, and how moving that song was - we then spoke of this song and agreed that this is a very moving and inspiring song too.

So much so I felt it was about time I shared it with you!

Wow, it still really moves me! This song always reminds us that no matter how I'm feeling, whatever situations I find myself having to deal with, God is there for me.

The above version of this song is performed by Hillsong. I love this version of the song, although I must confess there are other versions of this song I find equally moving - I've also heard a version with a more upbeat tempo too and it's very good as well.


No matter how desperate our situation, or how dark life seems to us, God is there for us. By accepting God into our lives and living and breathing every minute of every day for Him, we can find true contentment.

Happiness is found by trusting and following God.

Breathe

This is the air I breathe

This is the air I breathe

Your holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread

This is my daily bread

Your very word spoken to me

And I I'm desperate for you

And I I'm I'm lost without you

This is the air I breathe

This is the air I breathe

Your holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread

this is my daily bread

your very word spoken to me

And I'm, I'm desperate for you

And I'm, I'm lost without you

And I'm desperate for you

And I'm, I'm lost without you.

I'm lost without you.
I'm lost without you.

I'm desperate for you.

I'm desperate for you.

I'm lost, I'm lost, I'm lost without you.

I'm lost without you

I'm desperate for you