{"id":47,"date":"2003-09-22T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2003-09-22T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=47"},"modified":"2003-09-22T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2003-09-22T16:26:00","slug":"waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Life seems to be such a struggle.  My Dh&#8217;s job is not secure and he is making some tough decisions about our life and how we are going to continue.  And, I&#8217;ve found I&#8217;m very angry.  So, I&#8217;m trying to deal with it since I need to be a team player&#8230;not part of the problem.  <\/p>\n<p>So, today I found a moment to pull out my journal and only-using-it-on-Sunday-cause-it-makes-me-cry-Bible (how&#8217;s that for a lame excuse?).  After journaling for awhile I knew I needed to be back in the Word &#8211; but had no idea where to start &#8211; I asked the Lord to lead me where I would learn more about His characteristics.  My Bible fell open to Psalm 27 and as I read it&#8230;.I got very excited when I read the last two verses:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I was even more encouraged when I re-read it&#8230;.David is looking for the Lord&#8217;s goodness in THIS life.  Not a platitude about our rewards are in heaven, etc.   He has faith that the Lord will reveal Himself here on this earth.  David encourages us to wait, be strong, let our hearts take courage.  That&#8217;s where I am right now.  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