"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."
Psalms 28:7 NIV
This verse struck me as so profound this morning. It is so simple, yet there is so much depth contained in this one verse. If we hold this verse up as a mirror to our own heart, I wonder what we see? I think it's so easy to say that God is our strength. You can put that on like a bumper sticker and say it all day, but how do we actually apply it to our lives? If our heart truly trusts him, how do we respond when our plans fall apart when life happens? Do we trust there is a reason when our prayers go unanswered or the trials of life come knocking on our door, even though we don't know what that reason is? No matter how things happen in our lives, does our heart leap for joy at his presence and at what he has done for us, and at what it has cost him? The proof is in the fruit that shows up in our lives, not just by the words we say.
I have heard it said that happiness is not guaranteed in this world, but joy, that is a choice we make. Let us be joyful at what our God has done for us and how he has shown his immeasurable love for us through his son Jesus Christ. Let us praise him with the song of our life. ❤️
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