Why this blog?

I picked up my Bible to continue to read through Psalms and God showed me the last half of Psalm 71, which is one of David’s last Psalms. 

“I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.  Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.  Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.  Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things.  Who, O God, is like you? Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.  You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.  I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.  My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you- I, whom you have redeemed.  My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long,”

I love this because it so clearly explains the reason I am writing this blog. 

God has taught me since my youth through my parents who are both strong believers.  I have grown up surrounded by wonderful Christians and been educated by intelligent theologians.  Like the Psalmist, I strive to declare the many marvelous deeds that He is doing in my life and all around me. 

In the fall of 2013, I was blessed to be invited to a women’s Bible study on apologetics at our church.  I learned a lot; I think we all did.  One of the things I remember thinking is yes, I want to glorify God and proclaim Him, but often I feel I am lacking the courage to talk to adults about Him.  The study challenged us to ask people, both that we just met and already knew, what they thought about God.  From there, we simply listened and questioned them further.  We did not force our beliefs on them.  The goal was simply to listen and plant seeds.  Even this was difficult!  Sure, talking to kids about God is one thing because they are naturally curious, but adults are HARD because we already know what we believe and are set in our ways.  No one wants to be told their wrong and me, being the people-pleaser I am, certainly does not want to be the one telling anyone they are wrong. 

But I do want my lips to shout for joy when I singing praises to God because He has redeemed me!  One of the many blessings God has given me through PCOS is the opportunity to talk to women and meet them where they are.  This blog has been such wonderful opportunities to let my tongue (via my keyboard) tell of His righteous acts. 

Although I know I do not have as many troubles as David did, I do believe that God will restore my life and bring me up.  Through that, He will be glorified.  I would love nothing more than to have children so I can declare His power to our next generation as we raise them to serve and love the Lord. 

I have had many opportunities to be comforted by God.  One evening Will and I were lying on the couches watching TV and I was overcome with a wave of sadness.  I don’t remember what prompted it; perhaps I had gotten a negative pregnancy test earlier that day.   Will very sweetly told me that sometimes it’s okay just to be sad and cry for a little (I am a crier!).  After a short five or ten minutes, my sadness passed, just like that.  I got up to get a tissue and before I walked back in the room, I wasn’t sad anymore.  As I sat back on the couch, I checked my phone.  I just received a text message from a dear friend in Alabama that she was praying for me to have peace.  God answered that prayer with a resounding yes and immediately granted it.  Thank the Lord for Godly friends and prayer partners! 

Thus ends my thoughts on Psalm 71 and my desire to proclaim His righteousness.  I pray my lips will always shout for joy about my Lord!