living in wonder

Psalm 16:7-11
I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
I have set the LORD continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

i just wanted to share this psalm with you. these words have encouraged me so much this week. in Him we have direction for life. in Him we have life!! in His presence we can have fullness of joy. knowing that just makes me want to throw out all my useless time and spend every minute in His presence. fullness of joy. to know that fullness of joy, to be separated from the enemy, how beautiful life would be. i want to hate evil and cling to what is good. and knowing in that - there are pleasures forever, not just for the short time we are on earth but forever, with Him.

i find that the more i read of His word, the more questions arise in my finite mind. i also find that the more i learn about people the less i understand. i just don't understand God. but as a friend told me, do i really want to understand? i've been thinking about that question a lot. as my friend said, if i understand everything then that would make me god. i know i don't want that. i enjoy living in wonder. i like to wonder about His marvelous works of nature. i like to wonder about the amazing and unfailing and unconditional love that He has for me. i like to wonder about my future, because jeremiah said that God knows the plans that He has for me, plans to prosper and not harm, plans to give me a hope and a future. i like to wonder about the plans He has for my family and friends.

i enjoy living in wonder. i don't want to understand, i want to wonder.

new beginnings

so today begins my new blogspot!! i'm so excited. i gave up myspace for lent. i've decided that what i like most about myspace is blogging. i'm a writer. not in the creative writing sense, but in that the best way i know how to express myself is to write. as i heard a lady say this weekend "i just have to literally throw up or write it all out." i feel the same way. sometimes i have so many thoughts running through my head that the only way i know to clear my head is to write it all out. i have to write it out or i literally feel sick, weird, i know.

i'm not sure if anyone will even read this, but it definitely helps me.

welcome one, welcome all to my blogspot :)