100 Things Jamie Loves

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Isaiah 41:10

Still memorizing Scripture....sometimes holding on by a thread. Life is crazy stressful, but God is still God. Here's my latest addition:

"So do not fear, for I am with: do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my rightious right hand."

Isaiah 41:10 (New International Version)

Quiet Time Schmiet Time

Life has been really stressful lately. I don't want to whine too much, but the amount of stress in my life has been quite overwhelming.

I have been a quiet time girl for a good while now. I love my quiet time. I have what my kids call a "prayer table" where I have Bibles and devotional books and such. Hubby and I use that table each morning to read, pray, and spend a few minutes alone with God.

For about a week, I have neglected my quiet time. It just feels like God isn't listening to me....like He's forgotten me...like He's rejecting me. I don't believe that to be true, but I know He could do something and He's not. So why is He being so quiet?

I confided in a friend how I was feeling and how I hadn't had quiet time in a week. I usually HATE to miss ONE DAY....but I've gone a week and not minded. Then she said something very profound....she said, "I don't think you should have a quiet time!" She went on, "you need to scream your lungs out!" She said she didn't care if I screamed at God or at Satan first, but I needed to get some of this stuff out! She also said if your heart is starting to harden, screaming may just get it pumping again!

So....I did it! And I have to tell ya, the screaming didn't go on for long before the tears flowed. But it was such a cleansing moment and felt so much better. I felt His presence and that was so good!

Psalm 6:2-4

It is time once again for me to choose a Scripture that I need to add to those I am memorizing. I've chosen one that I feel I TRULY need right now. I feel like any moment now, He is going to come in and help:

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.

My soul is in anguish.
How long, O LORD, how long?

Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.