All right, well, anyone who's been on here lately can probably tell that I've been having a hard time with a couple of things.  No, really, I have! Mainly that there's a lot going on and I've been very concerned about a lof of people, but most of all that one of my best friend's goes to boot camp in January. Except that Thursday, they changed 'January'  to 'Monday'. Either this Monday or the next one. Okay, so I might have been a bit upset (not that I told him). And once again I found myself saying, "God, I know You're in control and that Your plan is perfect. I know that. But how do I handle this?" (Sound familiar? I think it's found elsewhere on the site at least three times.)
Well, anyway, I was looking through some Psalms this morning (excellent when you need some comfort- it's like chocolate for your soul!) and I stumbled upon Psalm 139 (the whole chapter is not shown). Here's what God showed me:

"Lord, You have searched me and known me
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
    You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways."


You know what this means? HE UNDERSTANDS!!!!!! All right y'all, I admit it, I'm weird. Weirder than you can tell on this site. Weirder than I let on to anyone at all. But you know what? God all ready knows how weird I am. He is acquainted with all my ways- my weird, quirky little ways- and you know what's even better than that? HE UNDERSTANDS!!!! He understands my thought afar off. Someone gets me! And loves me anyway, and doesn't call me a freak! Isn't it marvelous??



"You have hedged me behind and before,
     And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
     It is high, I cannot attain it."


You think that's good? Just see what's next:


"Where can I go from Your Spirit?
     Or where can I flee from Your Presence?
If I ascend into Heaven, You are there;
     If I make my bed in Hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
     And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
    And Your right hand shall hold me."

No matter where I go, I still have my God! My wonderful, marvelous God, who will never ever abandon me, ever, because He is everywhere, and He knows everything about me, and He still loves me, and He has the power to comfort and protect me.


"For You have formed my inward parts;
     You covered my in my mother's womb.
I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
     Marvelous are Your works
     And that my soul knows very well."


Oh, does my soul know that very well! I'm a limited edition, one time only, designer piece! I was made for the pleasure of God! And He loves me! HE LOVES ME!!! What better news could there be?


"Search me, O God, and know my heart;
     Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
     And lead me in the way everlasting."