Day 8 8/22/2011
Psalm 30:11-12
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
I'm in over my head
Right where I wanna be
I'm so lost within Your love
The love that always covers me
So high, so deep, so wide
A strong and cleansing tide
My soul has found a place to rest
I'm in over my head
I've been holding on
Now I'm letting go, just letting go
Gonna let Your love carry me away
I don't know where I'm going
But I'm surrounded by the truth
And I can feel the current pulling me
Deeper into You
Over my Head-Brian Littrel
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1, 2. pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship. Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified: contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a young couple felicity in life.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
I'm in over my head
Right where I wanna be
I'm so lost within Your love
The love that always covers me
So high, so deep, so wide
A strong and cleansing tide
My soul has found a place to rest
I'm in over my head
I've been holding on
Now I'm letting go, just letting go
Gonna let Your love carry me away
I don't know where I'm going
But I'm surrounded by the truth
And I can feel the current pulling me
Deeper into You
Over my Head-Brian Littrel
hap·pi·ness
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o·ver·hap·pi·ness, noun
Synonyms
1, 2. pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction. Happiness, bliss, contentment, felicity imply an active or passive state of pleasure or pleasurable satisfaction. Happiness results from the possession or attainment of what one considers good: the happiness of visiting one's family. Bliss is unalloyed happiness or supreme delight: the bliss of perfect companionship. Contentment is a peaceful kind of happiness in which one rests without desires, even though every wish may not have been gratified: contentment in one's surroundings. Felicity is a formal word for happiness of an especially fortunate or intense kind: to wish a young couple felicity in life.
Today was absolutely blissful! The day went by so beautifully. I praise God for all that he has done for me today. This is how it started out. I woke up at 4:30 and I prayed and did my devotional. Then when I was done with that I got ready for school. My mom was up early making my sisters and me lunch. I was ready to leave my house around six so I thanked my mom and was about to leave but she said no let's pray first. So I said okay. I thank God for that prayer. I thank God for answering my mom's prayer. It's AMAZING what a few words of encouragement can do for a person's whole day. (So from here on out I will try to find people I can encourage so that they might experience a day filled with endless blessings and delight.)
So I left my house incredibly joyous and again I thank God for making it last. Even now as I have a headache I am going to praise God because he has the power to take away my pain. My dad also gave me money to buy water. Hallelujah!! Okay so I finally get on the bus and I am somewhat tired so I'm zoning out like real bad. I'm just letting my mind relax before I get to school. I'm nervous of what will happen and all the plans I have made but I continue to have a positive outlook. When doubts come up I just look down at my bracelet and allow the words to flow in my mind. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. (Mark 10:27 btw thanks Ali for the bracelet it is one of the bestest gifts I have ever received.) I won't let anything get me down. When I look up God just proves to me that he has me. Out of the window I see a huge gray cloud and in the middle of it there is a hole of light shining through. I felt God was saying Rhia don't worry when darkness surrounds you I have the power to pierce it with my light. So yes that made me smile. When we got off the bus I had another reason to smile. There were two rainbows and they were beautiful another one of God's symbols for his promise never to flood the earth again. (Refer to Noah's Ark)
Things just fell into place from there. Chris helped me find my home base and I found out that a lot of my friends were with me in that class. I received my schedule and found out that not only did I have great classes I also had amazing teachers. (I mean so I don't have Ms.Angeles for math I think I will be okay. I hope she is liking southern. I don't know how GW will do without her.) I also enjoyed seeing all the people I haven't seen in three months. I was all smiles and enthusiastic each time I saw a familiar face.
So yes everything is falling into place nicely. I was very inspired today. I know there will be a lot and I mean A LOT of things that will need to be done this year. I know that it will get hard. I know that I will have to make choices that will determine where I will be in the future. For as many times as I thanked God I also asked for his will to be done. So I am going to fully trust in him. I know he knows what is best for me. He will get me through whatever life will throw at me.
Another thing I have to keep in mind is that I must be grateful for everything that happens. I must search for a reason to be thankful when things are not looking up and I want to quit. I must always sing praises to God because he will never give me anything I can't handle and everything I go through serves a purpose.
Psalm 37:7
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes.
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