faith

i think the biggest part of my life now, and ever if i really think about it, is faith. i have no real job, i am tens of thousands of dollars in debt (when i get out of school), i got no familia support, my love has left me, and i have no real home. but would i do have, and abundantly so, is faith.

god has sustained me for decades under his grace, by no real doing of my own. in this time of super intense pain, suffering, uncertainty and anguish He is all i have.

in psalm thirty seven, david talks about depending on the Lord and walking in his ways. this psalm and number thirty eight as well have been mistering ot my soul recently and i want to share htem with you guys. here's thirty seven

Psalms 37:1
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

Psalms 37:2
For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.

Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Psalms 37:6
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.

Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Psalms 37:9
For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.

Psalms 37:10
Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

Psalms 37:11
But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalms 37:12
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

Psalms 37:13
The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees his day is coming.

Psalms 37:14
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

Psalms 37:15
Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken.

Psalms 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.

Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the LORD sustains the righteous.

Psalms 37:18
The LORD knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.

Psalms 37:19
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

Psalms 37:20
But the wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures,
They vanish--like smoke they vanish away.

Psalms 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

Psalms 37:22
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Psalms 37:23
The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.

Psalms 37:24
When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

Psalms 37:25
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging bread.

Psalms 37:26
All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

Psalms 37:27
Depart from evil and do good,
So you will abide forever.

Psalms 37:28
For the LORD loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 37:29
The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever.

Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip.

Psalms 37:32
The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Psalms 37:33
The LORD will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

Psalms 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Psalms 37:35
I have seen a wicked, violent man
Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

Psalms 37:36
Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Psalms 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.

Psalms 37:38
But transgressors will be altogether destroyed;
The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in time of trouble.

Psalms 37:40
The LORD helps them and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.

i am particularly fond of several parts of this passage. i have been praying very specifically about my hearts true desires, and i know that God will honor those if they are pleasing and gloryifing to him. this involves my school hopes, my job hopes and my love hopes.

i have to go take a midterm now, but i hope this has ministered to you as it continues to minister to me

shalom--->