Thursday, July 9, 2009

Grandpa's Verses

Some of my grandpa's favorite verses from the bible were Psalm 121 & Isaiah 41:10

May these words remind us that God is greater than any speed bump in life. And when suffering becomes a part of our day, God never stops orchestrating a plan to heal our souls and providing a path of freedom that is bigger than suffering.

Freedom is only understood when it breaks through chains. And the time that chains seem to strong to break, that is the beauty of God - He breaks our chains for us.

The precious times I have seen God miraculously break my chains and give me freedom beyond my comprehension - are the times I surrender all of my earthly ways for superficial freedom, acknowledge I can't break my chains, and trust God's words and ways - regardless of who is supporting me and regardless of what that road looks and feels like...

And that is what I love about my grandpa's verses...they remind me to stop co-piloting my life with God.

Sweet blessings from my heart to yours!

PSALM 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.


ISAIAH 41:10

fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Precious verses to hold onto throughtout life Amy. I am so grateful for the legacy of love for the Lord, our spouses, family and those that God puts on our paths of life - grandpa truly blessed us in so many ways. Our time together with you in Atlanta has been special. Thanks for all you do. love and gratitude, mom