mulling

There are times when I feel like I have few words, which trust me is rather unusual for me. I'm usually the person who has a quick response or a comeback on the tip of my tongue. But there are just times where I have few words. I feel like I have been in one of those seasons lately. I have been listening a lot lately, soaking in a lot, and saying little because the words just aren't there. 

I think sometimes they have to just mull around in my head for a while, like a good stew, until the flavors get just right. Lately the things that have been in my mulling are mostly pleasant. I have been thinking upon God's character, His faithfulness, His goodness, His love, His generosity, His mercy and grace. I have been storing up little moments where I can see Him, feel Him, know that He is near. I have been humbled by His goodness. I have been holding fast to Him and His promises. 

I love when God gives me new expressions of His consistent character. I love when He draws me to a deeper level of understanding of a specific aspect of His character because the more deeply I understand His character, the more deeply I trust Him. God cannot lie, and He cannot go against His character. There is more comfort in that than in anything else. I know that no matter what happens, no matter what craziness is in the world (or even my life), no matter what the external circumstances look like that God is still God and His character is still the same. 

I know that in those moments I will be able to endure because I will look to His character, and I will know Him. I know that I can trust in His promises because He is faithful, and I know (from personal experience) that even when it looks like God is doing the exact opposite of what He has promised He will still come through on His promise. I trust in His goodness, and I believe that I will see it in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13,14). 

My prayer today is that you would look to the character and faithfulness of God and that your heart would be encouraged because He is able.

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