23rd Birthday Post!

Psalm 107:7 He led them by a straight path to a city where they could settle.

Yes Jesus! I woke up and read the Bible since I figured it was the best thing to do first thing in the morning :-) isn't God faithful giving me this word! Great Birthday present right there. This verse doesn't only apply to travel plans but also to all the other places where I need God to help me settle - relationally, financially, emotionally, spiritually and so on.

The verses before talk about those redeemed of the Lord and how not everyone started out on these straight paths and some wandered into wastelands where they could not settle, some were hungry and thirsty and their lives ebbed away... (Sound familiar? Getting into the wastelands of bad financial mistakes, bad relationships, depression etc.) ...but the moment we cried out to God in our trouble, He delivered us from our distress. So this is my Birthday promise...straight paths, straight paths, straight paths, claim it for yourself!

Other than that, some other thoughts...maybe this will turn into the song I wanted...

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done 

for He broke down every gate and cut through every bar

I'm free, I'm free my soul will sing

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done for me

I cried out to you in trouble and you saved me from my distress

I will tell of your works with joy I will sing

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done for me

I see the works of the Lord, His wonderful deeds in the deep

I am filled with awe, of your glory I will sing

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done for me

He stilled the storm to a whisper, the waves of the sea were hushed

I am led, I am guided, of your love I will sing

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done for me
He turned my desert into rivers, my thirsty ground into flowing springs
I will praise, I will exalt of your grace I will sing

I will give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love

and for all the wonderful things He's done for me
He's turning desert into pools, parched ground into flowing springs
I will trust, I will obey of your faithfulness I will sing

xx
Jo