Psalm 139

Psalm 139:13-16   For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.  ¹⁴ I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.  ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.  ¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

As many of you know, today is my birthday!  My birthday has become a time of reflection for me.   I think about what I have accomplished so far in my life.  How God has blessed me over the past year.  I reminisce through the struggles that God has brought me through and I also think about where He is leading me this coming year.  I think about how I am closer to God than I was this time last year, but I could probably be closer.  I think about goals…some I commit to, others stay on “the bucket list” for now.  (Like running that marathon…not sure I’m ready yet.  J)

As I get older, I begin to wonder if I’m about half-way through life; though tomorrow is never promised for any of us.  I try not to think about it too much.  I do rest in knowing that God already knows – before I was born He knew all the days that I would be alive.  He knows what I’ll accomplish.  And He’s rooting for me!

Instead of thinking about how many days I might have left, we all need to focus on today.  We need to live for today – if we worry about tomorrow and how many more tomorrow’s we might have, we can become paralyzed.  What does God want me to do today?  Did I spend time with Him today?  Do I know Him better than I did yesterday?  Seek God and follow Him!

I’m praying for you!

Pastor Amy