Beauty for Today- Every Moment

"Pile your troubles on God's shoulders- he'll carry your load, he'll help you out." 

Psalm 55:22 MSG

Outside everything is covered with a blanket of snow.  Its very cold here and so we are staying warm inside.  I am extremely thankful today for a few quiet moments to spend time giving God my worries and concerns.  

I have a new favorite song playing that helps me keep a positive perspective whenever I let things get out of balance.  Its amazing how powerful God's word is in song.  I thought I would share it with you today, because it is so beautiful and powerful.  I included the link to the You Tube video because hearing it is the most amazing.  (Just click on the song title below for the You Tube video).

forever JONES- Every Moment in Your Hands

You are every breath I breathe in
You are every breath I breathe out
You are every breath in me God
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands

You are in the midst of chaos
Hiding me beneath your feathers
You will keep my heart from failing
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands

You are in my every heart beat
My first, my now, my last beat
Guiding all the steps of my feet
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands

You are in the midst of chaos
Hiding me beneath your feathers
You will keep my heart from failing
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands

He will stretch his wings to cover when troubled times are viewed
Giving courage to the fearful heart forever standing near
Every moment in your hands
You are in the midst of chaos
Hiding me beneath your feathers
You will keep my heart from failing
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands

Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Every moment in your hands, every moment in your hands
Every moment in your hands

Let me leave you with how my devotional ended,

"Sometimes we're so busy and tired we have nothing left to give.  During those times just let God be in charge for awhile." 

July 24th Update

If we can acknowledge that what we see in the world is not all there is, we are strengthening our eyes of faith.  We can live clinging to the good even when it feels like our fingers are getting rope burn.  Whatever we do we can't let go of the truth.  In the dungeon, the way out isn't found by lowering our expectations.  The way out is through letting the keys open the doors to free our hearts and allowing them to soar upward, toward the goodness they were created to hold.  

Plow straight ahead through the middle, no matter how uncomfortable it gets.  Stay down from the castles in the air.  Stay above the dungeons in the dark.  And don't forget- you have been recognized.
~Excerpts taken from the book:
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of A Women's Soul by John & Stasi Eldredge

 Everyone has times in their life when things seem to crumble around them.  For me it was the year that my grandfather passed away.  It was some time ago, however may other things at that time in my life were challenging.  Truthfully I found it to be too much to bear (alone that is).  I pressed into my time with God and remember that it was so hard to feel him with me.  At that time I was reading the book "Captivating" and found the quote listed above.  It gave me hope and began to sooth my soul.   I remember writing the quote on lined paper and hung it on my bathroom mirror so that I could read it each morning.  Along with my friends and family encouraging me and my quiet time I slowly started to see my heart heal and my soul feel restored.  

Circumstances are very different now, but life still brings challenges.  Some are not so obvious to those who don't know us well, but that doesn't lessen the difficulty.  Situations may be in a different form, but they can still bring feelings of "rope burn".   This past month I reflected on that time years ago and could still remember some of the lines of this quote.   Then a couple of weeks ago while cleaning the basement I came across a box with that same lined paper and my handwriting.  What a God thing.  I have placed it over my sink looking out the window to the garden.  I read it every morning as a reminder "to plow straight ahead" and to remember "I have been recognized" and I matter to my heavenly Father.