From one of my morning devos

I am working through the "Psalms of Ascent" in one of my devotions right now.  Here's a part of what today's writer had to say:

"...walking through these hard seasons is often the best thing [that] could ever happen. Because it is there that we find Him. It is there that we learn that the strength of our bootstraps [the ones we use to pull ourselves up by] will fail, but the joy of the Lord won't. It is there that we learn that we don't need to put on a brave face, we simply need to seek His. And ultimately, it is there that we learn that He knows our suffering, because He suffered too. For me. For you. Maybe you and I will never be to the point in our faith walk where we're able to say, "Okay, Lord, trials? Bring 'em on!" But we can pray for each other to get to a point where we trust that we're just seeing a few brush strokes on the gigantic masterpiece He's painting.
Where we don't fear what's ahead, because we know it's already happened in the eyes of our Master Planner. Where we acknowledge that He shares in our sufferings, but He also shares in our comfort. Where we can remember that He's rescued us before and that He'll do it again, as many times as we need rescuing. (2 Corinthians 9-10, MSG)

And for that we can say thank you, even when nothing seems peachy keen. Because there is no pit we're in that is deeper than His love.

Let's give thanks that He is on our side. Today and every day."

Amen.  This was "a good word aptly spoken" this morning.  Some of my food may taste off, but these "apples of gold in settings of silver" are as sweet as ever.  If you are interested in tasting those golden apples of goodness, check out Psalm 124 and 2 Corinthians 1:7-11.  I am specifically mentioned in verse 9 of Corinthians, and you are all mentioned specifically in verse 11 of that same chapter.  Really!  Don't believe me?  Read it for yourself! :)

Thankful for His Everlasting Presence, His Omniscient knowledge of all I am going through, that He is willing to climb down into  the Pit with me before attempting to pull me out, and that He has given me you all to join in helping me,

Sherri