Oh My God

So I started this thing where I read five Psalms every day. Basically, you pick out the number of whatever date it is today, then add 30 to it, then another 30, and so on. For five psalms. It's really cool. *nodnod* SO! Since I'm trying to blog every day, if I don't have something going on that day, I'll probably post my devtions. =D

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God - Psalm 40:17

Oh my God. What a wonderful thing that is to say. To be able to call the almighty Lord mine. To be able to call on Him at any time and have Him listen as I pour out my heart. God is not some distant being who judges from afar. He is my protector and deliverer, a help in present trouble.

To be able to read His love letter to me is a blessing I am grateful for. Reading it fills me with an overflowing and everlasting joy and I cry with praise for Him. No matter how the tempest rages, He will forever be constant and unchanging. He will never leave me nor forsake me.

For we are sheep who have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way, but the Lord has set on Him the iniquity of us all. I think that's the greatest love story of all. It's what every romance is based on, every dream's origin. That someone would love us, someone would die for us. We who are so wayward and change so easily and still, He sacrificed His life for us. For me.

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God,; it is He who has made us and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. - Psalm 100

How can anyone read that psalm and not have a song in their hearts? God is so good and merciful and strong. Oh, my God, how the heavens declare your name and the very earth displays your handiwork. You are awesome by the very definition of the word.

Thank you for talking to me when I needed you most. Thank you for teaching me to let go and forgive. Thank you for your neverending love for me. Thank you for filling me with your boundless joy.

Thank you for being my God.