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God is Greater than Our Ups and Downs

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O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help.  Pay attention to my prayer for it comes from an honest heart.  Psalm 17:1 Tomorrow it will be two weeks that we have been reading and sharing verses from the book of Psalms.  Initially, when we decided on Psalms, I thought, "Oh cool!  This will be great to praise and worship who He is!"  And I can definitely say that this has proven true.   I did not realize that I would also be taking a closer look at who I am in Him.  David wrote about half of the Psalms, and while I expected to see and read songs of worship and praise, the chapters and verses have included so much more.  David could be found crying out to God for help and singing praises and worshipping his name.  His Psalms seems to be a roller coaster of words, emotions, and prayers.  Prayers being the most important.  No matter the circumstance, the emotion, the situation...in all circumstances, he could be found calling on the Savior, Creator, and Resc

I will praise you my God!!!

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I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. -Psalm 86:12 Don't you love those mornings that God meets you right where you are, and shows you His glory?  This morning was one of those mornings!  Thank you Jesus!  I am currently starting my morning in Psalms.  This has been an awesome reminder of who He is!  I get so caught up in the me complex, and have enjoyed resting in who He is!  This morning, these two verses knocked my socks off: You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence their enemies who are seeking revenge. Psalm 8:2-3 I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name oh Most High. My enemies will turn away in retreat...Psalm 9:2-3  These verses reminded me of a time, not so long ago, a few girlfriends and I were attacked by the enemy. The crazy thing is, we were absolutely oblivious to it all, because we were in the word and praising Him with complete joy. After the