1/1/2009
Entry for January 1, 2009
In Psalm 77, Asaph survives his anguish with…
“But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High” I will remember the works of the LORD; SurelyI will remember Your wonders of old, I will also meditate on all Your work; and talk of Your deeds. (vs. 10-12)
I also want to remember, perhaps even make some sort of memorial, so I won’t forget… past victories, and blessings, and prayers answered. The Israelites were always setting up memorial stones, as in Joshua 4
“…Each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of tribes of the children of Israel, That this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ Then you shall answer them…”
Ihave seen such evidence of His leading, provision, love and faithfulness, that my faith is edging toward the place where I can feel safe in surrender, more and more. I have been entertaining ways of making memorials of these as Beth Moore calls…”God Stops”, when God does something that breaks into our life, and changes things. I have written songs about trials, purpose, and yielding. I have painted illustrations of life lessons. Now, I am thinking of doing something that is mainly between the Lord and I, but will give me a record of what has transpired between us. I have always written my prayers, to help with focus, and also to thwart the enemy or my own “you are such a failure” thinking. I have proof, that “AHA! I did pray!” (Which was so amazing when we got our belongings out of storage after the homeless months, and I looked to see…Was I right with God when everything went crazy back there in the spring of 2007? Yes, I had that prayer journal to review and confirm that I was praying, and was passionately seeking the Lord.) Also, the Prayer Journal gives me the means to write in the dates of the answers to prayer, and that is what I want to improve on. So… My New Years Resolution, is to…
SCRAPBOOK MY PRAYERS!
Yes, infact I actually had a dream about this. My plan is to take the concern of my heart, and putit as aprayer in the middle of the page, and daily surround it with the promise verses I am praying, and then chart the evidences of the hand of the LORD, asHe answers. (Because He always does!) I read recently in a prayer book of Oswald Chambers, that weshoulddo more than present our prayers for help like achild handing over a broken toy toour father. But, we should also present ourselves, to wait and enjoy the thrill of watching our Father work. This is a beautiful picture to me, and I believe if I do the work of prayer, and actively await His answer, I will have a Scrapbook page Memorial, of what God has done in my life!
So this is my focus this fine New Years Day, to make 2009 a year of praying and to “meditate on all Your works, and talk of Your deeds.”
Kimberly
