Psalms

~Mamaw & me~


Hey everyone!
I know it hasn't been that long since my last post, but for me it has, considering I am a blog/email junkie..lol. I have been trying to spend as much time with Mamaw as possible. Every day I look at her, and see the state she is in, I talk about it with family and friends, and I even blog about it here...but it still doesn't seem real. It feels like tomorrow she will be up in her easy chair waiting to go to Texas Belle for a lite lunch. But she won't.
Mamaw's health continues to fail, and though I know God continues to be in control, I am still so very sad and scared. I feel helpless.
I decided to look up a verse in Psalms.

Psalms 43:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.

And found this, which helped me some...
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

43:6-11 The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. One word from him will calm every storm, and turn midnight darkness into the light of noon, the bitterest complaints into joyful praises. Our believing expectation of mercy must quicken our prayers for it. At length, is faith came off conqueror, by encouraging him to trust in the name of the Lord, and to stay himself upon his God. He adds, And my God; this thought enabled him to triumph over all his griefs and fears. Let us never think that the God of our life, and the Rock of our salvation, has forgotten us, if we have made his mercy, truth, and power, our refuge. Thus the psalmist strove against his despondency: at last his faith and hope obtained the victory. Let us learn to check all unbelieving doubts and fears. Apply the promise first to ourselves, and then plead it to God.

I know I am still going to be down...sad...somewhat despaired (or maybe a lot)...maybe even just depressed...but! I know it will be ok, I know God will pull my Mamaw through (even if that means going to be in Heaven with Him), and I know He will pull the rest of us through, too.
So, with that in mind, I am done for tonight...I'm tired.
I hope you are all doing great and being blessed by the Lord.
Hope to catch up with/see you all soon!

Luvs,
~K