A new day...a new hope...

Wow...I love God! I love that He knows me inside and out and He knows when enough is enough. Just when I thought I was at my max and couldn't take anymore, He relieves the pressure. I love that when I'm totally exhausting and at my end, I can wake up the next morning with a new day and a new hope. He truly is the Bread of Life. I cannot live without Him and He truly is my strength each and every day. This song came to my mind the other day and I truly don't remember the last time I sang or heard it. Cleary, it was a song from the Spirit at a time when I just needed to express my worship to the Lord:

My life is in you Lord,

My strength is in you Lord,

My hope is in you Lord,

in You, it's in You

I've been keeping a list of the names of God here and there as I learn about them and come across them. It's amazing to me how certain names speak louder at certain times in my life. As mentioned above, I feel like the name, "Bread of Life" speaks louder to me right now than any other time in my life. I feel like I know and understand a side of God I never had before. For so long, I just didn't quite understand what it meant for Jesus to be the sustainer and literally the "bread of life". I think I'm experiencing that now and know what it means to hunger for Him and be sustained by His presence.

Just curious, are there any names of God that you've learned about recently?

What is God up to?

Genesis 27:10-22

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream…When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!”…Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God…

I’ve only written a portion of the scripture above because it captures the main point of the scripture. I must be honest with you, I am struggling very much right now. I don’t know exactly what it’s all about but this scripture has been a comfort to me. I was learning in my study of this scripture yesterday that Jacob did not know he was going to have an encounter with God that night. He simply had stopped for the night to sleep and there he encountered the Almighty. In Jacob’s mind, it was random. Yet, God new He was going to have an appointment with Jacob that night.

In many ways, what I’m going through right now feels random. While I can attribute some of it to moving, changing job positions, traveling, etc., it feels frustrating, out of the blue, and confusing. I even feel at times like I’m just going backwards and discouraged.

HOWEVER, the moment I read God’s Word, in particular this passage, I remember that God has a plan for me in EVERYTHING and that He has appointed this time for me. I’m not sure what it’s all about but I think the only thing I can do in the meantime is stay anchored to his Word and say, “Speak, Lord. Your servant is listening.”