I have often heard people say that they had a word from God. They flipped open their bible and it was directly for them. I used to think, "Isn't all scripture for them? Can't they glean some insight for their lives from any passage of scripture?" But it happened to me last week.
I was fuming mad at my husband. He had disappointed me again. I had put my expectations on him without telling him of my needs. I had expected him to read my thoughts and interpret my body language without saying the words and he had failed. And I was miserable. I knew it was my fault for the frustation. I closed the door and in my despair opened my bible to hopefully find some kind of scripture that would heal my heart. I flipped open to pg. 526 which started me off in the middle of Psalm 146 which is exactly what I needed to read. The middle of verse 2 is the first line on the page and where I started. It says, "I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save."
I had forgotten that I was to sing to God as long as I lived. I had been so wrapped up in my mommy world, taking care of kids and house and me, that I had forgotten to put my hope in God. I had been putting my trust and needs on my husband to make me happy. I had put my trust in my husband who is a prince to me. He cares for me and wants all good things for me, but he cannot save me. He cannot give me the joy and fulfillment that I need and desire. That can come from God alone. And God is faithful to meet all my needs. He knows my fears and my desires. He knows my dreams and my deepest emotions. The chapter went on to tell me that God gives hope and is faithful and meets the needs of his people and gives freedom and lifts them up and loves them and watches over them.
God knew that I would need this chapter. He knew when it was written that I would look to it and find Him. I am comforted knowing that I can open my bible and hear from God. I am sure that there are many other passages that I could have read that day and gotten something from them, but the one that I read seemed to fit my need perfectly. I choose to believe that God directed me there. He knew that I needed it.
