You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
This passage has been really cool for me in light of my current situation spiritually. Over the past few months, God has really been teaching me some good, but challenging lessons about relying on Him and not on people. It has been a hard lesson to learn because in order to teach me to go to Him, God really sort of took away or caused there to be distance in some of my most dear relationships. I prayed and asked Him to do this before it happened, yet, when it did, it was still very challenging.
There was some heartache and a lot of tears. But, now, as I am coming down the opposite side of this mountain, I can look back and see the blessings that come from being reliant on God alone. There is a stability in my life that wasn’t there before; there’s confidence, peace, joy, and overwhelming hope. All this, because I know my God wants me and wants to bless me in many ways.
I love this verse because it really puts well what I have been feeling for a while. God has changed my mourning into dancing, and he’s clothed me with gladness. I am so thankful and I desire greatly to give Him praise.
My God is an awesome God who is intimately involved in my life.
My God is a loving God who has given a great price to have me as His son.
My God has blessed me in far greater ways than I’ll ever fully understand. As I understand it some, though, I am in awe.
My God loves all people like He loves me. His arms are open wide for anyone to come to Him. He has, through the death of His Son, broken down the wall that separated humans from Him. Anyone who turns to Him and puts their faith in Him will be saved eternally.
John 3:16 Check it out.
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