-Psalm 56-

" 1. Be merciful to me oh God for man would swallow me up; fighting all day he oppresses me.

2. My enemies would hound me all day, for there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

3. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

4. In God (I will praise His Word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

5. All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6. They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.

7. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

8. You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?

9. When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back, This I know because God is for me.

10. In God (I will praise His word), I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

11. Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? "


This is an incredible chapter to read, as are all of the Psalms. This Psalm is actually a Psalm of lament. Here David tried to find refuge among the Philistines and when they turned on him, he nearly lost his life. David trusted in something other than God at that moment and he realizes that God is the only One who can be depended upon for protection.
In verse 3, the words "I will trust" are words of abiding confidence, even in times of distress. That is an encouraging thought : )
I really like it when David says "What can flesh do to me? and What can man do to me?" because it shows that he's not afraid to stand up for God, even if it means death. When you really think about it.....What CAN man do to you? I mean, if you've got Jesus in your heart and life and if someone kills you, then you're in Heaven...with God.
Another really encouraging thought is in verse 9 it says, "When I cry out to You, then my enemies turn back" Wow! This really convinced me that God really DOES protect His children. If we would just stop trying to deal with our enemies ourselves and just call on God, our lives would be so much better. God provides for us and we just need to trust that.
Christians today are afraid of rejection and persecution and to be honest, we shouldn't be afraid because with God ALL things are possible. Verse 3 says, "When I am afraid, I will trust in You." God is all we need. He will provide. He never breaks His promises.....never!
I hope that this note encouraged you and I hope that you found Psalm 56 to be as amazing as I thought it was (and is) lol = ]
Take Care and have a great week,
*Liz*

<3 My Heart <3

Ok, on Feb.26th I was babysitting like I normally do on tuesdays and while I was taking a nap with my girls, I started to develope mildly severe chest pains and there were times where I couldn't even breathe. Normally when I can't breathe while I'm sleeping, I usually wake up, but somehow I just didn't wake up when I couldn't breathe this time. I just kept sleeping, until I finally decided that I should probably get up. So thank the Lord that I got up = ]
So ever since then, I haven't really been able to sleep right for the past few days because whenever I try to sleep my heart races. I get that feeling of nervousness; like how I get nervous before I sing at school or at church. I don't know why my heart has been doing that, but it's really messing up my life-style. I'm always tired during the day because of not getting enough sleep and it's just really annoying. I'm telling you this because I would greatly appreciate your prayers.
God Bless,
*Liz*