For the Lord God is
our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no
good thing from those who do what is right. Psalm 84:11
Are you waiting on something right now for yourself or one
of your children? If so, take comfort
and heart in this verse.
Right now, our family is waiting to hear back on a college
application for one of our children. Psalm
84:11 was our “go to” verse when our oldest son was waiting to hear back on
acceptance to his college of choice.
At times, I would
start to doubt myself and how I should have encouraged better study habits or
perhaps planned and paid for more tutoring for the entrance exams. In the waiting, I had to boss my feelings and
look at this truth. I had to say out
loud to myself, “If it would be a good thing for him to get into this college,
the Lord promises to not withhold it.”
Even though we didn’t
do everything right, His grace covered a multitude of his and my failures as we
took them to the cross and asked Him to cover those areas with His grace and
forgiveness. His failures as a student and mine as a parent. I am thankful to share that he got in and it
was a great thing for him and he has since graduated and is working in a job he
enjoys. Even after graduation, this
continues to be a “go to” verse that I pray for him and I see God’s
faithfulness amidst a life with successes and setbacks or failures.
Today I pray this verse for my other son, but same season
and reason of waiting! Either way- we
know it will be good. That is what He
promises!
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