The Shadow of His Wings

How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7 NIV

This is a great verse from the Proverbs 31 online bible study. I love the comfort of refuge in the shadow of His wings. I have a necklace with an angel wing charm that reminds me I have God's protection and strength and keeps me focused on my mission.

David is known for His deep thirst for God and the beautiful Palms He wrote. One of our assignments this week was to write a Psalm of our own about God's unfailing love. I'm not a writer but thought it might be fun so here goes.

In the shadow of your wings I find comfort
In the darkness, I see your light
I work through the mysteries around me
and on your promises I hold on tight
Your presence is always near
Your messages are very clear
But I forget and fret
i forget and forget
Starting over again and again
But you are always a friend
I know you will hold me til the end
In the shadow of your wings

Hope in Christ

Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who hope in me will not be disappointed.   Isaiah 49:23b NIV

I was talking to a co-worker today about confidence and how it paralyzes people. He was struggling with being fearful of saying the wrong thing so he just doesn’t say anything at all. All afternoon I looked up articles on confidence and found classes on public speaking. It really hit home because it touched on something I think many leaders including myself struggle with and I wanted to help. 

Then I got home and started the study and it made me think of the lack of confidence that Renee talks about in her book A Confident Heart and Renee’s question at the end of Chapter one that asked if I ever felt like the following statements:

“It’s too hard.”
“I might as well quit.”

Of course the answer is yes, I think we all have thought those thoughts at one time or another.  I am pretty stubborn though and I know that God has placed me where I am with a purpose. So I really have to use my antidote for insecurity and frustration and pray for God’s guidance and continue to step in confidence to be secure in the promise that God makes in Isaiah 49:23. I try to look for God's purpose in each day and in helping others it takes my focus off me and my insecurities and onto where God wants it to be, Him and his children. 

Somewhere in my bible studies I heard of the acronym JOY, Jesus, others, you that reminds us to do just that.  "Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who hope in me will not be disappointed. " Isaiah 49:23