Need Encouraging Today??

I don't know about you but I can use some encouragement.  We are still waiting....and waiting.  We are still #5 and last Thursday was our 28th month on the wait list.  We are hopeful and know that God can be trusted with the timing of everything.  However, I'm not going to lie.  We are weary.  We get discouraged.  It's a constant battle.  So, most days I find myself listening to the same songs over and over that are speaking truth to me...reading "Jesus Today" with reminders of His truths...pouring over His Word for hope and strength...and pouring my heart out to Him.  Also, receiving my favorite flowers from husband! :)  So, I thought I would share some of things the Lord is using to encourage us and maybe it will encourage you too in whatever you are going through!

This song is on repeat this week.  Hillsong United's new album, "Zion" comes out tomorrow and I'm super excited to hear it but this song, "Oceans" in particular is so so good.
"Your grace abounds in deepest waters, Your sovereign hand will be my guide.
 My feet may fail and fear surrounds me. You've never failed and You won't start now." I was going to include the YouTube video of it but it keeps putting a scary commercial before it shows the video! I hate that! So anyway, go listen to it on iTunes. :)

An excerpt from "Jesus Today" by Sarah Young.
"My grace is sufficient for you. This grace is enough to get you through your toughest times.  Do you believe this?  It's one thing to believe it when circumstances are going your way.  It's another thing altogether when you're struggling just to take the next step.  Yet this is when My grace is the most precious and glorious--when you know you cannot go another step without it.  Then it becomes the shining focus of your life."

Something Funny
Oh, and around here we laugh....a lot.  If we didn't laugh, we'd probably cry SO here are some funny videos to hopefully help YOU laugh.

 

Some Truth
"We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28

"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." -Isaiah 40:31

This is a verse I have been praying for our daughter:
"The Lord himself watches over you!  The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.  The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.  The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.  The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever." - Psalm 121:5-8

I'm reading "The Valley of Vision:  A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions" and this one entitled "The Valley of Vision" is something I am reading and praying.  This is part of the end of it.
"Let me find thy light in my darkness, 
thy life in my death, 
thy joy in my sorrow, 
thy grace in my sin, 
thy riches in my poverty
thy glory in my valley."

And one more song that I really love.  If you know me, then you know my very favorite singer/songwriter is Sara Groves.  Her music speaks to my heart.  I just sit and listen to it and I relax and remember what all of this is about.  This is a great video!

 


How are you encouraged? I'd love for you to share!