God, my Exceeding Joy

"Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God." Psalm 43:4

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Location: Oregon, United States

I met my husband while I was a missionary in Hong Kong. He had swum out of China after the Cultural Revolution. We have been married 32 years and have four children (2 biological and 2 adopted), ages 22-30. My mother also lives with us (she just turned 90). I am truly a blessed woman.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Thou hearest me

Thou hearest me always.

J ESUS lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.--Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.--Lo, I come to do thy will, O God.--Not my will, but thine, be done.

As he is, so are we in this world.--This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.

Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

He ever liveth to make intercession for them.--We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

JOHN 11. 42. John 11. 41.--John 12. 28.--
He. 10. 7.--Lu. 22. 42. 1 John 4. 17.--
1 John 5. 14. 1 John 3. 22. He. 11. 6.
He. 7. 25. 1 John 2. 1.

Monday, May 14, 2007

Still here

It has been over a month since I last posted. I have been learning much about God's greatness and my weakness. I hope to get some of what I've been learning written down, but in the meantime I thought I would pass on yesterday's reading from the Daily Light. God's Word addresses EVERY detail of my life, and I have found it leading me always to Him as my "exceeding joy".

My heart panteth, my strength faileth

me.

H EAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. . . . For when I am weak, then am I strong.

When Peter saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?--If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.--He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.--The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.--Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power.


PSA. 38. 10. Ps. 61. 1, 2. 2 Co. 12. 9, 10.
Mat. 14. 30, 31.--Pr. 24. 10.--Is. 40. 29.--
De. 33. 27.--Col. 1. 11.


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