What do you say when there seems to be absolutely nothing positive about the situation? This is something that I struggle with. I have the personality of someone who is a "fixer." I try to see the brighter side! I hate that feeling.. Knowing someone needs encouragement and here I am stumbling over my word and coming up with nothing. I have recently come to the conclusion of just because there may not be positive, happy words of wisdom in ever situation that is ok. Sometimes people just need a friend to listen, not necessarily someone to fix the issue. Just knowing they have a friend helps! Even though it is hard so see the BIG picture, God knows what He is doing! Down the road hopefully we will all be able to look back and say, "Oh now I know why that happened."
Sunday I was in church and a little piece of paper fell out of my bible and I picked it up and stuck it back in my bible in a random place. Monday was not a very good day for me so I grabbed my bible in desperate need of some encouragement. My bible opened up to where I had placed that little piece of paper in Psalm. (It’s so neat when this happens) I starts reading is Psalm 6 and when I got to verse 9 I read something that made me feel at peace! God knows how I am feeling and He knows what I need!
Psalm 6:9 "The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer"
On my way home from Senatobia last night I turned on my ipod to listen to Mumford and Sons.. I knew that I liked their sound, but I just recently got some of the music on my ipod. So away I go, windows down and radio blaring a song called Thistle and Weeds. I loved it. When I like a song I will play it several times trying to decide what the lyrics mean. Oh man this song was so awesome. I had no clue how many biblical references were in it until I really listened.
"But plant your hope with good seeds
Don't cover yourself with thistle and weeds
Rain down, rain down on me”
I love this part of the song. I think they were referring to Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower. "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up... Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown."
Jesus then goes on to say how the seed is the word of God.
“The seed that fell among thorns (thistle) stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop."
The song also says,
“I begged you to hear me, there's more than flesh and bones
Let the dead bury the dead, they will come out in droves”
I think this part of the song is referring to Matthew 8:22 when Jesus says, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
And when they say "There's more than flesh and bones,"
I think this part means that in the end material things and even our bodies don’t really matter.. It’s our faith that will get us through.
WOW! I forgot how good it feels to blog haha. Hope you guys enjoyed your week.
Love, Kayla
