Psalm 63

"A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah"

Sometimes, life happens--and when people say that, I used to roll my eyes. Really? Life happens? That sounds like something adults say because it sounds adultish and cryptic. But then something happened sometime recently, something that caught me off guard, I...became an adult. When did this happen? I found myself in the midst of adult stress, like, big people stuff. And then, I'm having a baby?? (for the record, I know how this one happened :] ). 

Here's some things that happen when you become an adult, in case no one told you: you start thinking (shhh, I actually mean worrying) about money; you see people you love who are close to you make decisions that could be dangerous, or at least unwise, and carry a burden for it; when you consider your own decisions, you have to now consider other people, for instance--your son; you see your husband stress over being the head of the household, mulling over his God-given responsibility and authority, and you the things you can do don't seem near special enough to help his cause. 

This only names a few "adult stresses"--so lets get to the point. This can make one feel a little bit desperate and without control. Today, I'm cautiously grateful for times like these, as they take away the false reality that I create for myself, a false reality where I actually THINK I'm in control. The truth is God is in control--and this is so liberating, it frees me from the stress of trying to fix things that only God can, and Will. With that said, I've been reading through the Psalms--David was in some pretty desperate places and situations, and his love for the Lord pours out in the words he writes in his Psalms. Today's was Psalm 63--with one particularly halting moment....verse 3. 

"3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you"

I'll say it again, life happens. But as David is certain--God's steadfast love is better than life. And solely because of that, my lips will praise Him.