Psalm 18

i call to the lord who is worthy of praise
and all my enemies don't know where to face
the cords of death have entangled my feet
i cried to you and from your temple
you heard me and rescued me

he rode down on the wings of
dark clouds were a canopy around him
he shot his arrows and he scattered my foes
with bolts of lightening they all became exposed

so i'll sing alleluia
alleluia praise the lord

you, o lord keep my lamp burning bright
my god turns my darkness into light
with my god i can scale a wall
with your help, i can win a war and not even fall

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and lets me stand on heights high above my fears
he makes the path broad beneath my feet
so my ankles don't turn and ruin me

so i'll sing alleluia
alleluia praise the lord

Prayer Works!!

I am so happy to report that I have married a man who does even stranger things in his sleep than I do!! One night last week, in the middle of the night, he rolled over and put his arm around me and just started praying. He was thanking God for providing for us...that's the gist that I got from it (seeing as how I was still mostly asleep). I thought it was kinda random but didn't think much about it. The next morning I asked him if he remembered it and he had no idea what I was talking about. Later, he vaguely remembered dreaming about praying before a meal.

However, my wonderful husband does pray with me, for me and over me all the time. Everytime that I have a headache and he prays over me, it goes away. (Not to say that I don't take something for the headache at times, but I will believe in the power of our Heavenly Father over the power of anything of this world-any day!) Brandon often talks about people in other parts of our world who have no choice but to rely on God's grace and healing when they have a headache--they do not have the luxury of going to the store to pick up something and take it. They pray and put their hope in the Lord. How wonderful to be so dependent on His provision and protection. It seems like such a detriment that we have the conveniences that cause us to forget that we still need a Savior--and not just for salvation, but for everyday strength to walk it out!!

To wrap up a random post with an additional random point: my husband and two other pastors from our church are leaving at this moment for a week-long conference in L.A. Pray for them!

cool like susie

That is why I want to be a blogger... That, and I just love to write randomness. The title is therapy, not because it will necessarily be therapeutic for you to read it but because it will be therapeutic for me to write it.

We did a workshop today on embracing your inner child where we artistically expressed ourselves as our inner children. We colored with crayons. In doing that, I realized that what relaxes me and allows me to let go of the stressful stuff and embrace the simple truths is the written word. Reading it, meditating on it and creating it. All of this while listening to amazing music is my utopia and as my husband would say..."stirs my affections for Jesus".

Enjoy!