My best friend is without question my little sister Amanda. We tell one another everything. Isn't it coincidental that our lives, though separated by two years, nearly coincide with one another? I mean, everything I go through she goes through a little while later. On Sunday, before I preached, Amanda and I sat down and just discussed what we can do to help one another regain footing with our intimacy with God. My talk with Trista Tuesday night reinforced a lot of it and brought new things into focus.

Amanda called me the other day and showed me a scripture she had found. It is from Psalm 138: "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you, God, preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. GOD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, GOD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands." I am currently walking through the midst of emotional trouble, yet God is holding me even in my darkest hours; He is stretching His hand against the wrath of my enemies (Satan, who is seeking to keep me from God's plans for my life); I find hope that God knows what He is doing and that His purpose for me WILL come to fruition as I continue to seek His face and grow more intimate with Him.

My God is affectionate towards me.

My God cares for me more than I can possibly know.
My God has not abandoned me. He is doing something great in me during the pain.
My God has a wonderful plan for my life. It is indescribable. He will blow me away.

I just need to trust Him. In the words of the psalmist, I hear God's voice ringing out to me: "Trust in Me. Hope in Me. Wait--and watch!"