Do you remember the tale of Henny Penny? She was the little hen who got hit on the head and pushed the panic button and thought the sky was falling. She went around telling everyone, "the sky is falling, the sky is falling."
There are some days where it does seem like that--literally and figuratively. If you've watched the news lately, things haven't been really good. The stock market is down. There have been so many terrible weather disasters. The real estate market is awful. Who knows when our troops will get to come home.
It is pretty easy to let the day to day things in life get us down for very real and valid reasons. I read a verse today and it made me think differently...
"My eyes are fixed on you, O sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge." Psalm 141:8
For today, I am trying to not look at the messes and despair around me but look up to God for refuge...
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Gosh...some days are "Henny Penny" days for me. Thanks for the verse and the reminder!
Oh, I feel you sister! What a great verse to take shelter in...it does feel mighty Henny Penny these days, does it not??
I have cried so much this week - not because I am sad but because I am sentimental, longing for days when things were simpler, when people did what was right and when the Lord didn't have to work quite so hard to get our attention, He keeps nudging us and we keep ignoring Him.
This post ministered to me today, in my melancholy for the world, a world we are raising our children in!
I think we need a chat, how 'bout you?
Love,
Heather
What a wonderful reminder for all of us Lisa! I don't even watch the news much anymore because it's all so negative. In our world today, it's so easy to get worked up about things and we do have to keep our eyes fixed on Him. :)
A reminder that He is always in control, whether we *realize* it or not! And thankfully, no matter what sorrows or frightening events take place on earth, we can take refuge in His words: "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."
John 10: 27 - 30
What a great verse and a great reminder to look to the Lord for our needs. We can only find true peace and contentment in Him! Thanks for sharing this.
oh I needed this!
Thank you.
Amen!
I have been feeling the exact same way lately, seems like so much is going on in our world. Thank you for sharing the verse, I need this.
Great scripture Lisa and one I need to hear right now~ thanks for sharing it! :)
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