Weekend Visit and Shaken but not Shattered

This weekend Joe and I had a much needed weekend visit to Houston. We had a wedding to attend, and just needed to get out of College Station-or I did anyway. It was great to be with family and see some people we hadn't since our wedding. Both Joe and I enjoy each other's family so much, and I do not take that for granted. We all know those people who have a less than desirable relationship with their in-laws, but that is just not the case for Joe and I. Praise the Lord. Next weekend we will be back in H-town for another weekend and while Joe will be heading to some small town in TX till Wednesday, I will be hangin' in Houston for my last spring break...sigh. We are really looking forward to seeing and spending time with Joe's sister Maren, whom we have not seen since January.

Anyway, you know when you pray for God to give you patience, you kind of brace yourself to be taught patience. Well, I am reading Beth Moore's new book "So Long, Insecurity..." and naturally have been praying and asking God to show and teach me what true security is. While I have been doing this I have been so motivated, inspired and honestly a little overly confident. I know my man loves me, I have been having AWESOME times with Jesus and I have been fairly successful in school thus far. I thought, 'hmm I'm doing pretty good..."well the past several days have shaken me a little. Nothing to major, but just a few comments have just been consuming my mind. Uhgg how quickly I succumb to old habits, and the whispered lies of the evil one. Oh how I wish I could be totally unaffected by people, and completely SECURE in my Jesus. So here I am, humbled and on my knees in our closet. The book is fantastic, of course, and has really prompted some things I have never thought it would.

Here are some verses that are in my heart today:

He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be moved

Psalm 62:2 AMP

Casting the whole of your care [all of your anxieties, all of your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.

1 Peter 5:7 AMP

Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
And to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus says the Lord!”