Praying with the Psalms for the unfolding of your life
Two of my favorite lines to pray with from the Psalms come
from Psalm 143: “Show me the path I
should walk, for to you I entrust my life (Verse 8b) and “Teach me to do your
will, for you are my God.” (Verse 10)
The Psalms in general are a wonderful resource to use for
personal prayer, because they themselves speak so often from the human
condition. Despair, joy, troubles—it’s
all in there.
But the two verses I quoted here reflect our confidence in
God and our desire to give our life over to him. Whatever is his will for me, that’s what I
want to know and follow. To say that he
is our God speaks volumes about our awareness of him as Creator. It is an acknowledgement that we are not
walking our path in this world alone.
But how does God teach us to do his will? Where do we find it? How can we know it?
I am reminded of the title of a song that I use when God’s
answer seems to be coming too slowly, or when I do not know what to do. The song is by Steven Curtis Chapman and it
is titled The Glorious Unfolding.
I am going to copy the lyrics here (azlyrics.com) because
they are so beautiful. I hope they will
speak to you as they have to me. No
matter where you are on your journey in life, just remember, there is a “glorious
unfolding” going on. Your story is not
finished yet. Wait patiently. I have found that this unfolding for me seems
to routinely take a couple of months, so I have learned to be patient with it!
God bless,
Janet
The Glorious Unfolding
Lay your head down tonight
Take a rest from the fight
Don’t try to figure it out
Just listen to what I’m whispering to your heart
‘Cause I know this is not
Anything like you thought
The story of your life was gonna be
And it feels like the end has started closing in on you
But it’s just not true
There’s so much of the story that’s still yet to unfold
And this is going to be a glorious unfolding
Just you wait and see and you will be amazed
You’ve just got to believe the story is so far from over
So hold on to every promise God has made to us
And watch this glorious unfolding
God’s plan from the start
For this world and your heart
Has been to show His glory and His grace
Forever revealing the depth and the beauty of
His unfailing Love
And the story has only begun
And this is going to be a glorious unfolding
Just you wait and see and you will be amazed
We’ve just got to believe the story is so far from over
So hold on to every promise God has made to us
And watch this glorious unfolding
We were made to run through fields of forever
Singing songs to our Savior and King
So let us remember this life we’re living
Is just the beginning of the beginning
Of this glorious unfolding
We will watch and see and we will be amazed
If we just keep on believing the story is so far from over
And hold on to every promise God has made to us
We’ll see the glorious unfolding
Just watch and see (unfolding)
This is just the beginning of the beginning (unfolding)
Take a rest from the fight
Don’t try to figure it out
Just listen to what I’m whispering to your heart
‘Cause I know this is not
Anything like you thought
The story of your life was gonna be
And it feels like the end has started closing in on you
But it’s just not true
There’s so much of the story that’s still yet to unfold
And this is going to be a glorious unfolding
Just you wait and see and you will be amazed
You’ve just got to believe the story is so far from over
So hold on to every promise God has made to us
And watch this glorious unfolding
God’s plan from the start
For this world and your heart
Has been to show His glory and His grace
Forever revealing the depth and the beauty of
His unfailing Love
And the story has only begun
And this is going to be a glorious unfolding
Just you wait and see and you will be amazed
We’ve just got to believe the story is so far from over
So hold on to every promise God has made to us
And watch this glorious unfolding
We were made to run through fields of forever
Singing songs to our Savior and King
So let us remember this life we’re living
Is just the beginning of the beginning
Of this glorious unfolding
We will watch and see and we will be amazed
If we just keep on believing the story is so far from over
And hold on to every promise God has made to us
We’ll see the glorious unfolding
Just watch and see (unfolding)
This is just the beginning of the beginning (unfolding)
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