"The Lord is My Portion..."

You know how sometimes you're in need of something and you don't even know it? This morning, I was just on the computer, wasting time and a line of Scripture just popped up into my mind. So, I went to the trusty ol' Bible Gateway and put in the key words.

As I read the words in context with the whole Scripture, I was just so comforted and so deeply encouraged by it. And then, beyond that...I was overwhelmed to know that the Lord could and would minister to my spirit without me even knowing I was in need of a particular encouragement. He's SO GOOD! So. Good.

With all that my life is right now; so much chaos and seemingly lack of time. Even with my precious, yet very loud child stretching his vocal chords in the room right next to me, the Lord reminds me to wait in the quiet for Him. That His compassions are fresh every morning. That He is, He really, really is, so faithful. More faithful than the sun that rises without fail every morning. And that He, alone, is my portion. That I can desire and have need of so much, yet He is my portion. And in Him, I find rest and healing and peace and help and strength...and the list goes on.

"Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”

The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD. "
~Lamentations 3:21-26