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You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
Psalm 139:5

Bird's Eye View

Don't you love the feeling of being 'on top of the world'? Everything
seems to be going j-u-s-t right. Gotta love those times.

Yesterday when I parked at the lot on my way into the grocery store I
looked up at the extraordinary blue. What a day. One of those chamber-
of-commerce afternoons where the spring green of the trees met the
deep clear sundrenched sky. On the highest part of a tall streetlight,
a mockingbird was comfortably perched. Just checking it out, taking a
rest. There he was, on top of the world.

Most days we aren't on those mountain-peak highs, we live in the
valley of life. Everyday life, the normal, the ups, the downs. Often
those times are a little harder for me to like. Could be a season
where you feel your world is unraveling and you are hanging by a
thread, like this butterfly to the leaf. You may be barely holding on,
waiting for the tide to turn. I've heard people voice questions, "So
where was God anyway? Why did He let it happen?", "God didn't answer
my prayers about that".

Here is some good news: no matter what it seems like, no matter what
is going on, God is still sovereign. He is still in the midst, keeping
every one of His promises (something like 7,000 of them in the Bible).
He's not distant, He's not uncaring nor uninvolved. He is a personal
God, wanting the best for His children and a close relationship with
them.

The Word of the Lord is truth, and here are a few verses that you can
count on to help to gain a 'bird's eye view' perspective:

Psalm 97:9 For you, O Lord, are the Most High over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.
1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and
the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven
and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as
head over all.
Isaiah 37:16 "O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the
cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You
have made heaven and earth.
Psalm 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. 
I have made
the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
1 Chronicles 16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!"

Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011
http://www.sallyikennedy.com

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