Search Me

I have always loved this Psalm. It just makes me feel so amazingly special.
Just listen.


We are that special. There is nowhere that I can go that he is not with me. Even on those days when I feel so alone, he is right there with me. Sometimes I just need to stop what I am doing, close my eyes and just think of him. Just think of him holding me and loving me. I love how this Psalm ends - asking God to search me. To search my heart for anything that is offensive in me. This is such an important part of the Christian walk - aksing God to just search our hearts. So often we do not want God to really search our hearts because we don't like what he will find. Remember that he knows what is in there anyway. As the Psalm says 'there is nowhere that I can go to get away from him'. We also need him to search our hearts for any anxious ways. But this searching of our hearts is to bring us to a place of healing and repentence. That is always a wonderful thing. Healing sooths the heart as does the knowledge that you are forgiven. Allow him to come deep within you, all the way in, holding nothing back. His love will wash all over you.

I was chatting last night with a friend that lives in another state. We knew each other a decade ago. Her husband is very ill and has been for a long time. We chatted for over an hour and just shared life with each other. Each of us has things in life that we are dealing with. They all come in different ways, but God is with us no matter where we are. He knows our hurts and he knows our joys. May we daily look to him to fill our hearts with his presence. His promises are always true.