Psalm 91

Psalm 91

¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

I’ve been reading Psalm 91 every morning this past two weeks. I try to read it at least once more during the day if not several times as I’m trying to learn EXACTLY what trust means.

I read the Dollar Stretcher e-newsletter every week and this week it said to listen closely to our ‘money tapes,’ the thoughts and ideas about money that are ingrained in our mind. The e-newsletter urged the readers to make sure whatever our money tapes were telling us was really true. Or in another word, trustworthy.

Dr. Leman, the author of Sheet Music, encourages us to make sure our most intimate belief system is a true one. That what we believe about husband-wife relationships is truth and not a belief that is passed down from one generation to the next.

Our laws have changed so that credit card companies can’t hide behind the small print and have to plainly state the truth about their business. (I’ve personally found the truth is to RUN from any credit card offer!)

I hope this mindset I’m reading and seeing is a ‘let’s get back to the basics; let’s get back to truth.’ Whether it is or not, I’m trying to get back to the basics; to get back to truth. So I have to go back to the ONE thing I know is truth, God’s word. So as I’m reading through the Bible again, I’m asking myself do I really BELIEVE what I’m reading? To really believe what I’m reading I have to really trust the Author. So I come back to Psalm 91, “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in him will I trust.”

I had to find out exactly who it was I would choose to put my trust in, so I looked up the definition of the word “God” and found-

1 capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshiped as creator and ruler of the universe

Sounds pretty trustworthy.

If I read Psalm 91 personally and believe He is MY God then He is MY supreme or ultimate reality.  So before I can answer the question of  “Do I trust God?” I first have to decide IF He is my supreme or ULTIMATE reality.

I don’t have a conclusion for today’s post. Just dragging you along my treasure hunt. I’ll let you know as soon as I know.

This week turned cold again, highs in the 40’s and lows in the 20’s. I’m tired of it but not as tired as my sister, up in Ohio who sent me some pictures of their 10″ snow fall. Ugh. I remember those days, weeks, months. To me, our cold day today felt like it knew it would have to give over to spring soon. It’s cold, but the hint and hope of spring is in the air.

I saw a bright red male Cardinal in the yard, pecking at the grass, (yes, it’s green here right now), and not more than 3 feet away was a red headed woodpecker pecking at a crack in the tree trunk. They both were so startling bright against the cold, gray day, they were like rare jewels flung out in the trash.

The baby goats are separated. Two little bucklings are now in with Chase, their daddy, in the Big Bucks area. They look so tiny out there. The four doelings are glad to be reunited with their mommas in the Big Doe stall and pasture but they’re not amused their mommas are definite about the weaning. I’m relieved as I wondered if the mommas would let the babies steal some milk. Nope. I’ve kept records so I know how much they were giving before and after being reunited.

The Topsy Turvy Tomato plant died. Either over watered or under watered, I don’t know which, but definitely dead. I’m not sure about the potato bags - won’t until this weather warms up some. The seed potatoes may have frozen and may be rotting away. The lettuce bags aren’t any great shakes yet, either. Not enough sun for them to grow much after sprouting. Right now they’re in the utility room, trying to share some of the florescent light with the other seedlings that are awaiting transplant still - and will as long as we’re getting these heavy freezes.

Next week we’ll be entering another adventure here at Beulah Land. I’ll explain about that later. That was just to peak your interest to come back after today’s wondering, unsettled thoughts. Kind of like the rabbit tracks in Shirley’s Ohio snow picture below.

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