Some thoughts of mine...

O God, you are my God,
I earnestly search for You.
My soul thirsts for You;
my whole body longs for You
in this parched and weary land where there is no water.

I have seen You in Your sanctuary
and gazed upon Your power and glory.
Your unfailing love is better to me than life
itself;
how I praise You!
I will honor You as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to You in prayer.
You satisfy me more than the richest of foods.
I will praise You with songs of joy.

I lie awake thinking of You,
meditating on you through the night.
I think how much You have helped me;
I sing for joy in the shadow of Your
protecting winds.
I follow close behind You;
Your strong right hand holds me securely.
But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.
They will go down into the depths of the
earth.
They will die by the sword
and become the food of jackals.

But the *princess* will rejoice in God.
All who trust in Him will praise Him,
while liars will be silenced.

~Tamara's slight personalization of Psalm 63~

Last night I was lying in bed awake... ready to sleep... but God had something different in mind for me for just a little while... He brought this song to my mind and I kept meditating on it, praying for God to always make this true in my life... I want to sing and praise God no matter what trials I may face, though I may not always understand why things happen the way they do in this world, I want to grasp that God is bigger than any disappointing circumstance that may come my way. He is good, and I trust Him...

Lord, you seem so far away, a million miles or more it feels today
And though I haven't lost my faith, I must confess right now, that it's hard for me to pray
But I don't know what to say, and I don't know where to start
But as You give the grace, with all that's in my heart

I will sing, I will praise
Even in my darkest hour, through the sorrow and the pain
I will sing, I will praise
Lift my hands to honor You, because Your word is true
I will sing

Lord, it's hard for me to see, all the thoughts and plans You have for me
But I will put my trust in You, knowing that You died to set me free
But I don't know what to say, and I don't where to start
But as You give the grace, with all that's in my heart

I will sing, I will praise
Even in my darkest hour, through the sorrow and the pain
I will sing, I will praise
Lift my hands to honor You, because Your word is true
I will sing

Then, today in chapel, they sang Hallelujah God is Near... how awesome is that... God, thank You that even when we don't feel You, Lord, You are near... nothing can separate us from our Father, PRAISE THE LORD!!