Psalm 125:1- "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mt. Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever." I was reading in "Streams of the Desert" this morning and it talked of God bringing His people to a place of complete internal peace which cannot be shaken by anything life dishes out. Paul, for example, was told that he would face imprisonment and death, yet he was not shaken because God had brought him to a point where he counted his own life and possessions of no value compared to the will and glory of the Lord.

I am reminded of a statement Betsy Tenboom made to her sister, Corrie, in The Hiding Place: "There are no 'ifs' or 'buts' in God's world, Corrie--the safest place for us to be is in the center of His will." Betsy meant that only because God wills things to happen do they happen at all. No matter what is going on around us in life, we can trust that God has promised us an eternity with Him, no matter what happens to us here on earth. Every trial is bringing us just a little bit closer to Christ and to the glory of heaven. This realization is what can give us that internal peace which Paul experienced. What a beautiful gift we have been given: the prospect of an eternal glory praising our amazing Creator. Everything else in our future is unknown, but one thing is certain because God has promised it: an eternity with Him, spent in ceaseless praise and adoration of our Creator. Beautiful prospect!

Sometimes when I think of my little Jace I feel so joyful and thankful realizing that God chose to spare him a long life of cares here on earth. While my little man's short life here was a struggle, he is so soon getting to experience the fullness of the Lord in heaven. Thank You, Father, for such a gift. Even though it hurts so much to tell our little man goodbye so soon, our first son is experiencing what we have only to look forward to.

Psalm 46:1- "God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble, therefore we will not fear..."