Psalm 37:4

I  received a phone call last night from one of my dear friends-Canadian Lor.
click here to checkout Lor's blog!
Probably one of the most genuine people I have ever met in my life. She is a gem.
Lor is a missionary and the girl serves Jesus with reckless abandon.
She loves Jesus, people and coffee. And she has a laugh that is incredibly
contagious. Everyone loves Lori!

She led my YWAM missionary team to Russia.
And we grew incredibly close. Mainly due to my outbursts and odd
"west coast behavior" which she found to be completely amusing.
Like the time that I cried (yes, real tears) when I was first introduced to the
Russian toilet aka squatty potty.
Don't judge-you would have cried too!
 It still haunts me to this day.
anyways...

When I got off the phone with Lor I was flooded with so many memories
and emotions that took place years ago. One memory really stood out and got me thinkin'...

It was a pivotal point in my walk with the Lord.
Upon arriving at YWAM and in this particular season of my life I was so incredibly discouraged. Life had been hard. I had experienced a long drawn out death of a loved one
that had left me empty, bitter and confused.
I was angry at God...questioning His goodness and plans for my life.
 And I just didn't know how to get out of this rut that I had allowed myself to fall into.

I sat on my bed late one night and shared all my fears and frustrations with Lor.
She listened, prayed for me, encouraged me and wrote down a
scripture that she felt the Lord had placed on her heart.

It was Psalm 37:4...

"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."

Things began to change that night...
Psalm 37:4 spoke volumes to my soul.

I began to pursue Jesus like I never had before.
Trusting that His plans for my life were good and pure and righteous...
despite how dismal life appeared to be.

As I began to make God my top priority and surrender my ways to Him...
my heart experienced great delight and blessing as my life began to
align with His will and purpose...

And now...
to think that I had ever doubted His love and goodness?!!

For He has given me the desires of my heart and so much more...

Friends,
My prayer is that you, too, will find hope and refuge in Jesus.
His plans for your life will absolutely rock your world!

~Katy Nicole