Not one word has failed

I sit here on the couch* beneath piles of books on Theology. Books by CS Lewis, NT Wright, Max Lucado, Brennan Manning, Rob Bell, as well as other various assorted books on subjects that are too theological for my small brain to even begin to comprehend. I'm not really reading all these books... I've read some of them, and others I've attempted to read.

I am sitting here, chatting with people and working on other blog posts while pondering how wonderful God's mercies and promises are. I am constantly being reminded of how wonderful His love is for me and how beautifully it encompasses my very being.

"Not one word has failed of all the good promises He gave" 1 Kings 8:56

Recently I went through my Bible, reading all the different notes and papers that were nestled inside of it. A few things caught my eye...things that I wrote down in times when I had hit rock bottom, things that I had clung to with all my life in hopes of understanding the depth of God's Love for me and His purpose in everything that had happened.

I remember sitting down and writing on a piece of paper "What is God doing with me? Where is He in all of this? How does He see anything positive coming from me after this? Is this the end?"

These thought had consumed me for a long time as I tried to figure out the tangle of life. I felt alone, like there was no one who could understand me. Flipping through the pages once more I came across this note :
5/3/2005
Claiming the Promises of Ruth
-Childless, Widow, Moved to a new land
Met her husband and together they began a family that was the predecessor for something amazing.

When I wrote that, I was at a turning point, a place where God gently held me in His hands and reminded me that things will be better. And while hope fades in and out for me, His promises stay pure, stay true. He never waives in His mercy and love for us. He never fails. He never forgets.

Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5

Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:9
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

I am reminded ever so gently and constantly that a) God has a purpose for my life b) God is the restorer and sustainer of my joy and c) God's promises stand true. Just a random post to voice how much I am in love with God lately.

*location changes, depending on what other things I'm doing at the moment.