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psalm 55:22

yes, i realize i'm posting twice in one day, but i needed to share this...
on my way home from jgroup tonight i was thinking about some stuff that i was tired of thinking about and decided to send a text message to some friends i haven't talked to in awhile (really, in an effort to keep from thinking about things, probably) that simply said something about having a good week. just a little pick-me-up message in the middle of the week (i love getting stuff like that, don't you?).
anyway, i sent one to Lauren (a sweetheart), one of the jgroup girls who wasn't able to come tonight. minutes later, i get one back from her that said she was good and how was jgroup....typical responses.....except that it also said "PSALM 55:22."
obviously i was curious, but i was driving so there wasn't much chance to look it up. i did it anyway. the light in the car went on and at stop signs and red lights i looked for this verse.
finding it, this is what it says:
Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
it was like God was speaking to me, saying I'm here. And now that I'm writing this, I'm remembering that in our final prayer in jgroup, we prayed that God would help us to remember that He's always with us, even when we're scared (they told ghost stories).
for so long it's felt like He wasn't there. i knew He was, it just felt like He was so far away. tonight, He reminded me that He's here with me.
Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
my God. He just is.

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