verse of the day: psalm 42:11

"Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention."

(Psalms 42:11 NET)

I love the last bit of this particular translation: "for I will AGAIN give thanks to MY God for His saving INTERVENTION." 

God will act, in His perfect time, for my salvation, and He has done so before. He has chosen me to be His child and I can depend on Him to act AS My Father. 

That is my hope, unshakable and anchored in love. I can wait as long as it takes because I can trust Him to always make the best decision, one that will always be for my salvation. He WILL intervene on my behalf to rescue my soul from death, and I will praise Him even as I wait because-- joy of all joys-- He HAS saved me before, and has promised TO do so forever, through the love and sacrifice of Christ. The Cross holds my hope, my Savior, and so every cross I bear with Him is already blessed by His Presence, and the light of His Face. 

Hope in God, dear soul! He is already acting on your behalf! Trust in what you do not see, but know to be true, and praise Him always. God is in even the deepest waters, and He will never abandon you.