{You know me}

O LORD, you have searched me 

&

You know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise; 

You perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down; 

You are familiar with ALL my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue

You know it completely, O LORD.

You hem me in -- behind & before;

You have laid Your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, 

Too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Where can I flee from Your Presence?

If I go to the heavens, You are there;

If I make my bed in the depths, You are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, 

If I settle on the far side of the sea, 

Even there your hand will guide me, 

Your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me

& the light become night around me,"

Even darkness will not be dark to you; 

The night will shine like the day, 

For darkness is light to you.

For You created my inmost being; 

You knit me together in my mother's womb.

I praise You because I am fearfully & wonderfully made;

Your works are wonderful,

I know that full well. 

My frame was not hidden from You

When I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

Your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me 

Were written in Your book

Before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are Your thoughts,

O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

They would outnumber the grains of sand. 

When I awake,

I am still with You.

If only You would slay the wicked, O God!

Away from me, You bloodthirsty men!

They speak of You with evil intent;

Your adversaries misuse Your Name.

Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD,

& abhor those who rise up against You?

I have nothing but hatred for them 

I count them my enemies.

Search me, O GOD, and know my heart;

Test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me, 

and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139

This psalm is one of my favorite chapters in The Word.  God knows you. He has memorized you. He knows me. He knows every thought, even the ones I am not proud of. He knows the dreams and desires that are in our hearts. Why? He made us. His hand is upon me, His hand is upon you. How comforting is that?! The promises in Psalm 139 fill me with so much peace. I am so thankful that God knows every detail of my life and that He leads me in the way everlasting. He knew me when I was in my mother's womb, He knew me in my days of rebellion against Him and His Truth, He knew me in my days of college and during the start of my teaching career in Florida and He knows me now in my days of marriage & ministry. I am still HIS, no matter the season of life -- and that brings me more comfort than I could put words on. Before being anything else in this life I am His. Before anyone puts a label of what "I am" in this life I know that I can turn to the Great I AM and rest in simply being His. 

Oh Dear Heavenly Father,

I thank You so much for this day. I thank You for who You are. Lord, I thank You for knowing me. I thank You Lord for knowing whoever is reading this. I thank You Lord that You are an all knowing God & You still want us. You still love us no matter where we have been or what we have done. I thank You for Your guidance & provision. I thank You because You are good and worthy to be praised for all of my days. I praise You Father because you are great. 

I love You with all that is within.

In Jesus Name,

Amen