The Stillness...

In the stillness of morning, I am filled. My heart is urged by the Holy Spirit to celebrate life today. For God is revealing Himself to me in all of my blessings...in my struggles...in my grey days. And that is cause for rejoicing. Because the God of the Universe knows my name and knows my heart. And desires for me to know the same of Him. He is steady running after me so this morning, I long to steady chase His heart. In all things. Forever.

Isaiah 43 says:

1 But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob,
   he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
   I have called you by name, you are mine.
² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
   and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
 when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
   and the flame shall not consume you.
³For I am the LORD your God,
   the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
 I give Egypt as your ransom,
   Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
⁴Because you are precious in my eyes,
   and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
   peoples in exchange for your life.
⁵Fear not, for I am with you;
   I will bring your offspring from the east,
   and from the west I will gather you.
⁶I will say to the north, Give up,
   and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
   and my daughters from the end of the earth,
⁷everyone who is called by my name,
   whom I created for my glory,
   whom I formed and made."

Oh how I am thankful that I am His.