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\"SeekingHimLogo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!<\/span>
\nHow vast is the sum of them!<\/span>
\nIf I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.<\/span>
\nWhen I awake, I am still with You.
\nPsalms 139:17-18<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thought <\/span><\/h3>\n

– an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Being in Israel this past summer, I understand more fully sandy,\u00a0hot and dry. \u00a0I think about the areas where Jesus would have walked and what He created—it is so awesome. \u00a0There are still things we are processing. \u00a0It truly puts life and our efforts into perspective.<\/p>\n

When we were in Israel, we traveled to many of the traditional sites, learned a lot of history, and soaked in the Israel that God\u00a0is still blessing and is causing to bloom. \u00a0For it truly is! \u00a0The crops are plentiful, the people are thriving, and they are in peace within their country. \u00a0There is a military presence in the city of Jerusalem, especially on the Temple Mount, but we never felt threatened or tense.<\/p>\n

God is awakening His people to serve Him in new ways. \u00a0He is inspiring the scientists to discover new things; the people are creating new techniques and procedures for medical purposes; and all they need to do is be quiet and think. \u00a0To ponder the things of their chosen fields. And that is what we need to do—be still and wait on God to speak to us. \u00a0As we wait, He will bless us.<\/p>\n

David was a great example of waiting and sitting before the Lord. \u00a0He would go to a quiet place and meditate on the great love God had shown him and his family.<\/p>\n

Then King David went in and sat before the Lord<\/span>, and he said:
\n\u201cWho am I, Sovereign Lord<\/span>, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
\n2 Samuel 7:18 <\/span><\/p>\n

David was wonderful at being humble. \u00a0He did not let the fact that he was a king stop him from baring his heart and soul to the One who formed him in his mother’s womb. <\/span><\/p>\n

As we wait on God to answer our prayers, we may become discouraged thinking, “He does not care about my little issue…” or, \u00a0“I have asked way too many times about the same thing….” \u00a0Let’s change our thoughts. \u00a0Let’s see how they align with Scriptures. \u00a0Or how we go about asking God—demanding from Him or thanking Him for all of the great and wonderful things we have before presenting our requests. \u00a0God wants us to acknowledge that He is first in our lives (not second, or third, or even fourth). \u00a0We need to train ourselves to put Him first in all that we do, all that we think, and all that we are. \u00a0Then all else will line up with God’s Word and His will for our lives.<\/p>\n

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Father, we come humbly, thanking You for the goodness and mercy You have shown us. \u00a0You know our hearts and our needs better than we do. \u00a0Help us to learn Your ways and Your will for our lives. \u00a0May we pass on your most excellent ways to our children, friends and loved ones as You grant us the favor to do so. \u00a0In Jesus’ name we pray. \u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Psalms 139:17-18 * \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * Thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":13840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3020],"tags":[9378,9379,3367,425,9368,3174,1071],"class_list":["post-27523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-devotions","tag-2-samuel-718","tag-being-still-and-waiting","tag-daily-devotions-2","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-psalms-13917-18","tag-seeking-him-devotional","tag-tina-marin","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-thoughts","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27523"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27555,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27523\/revisions\/27555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}