Take a look at this photo above. This is what I woke up to this morning…each day it amazes me that there can be such beauty in front of me to welcome in the new day.

Every day the clouds are a bit different, the mountain is highlighted slightly differently and the hues and shades of pinks and oranges that sweep like brushstrokes across the sky are unique to the winds and conditions of that particular moment.

Each day the sky is beautiful yet it is never identical to any other day.

Such are the mercies of God. Lamentations 3:23 which happens to be one of my favorite scriptures,tells us that His mercies are new every morning. Not the same as yesterdays mercies and not the same as tomorrows mercies. They are tailored to today’s needs and provide perfectly for them at my exact point of need.

Surely a God of such detailed creative ability who is able to paint His skies in such breathtaking ways is able to meet each need, adress every concern and minister to me in the midst of every form of anxiety that threatens my peace.

This same God, this Creator Extraordinaire , this very same loving Father is the safe One to whom I run and in whom I can hide.He alone is the One who encourages me to lift up my eyes to the mountains that are literally in front of me.

Sometimes those mountains represent challenges but today they represent the mighty and powerful Rock of ages from where my help comes from. David penned this so beautifully in Psalm 121.

These mountains that surround my view are a constant reminder that the rock that forms them is strong,sturdy and immovable- a place of safety,refuge and strength.

A few weeks ago we did a family hike up a mountain and the words of that very hymn became so real to me as we walked and had to hold on to the rocks to steady ourselves on the climb.

Rock of ages,cleft for me. LET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEE!

In Psalm 61:2, God calls us to come when we are weak and discouraged to the Rock that is higher than us- that Rock who is Christ also encourages us to build our lives on Him and not on shifting sands that are unstable and always moving in random directions.

This has become a physical reminder to me in the last week as I have struggled with a balance issue. That feeling of being on unsteady ground as the world spun around me was perhaps the reminder that I’ve needed to replant that which I hold dear in Him who is always faithful, always trustworthy, unchanging and constantly present.

Gods unrelenting ways of letting me know His ever present help were revealed to me once again as I lay helpless on my bathroom floor and the phone of the paramedic attending to me rang- her ringtone was the beautiful Song of Ascents by Hillsong Worship. Please have a listen to the lyrics in the link below.

My prayer for you today is that you too will find your strength, balance and hope in this God, and plant your feet on this steady and safe place. There is no better place to be!

“I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you STUMBLE ; the one who watches over you will not slumber.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭121‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering ROCK of safety, for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings!
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭61‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬