tirsdag 27. april 2010
Psalm 123
Thank you for your mercy. I am overwhelmed by your goodness! You truly are my papa; the one I can always come back to; the one who will always say I am his daughter; no matter what. Praise!
Psalm 121
You are my keeper! I lift my eyes to you. I keep my gaze onto you Jesus. It always helps. It always keeps me on the right path. It always draws me closer to you in love.
Psalm 120
Deliver me from my own lying tongue.
After 6 years being with you;
I still find myself falling back
into speaking with two tongues.
Psalm 116
"I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live." v 1 - 2
"For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears..."
SO true. Thank you papa.
Psalm 115
"Our God is in the Heavens; he does whatever he pleases!" v 3
YET
"The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us... He will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great." v 12 - 13
WOW!
Psalm 114
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water!
I tremble... with the joy of the Lord!
Psalm113
The Lord is above all nations. Nothing can take his Lordship away. They may think they are in control, but the one and only God owns the victory. I will not surrender to any other who claims to be God, for I know my Lord. No one is like him. He does whatever he wants. And all he does is Love. My mind cannot grasp all that he is; but down to the very core of my being I feel his ocean inside me. His waves, washing away all that is not from him. Holy Spirit, do your work! In me, and in all. Amen.
lørdag 17. april 2010
Psalm 112
Happy are those who fear the Lord...
Don´t thet realize, that´s what´s keeping them from trouble?
That´s what gives them eternal harvest,
not just satisfaction in the moment,
leading to death.
I fear you;
yet I am your child,
so I´m not scared.
Psalm 111
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart!
I DELIGHT in all that you are,
for every day
I´m shocked and in awe
of the new secrets
your reveal to me
about yourself.
I love you!
Psalm 108
My heart
is
steadfast.
Nothing
will shake me
away from
you.
We are mixed
Nothing can make me
not yours
Those days
when my attitude
are not like yours
I´m still yours
for your love
conquers
any attitude of mine
and that
softens me
more than anything
else.
Psalm 107
Your steadfast love indeeeeed endures forever.
I am your child; and even though you are the freakin King of the Universe; you treat me with the fatherly mercy; for I am yours.
Use me... So that I can have a zillion brothers and sisters, apart from those I already have.
psalm 106
Lord, I give thanks to you;
I love you.
Thank you for the freedom you have given me,
may I be a vessel to bring freedom wherever I go;
you and I Holy Spirit! A good team.
lørdag 10. april 2010
Psalm 105
When I read the history of your faithfulness Lord, it makes me want to be faithful to you. When it´s easy. When it´s hard. Thank you for your endless faithfulness. You are faithful to your name, no matter what happens. I am so impressed, and I want to learn from you!!
Psalm 103
BLESS the LORD, ALL that is within me. Not just parts of me, all of me! Come on Synnøve, give him what he deserves. Keep your gaze upon Him. He´s worth it; and he´s good. Why wouldn´t I want to keep my gaze upon Him; all powerful, all beautiful, all amazing?? It´s only if it´s a war about my soul that it would be hard. So, yeah, that´s how it is! And I will fight to keep my eyes on the Lord almighty; The Messiah, the Christ.
Psalm 102
Cant stay awake can´t sleep. Can´t smile, yet cannot weep. One of those nights, where time´s ticking slow, and all I can do is wait for the morn. But when joy is back, I´ll laugh at myself, why didn´t I trust the Lord for His help? For He is my warrior, my strength and my friend; and all of a sudden it´ll be good again.
Psalm 101
I will sing of loyalty and justice... I will study the way that is blameless.
Seriously Lord; I don´t get it. You´re so smart! Every part of your laws is like a perfect puzzle that no one else would have been able to write out. If just everyone could follow your ways... At least; I want to spend my life living out your loyalty and justice. Help me Holy Spirit, so that I can be an inspiration for others to do the same.
tirsdag 6. april 2010
Psalm 100
I´m entering your gates with thanksgiving. How can I not? You pursued me when I denied you and mocked your name. Who´d do that, other than you? You have given me dignity and life, something to live and die for. And it´s all you. You are my life. And I will always love you, and strive to do your will. Your kingdom come, dear Lord, papa and friend.
Psalm 101
This is my prayer over myself:
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
anything that is of base.
Let it be.
Psalm 99
It´s so crazy to think about that I´m having daily communication with the same God that led Moses and Aaron back in Egypt-time. Wow. And who said being a Christian is dull??
Psalm 98
All my life, I´ll make noise for the Lord! Some serrrrious good noise that will bring pain to the enemy´s ear! Cause the whole world will hear, and know that God is truly God.
Psalm 97
The Lord is King.
Is he myKing? Would I do what he says, rather than what other says? I want to say yes. But I don´t always do.Good thing my King is also my dad. He has mercy for me, and won´t let me go.
lørdag 27. mars 2010
Psalm 95
Come let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
YEAH!
I´m about to! No way I´m not gonna do that!
Psalm 93
He has established the world, it shall never be moved; your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
In these days with so many twisting Gods word around; I´m just calling this out as a love declaration to God: "I know the truth and I´ll be standing on it; if noone else does, I will! You established the world, my dear God."
Psalm 92
It´s GOOD to give thanks to the Lord. It´s truly good. Nothing feels more right, and nothing feels better than giving him thanks.
"The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the House of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of God. In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."
fredag 12. mars 2010
psalm 91
I love this psalm. I want to start saying it everyday, to encourage myself into fearing and loving the Lord, and being passionate about him no matter the circumstances! WOW, He will command his angels concerning me, to guard me in all my ways!
You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.’
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only look with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
Because you have made the Lord your refuge,
the Most High your dwelling-place,
no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honour them.
With long life I will satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.
Psalm 90
So this is what I´m determined about:
I´m gonna pass on Jesus
to the generations that comes after me
I will do all I can to
love them into loving God
and put Him first
always.
But no matter how much
I want that... It´s all gonna be
God´s grace. Cause I see
a lot of families
doing an amazing job
and still, their children
decide to not go with God.
That makes me so sad.
It upsets me.
O God, give me wisdom
when that day comes!
Gosh... I kinda hope
it´s not gonna happen in
a while.
Psalm 89
I will sing about you
and your steadfast love
every day until you come fore me
My lips are set to speak of you
and about your faithfulness
No one can shut me up
No one can shut me up!
Psalm 88
It´s really nice to not be able to relate to David´s cry right here. I don´t feel like you are hiding your face from me. It´s a very sunny season. May I remember this when a season of hardship arrives.
Psalm 87
Singers and dancers alike say,
" All my springs are in you."
Lord, All my springs are in you!
lørdag 6. mars 2010
Psalm 86
Only a few weeks ago, I was in a state like David is in psalm 86 "...Poor and needy... Cry all day long." (Not that I cried, cause I actually have a hard time being able to cry. It´s been like this for almost a year! So weird, cause I used to cry a lot...) Anyways, God definitely answered my prayers. The night didn´t last for long. Rejoicing came in the morning like crazy! God has been faithful - to once again pull me out of the quicksand, even though it was my own rebellious steps that lead me there. It´s so humbling. And so good. God is truly my father. A good, good father.
Psalm 85
"The Lord will give what is good,
and our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness will go before him,
and will make a path for his steps."
This
is
tue
I know
it
so
well
Psalm 84
MY SOUL LONGS; FAINTS FOR THE COURTS OF THE LORD!
One day feeling your kiss on my soul,
one day having the tingling of your love on my skin,
one day of feeling your heart pound inside my heart
is better than anything else I know
and have ever known
Nothing is more real
nothing is more crazy
nothing is more addicting
than you
When the times of gloom
comes knocking again,
may I not forget these times.
Psalm 83
God, may I never be put to shame. May I never drift away from you ever again. May I be so rooted in you, and so clingy on you, that no matter the wind, we´re just one.
Keep me
for I know you will use me
to bring many
to become
even more clingy
on you
than I
am
Psalm 81
It breaks my heart
how you say:
"I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of
Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.
O that my people would not listen to me,
that Israel would not walk in my ways!"
... It makes me cry. Cause right now, it´s just so real to me. You are so passionate, and want soo badly for your people to see how good you are and how good your way is. And we just keep being stubborn. It breaks your heart... that you have to let us go... Over and over again, you let us follow our own ways that you know is gonna ruin us, and in the end lead us away from you forever. But you can´t and won´t hold on to us unless we let you. You don´t want programmed human beings. You want passion. Love. Interaction. Relationship.
God. I love you. And I am so sorry for my stubbornness. I know I probably will have to say sorry a thousand more times, but still; I just don´t want to hurt you again! I want what you want!
Thank you for being so passionate. I love that. I love you. I really do! And I love voicing it, cause for a while I couldn´t! It didn´t feel real. And now, I´m finally there...Back on my knees, broken for you, therefore wholly surrendered. You rock my world.
Psalm 82
God, you ´re the perfect judge. And really, it´s not that hard to understand your justice and the way you judge. I mean, I´m far from all knowing, but from what I know about your reading your word... And yet, we humans are just so poor at justice. And then we say we think you´re unfair! But I don´t believe that anyone really thinks so... I think we just all know you´re right. You´re so wise in your decisions. It´s so perfect. And therefor, we´re scared. Scared of admitting it´s true. Cause if we do, we know we´re responsible.
The sad part is... We´re still responsible, even if we ignore what we know. Maybe especially if we ignore what we know.
lørdag 27. februar 2010
Psalm 80
I don´t really have anything to say. I don´t know what it means when it says “let your face shine”
psalm 79
Deliver me
and forgive me my sins
Be gracious,
for all my sinning
comes from
from wounds
yet to be healed
Right?
psalm 78
God, I have no right to test you
I have no right to fight you
yet you love when I´m real
and do
You´re the holy King
but you´re also my dad
It´s just confusing sometimes
Psalm 77
I remember all you did for me. How you pulled me out if the dark pit. Saved me. Loved on me when I was still in denial.
You are awesome.
You are awesome.
Psalm 74
“You made the oceans part
for the sake of who you are
And you have stolen my heart
by one glimpse of who you are”
Psalm 73
I may desire a lot of things
but they only cause more greed
What I truly want
is hidden by the noise
of my own fallen flesh
But I know it is you
that my soul longs for
You, and you alone
lørdag 20. februar 2010
Psalm 71
Do not be far from me
I need you
I need to feel your heart pounding
in my heart
so that I know I belong to you
and then know who I am
I want to love you so deeply
that doing my own will
is never even a temptation
Lead me on your path
for I want to be beneficial
for your kingdom
Psalm 70
You are my deliverer.
Deliver me
from my own selfishness
I don´t know how to make the
first step
today.
I´m so tired.
Psalm 69
“O God you know my folly,
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you”
I´m on my way to a place where nothing is hidden
I´m on my way to a place where nothing is dark
Psalm 68
“Father of orphans and protector of widows.”
But how easily we forget
cause it feels better
to remember
that you could bless us
You are so good
that we forget that people are wounded
we are so focused on praying to receive our 5 cars
that we forget that our neighbor´s husband just died.
- Bullshit.
God.
Make us see what you see.
We´re no good ambassadors for your kingdom
today.
But may we be,
tomorrow.
Psalm 67
So...You didn´t give me my talents
for only me to have a good time with it
it´s a vessel for you to voice yourself
to the nations.
I am more than willing. So... make me ready
disciple me
so I am firmly established
knowing my identity in you
that stumbling is not even an option.
Amen
Psalm 66
Oh yeah, fo sho!
I´ll make a joyful noise,
and all the world will hear it baby,
Knowing who is God!
Psalm 63
Praise you as long as I live...
That´s my aim
to fall deeper in love with you
become so in awe
that I will lose more and more
of my own crap
to glorify you
through all you created me to be
I don´t want to be afraid of loosing you
but often I am
I´m still suffering from
other´s opinions about you
It´s like a bruce
that won´t go away
Why did he say those things?
He who is
so dedicated to you,
but with such a false
impression of your face
And I´m too scared to let it go
just in case he was right
but it leads me nowhere
cause only when I´m in love
and not in an unhealthy fear
will I be able to stand in awe
and do what you require of me.
Psalm 62
Psalm 62
When all falls apart,
if my house burns to the ground
when my friends are gone
if I experience war
what am I left with?
God, I want the core of my being to be You
so filled with you
that everything can be taken from me
and I will not experience loss
Cause you are
all I need
fredag 29. januar 2010
Psalm 61
God. You love me. But first you love yourself. But in that love for your self, you just have to love me, right? Please remember me, don´t let me go; pursue me. I need you to. Lead me on the road of salvation. I can´t even fake thinking about leading others right now; just help me. If you want me, help me. Do not reject me, even though I have not been your most faithful servant or anything. I´m just so exhausted, so angry, so sad, so tired... How can one be amazingly faithful in times like this without ... fainting? Or giving up?
Psalm 60
"Grant us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless,
With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes"
Psalm 59
I feel so torn. TORN. Tempted.
I know in my head all the good reasons why not letting the tempter get to me. It´s almost like chocolate: I usually don´t even want it. The churning in the stomach, the bad skin and the gaining weight is just as real as the instant satisfaction it gives. Yet sometimes, I get a craving, and it just takes over. All my reasons, all my strategy, all my love for taking care of my body gets into a war with the the lust for tons and tons of the sweetness.
I don´t know how to walk away in those times. When I´m strong; it´s okay. I almost condemn those who are not strong. But when I get into a storm of weakness; I´m all like "Screw that!"
God... Whoever my enemies are. The true enemy; remove him from me. Especially these days when it´s storming against me. Help me away from temptation; cause I can´t handle it on my own. Take the enemy by its tale and throw him miles and miles away from me. Cause I cannot stand not being safe in you, with you. And you know, that now, his voice is more alluring than yours.
Psalm 58
I don´t like these pleas by David. He´s basically asking you God to rip MY teeth out. Cause I´m often "wicked" compared to David. Aaah, David! We`re gonna have a little chat one day! Unless I´ll en up in the place where there´s gnashing of teeth. God better have kept my teeth then, or less I won´t be able to join the gnash choir!
psalm 57
"Until the destroying storms pass by."
Will I take refuge under your wings?
Help me to stand. For I so easily break. I so easily fall. I cannot say that my heart is steadfast.
I again want things you don´t want.
Give me a desire to do your will. I beg you. For the storm is here again. And I don´t know how to keep standing.
Instead I go with it. I dance it into growth. What mercy is there for me?
Psalm 56
God, do you collect my tears in your bottle? Do you record them on your scroll? It´s one of those things I´ve heard so many times. But the verse doesn´t actually say that you do. It´s a plea, and a question if they are.
So I ask... Are they? What about those tears I cry caused by grief caused by my own foolishness and my own sin? How does this work God? Can you comfort me and be on my side, wiping my tears when it´s a result of evil against you? Would that be just?
My questions seems to be never ending. I wish your answers were as many.
lørdag 23. januar 2010
Psalm 54
Wow, I am in huge need of grace. I can do nothing to please you. I am far from the perfect child. Yet, you love rescuing me. Again and again.
I love you!
Psalm 53
Not one does good.
Not one.
I am so sorry Father.
I wish I could say, Yes I do! Look at me!
But I can´t.
Psalm 52
Okay, so I don´t want to be one of those who will be cut down because I love evil too much. So all those things that I still love that you hate, please make me hate it. Cause you know I can´t pretend. All I can do is fight so that I don´t deliberitaly sin; and that´s just so exhausting!! It´s not meant to be like that, is it?
Make me love what you love, and hate what you hate. See my willingness; for that is all I can give.
Amen
Psalm 51
That´s my prayer: Create in me a pure heart of God. Cause I´m so not able to clean it myself. I need you to cleanse me every day. Wipe away all the stains on my heart.
You´re merciful!!!! Wohoo!
Psalm 50
Haha, I must laugh at my self... And people. We are sooo foolish! It really hit me reading verse 12 and 13, God saying: " If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that is in it is mine. Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?"
No, you for sure don´t. You are bigger than any sacrifice... So what makes us not able to give you our hearts again?
Psalm 49
Why should I fear?
Right now... I don´t have the amount of money for SBS that I thought I had. A tiny miscalculation. But the way God provided for me to come here was amazing. I´ve never seen or experienced God provide like that. So why should I worry about it now? Shouldn´t I just be able to rest?
There are so many reasons I am here. God wants me to be rooted in Him, God wants me to gain deeeper understanding, receive wisdom, get closer to His heart; see what he sees and pass it on to others. Still, this fear sneaks up on me: "O no, what if I have fallen in too many areas recently for God to provide for me!" But that´s nonesense!! If I have fallen in "too" many areas, That´s just another reason why God would NOT send me home.
Okay. That was comforting. My own little comfort-food for the day.
Thank you papa. You are my provider, and I am looking forward to see how you´ll provide this time. Oh yeah!
Psalm 48
That you tell the next generation that this is God....
May I be one who passes on the knowledge and love for you Lord to the next generation. You know me God; I don´t even want to be a mom. Really. At least I don´t feel it. But I do want to be one who impacts the next generation. May you be famous through my life. Use me! That´s all that matters Lord.
Psalm 47
We may not always think about honoring and respecting our king, or the government in our countries. There may be other things we pay much closer attention to follow after, and even obey. I know there are many things is my life that I automatically let rule me. Dead things, or people just like myself that has no power. - Other than the power I give them without them even knowing it. What I want is to be more aware of God´s beauty, and let him rule my heart the way other things tend to.
How come I don´t always put him first? I think it´s about knowledge and revelation. If I don´t know how awesome he is, it´s harder to let him rule me. Yes, I should have him rule me no matter what. That´s what we are created for. But striving for it doesn´t help since we are fallen. We´re not perfect. Therefore we need help. I know I do! I need help to see the beauty of my King; cause everytime I do; I want nothing but only follow Him.
fredag 15. januar 2010
Psalm 46
"Be still and know that I am God!"
The verse that has been given to me over and over again; especially in my first year as a Christian. I remember when I was not a Christian; silence was my worst enemy. But as soon as I let God in, I had peace. I finally understood what peace meant! I could be quiet, and there would be no war. Or at least not as before; cause God had won control over me. I had let all my defenses down. He could freely speak to me now.
If everyone... e v e r y o n e could just let their defenses down. An let Him speak. Wow, His kingdom would explode forth.
Psalm 45
I remember standing in church. At that time I was struggling with fear of pride. I felt guilty for raising my arms in the middle of worship. But all I wanted to do was get before the throne. Then in a vision I felt I saw angels holding my arms, leading me to Jesus as I worshiped. Right after the service I read this psalm in my Bible. I to this day have no idea what this psalm really is about. But back then it became a confirmation to me what I had just seen:
"The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;
in many-coulered robes she is led to the king;
her virgins, her companions, follow.
With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king."
(v. 14 - 15)
Psalm 44
"All this has come upon us,
yet we have not forgotten you,
or been false to your covenant.
Or heart has not turned back,
nor have our steps departed from your way,
yet you have broken us in the haunt of jackals,
and covered us with deep darkness"
44: 17-19
"Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord?
Awake do not cast us off forever!
Why do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?
For we sink down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.
Rise up, come to our help.
Reedeem us for the sake of your steadfast love."
44: 23-26
Psalm 43
I need you God. I´m so messed up. Especially after all happening in Haiti. I´m so sad and angry and so confused. But I do know... deep in my guts. That I can´t run from you. I can´t ignore you. When I run to you again, then you will soothe me. But I don´t want to just yet. I´m offended by all happening. Your love isn´t always how I want it to be. So like a good father does... You let your baby girl run off and be angry without any forced love. For a while.
You and your tough love. Crap. I hate it. But I do love you. Just as all kids love and hate their parents. At the same time. But it´s never really hate. It´s just lack. Lack of sight! Lack of knowledge. I lack so many things. But I don´t want to lack anything of who you are. Anything.
Soothe me. But before you do. Soothe them.
Psalm 42
When I was a child, a very young child, this psalm was my favorite song. Everytime I heard it, it moved something deep inside me. Today that tells me that God and his working spirit is real. How I felt God when I was a kid cannot be ignored nor forgotten.
My soul longs for you God. I may be blinded. I may not always see it´s you I´m searching for. Sometimes I crave something so badly that I grab the first best looking thing that come along. But all those things just makes my craving deeper. Cause it was never "that thing" I wanted. It was you, and all you are.
lørdag 9. januar 2010
Psalm 41
I don´t want to forget the poor God. This is something I have been thinking a lot about lately. I don´t think I realize h0w blessed I am. According to others standard, I have nothing. But I know it´s a lie. I have more than enough. I want God to give me good strategies how I can give most effectively, and how I can mobilize and pass on passion for the poor.
"Love thy neighbor is not an advice. It´s a command"
Bono
"God is with the poor! God is with us, if we are with them."
Bono
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JxULAX9P4
Psalm 40
"I delight to do your will
Your law is within my heart."
I can say this truthfully today. I want it to last forever!
JESUS, heeelp :D
Psalm 39
The tongue is the most difficult to steer. I don´t want to say one thing, and then do something different. I want to walk what I talk. Help me Holy Spirit to be careful what I say.
Amen
Psalm 38
I am sorry for my sin too. So sorry. And I´m talking about those sins I haven´t been sorry for until now. It´s a new sorry, and a new day!
Psalm 37
If I keep taking delight in you
I can be safe
that you give me
the desires of my heart.
Then I can finally
follow my heart.
It will be your heart.
Psalm 34
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
There are a lot of foods out there that taste bad. And a lot that taste good. Some foods taste bad, but are good for your body. Then some foods taste good, but are bad for your body. Some foods taste bad and are bad for your body...
But some foods taste good and are good for your body! I like that one!!
When something is from God, it never just tastes good there and then, but it´s good in the long run. There are times we have to taste something bad as well, but it´s only for us to be "more healthy" in the long run.
Psalm 33
I want to make music for you.
Make me famous,
so I can make you famous.
That´s my prayer. It´s a bold one. But if I don´t dream big, nothing´s gonna happen. You+ve given me so many words. I don´t believe they´re only for me.
Use me, and make yourself known through me, and may others be inspired to do the same.
Amen
Psalm 32
You have forgiven me
much....
MUCH!
I can´t believe how much you´ve forgiven me.
And you will always be ready
to teach me the way I should go.
I am so happy.
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