Counting The Sand | Intimacy With Christ | Richard Wafford

Psalm 139:17–18, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.”
 
It’s amazing to me as I think of all the times I have been put down over the years. Every single one of them I had to overcome, stop myself from dwelling on them, and then think new thoughts toward myself, which isn’t as easy as it sounds. I had to dig into the Word of God and believe what God says about me is true: that I am the apple of His eye (Zech. 2:8). God’s thoughts toward us are precious. If you could hold a handful of sand and count them, maybe 100,000 grains, and then look at the shoreline, you would see that God loves you more than you can fathom. Everything that happens to you in this life is because He loves you, and somehow, somewhere, it is for your good and His glory. So just accept it with a grateful heart and a big smile. ~ Richard
 
 
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Many of these lessons are in my new devotional book, “Warrior of the Cross, 40 Day Discipleship Challenge & Journal.”