Has It Happened Yet?

Psalm 118:14-29

Let me begin by saying it's good to be back. I've honestly missed writing in this journal, but I am very grateful for taking my 2-week vacation from it. It forced me to listen more to what others were saying about their journeys with God and some of those conversations will be held closely in my heart and soul.

If you've been attending church for quite some time you'll note that today's Psalm is filled with many familiar sayings. "The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone." "This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD." Are just a few of the recognizable quotes which come from this particular Psalm. There are so many verses to focus on I actually missed what it was that the Psalm begins with.

"The LORD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation."

Has become.

Before going into all the ways God brings meaning to his life, the Psalmist admits, if you will, that God is the reason for the good things which are now a part of his life. The only question I have is has this happened for me yet? Have I allowed God deep enough into my life that I can truly say God is my God and I will stop at nothing to praise all the ways my life has changed because of the love I have found with God?

The answer is a resounding yes! I can honestly say the love of God is alive and well in me, and through me, so that I have become a new person and I have found a new life; a new life shown to me through our Christ Jesus.

The journey is not over. In fact, it may just be beginning. More to being truthful, it feels as though the journey may never be over and is always starting anew. Maybe that's what it's supposed to be like - not so much being on a path which has a beginning or an ending, but on a path that always joins with the paths of others, growing wider and straighter as we join together on our common journey towards finding that which brings  us joy and peace.

A journey we travel together towards the love of our God.