Sweet Mercies!

"Let Your Mercy Fall From Heaven, Sweet Mercy Fall From Heaven." I don't know if you have heard this song before, but it is sweet! Because God's mercies are sweet! Lately I have felt so underserving of His mercies- our God is so GOOD! He's been showing me my sin- the grossness of my heart- the need of Jesus I have- mercy! So, today- praise the LORD most high! The Holy Spirit is my Helper! I completed 10 miles of running- my last long run until race time. So, as I ran- I did the same 5 mile loop twice- my first 5 mile break I tried this liquid power bar with water- and it did work and no cramping praise the Lord! So, then with 2.5 miles left the rain came down! Last night- wow, I just have so much to share! God pressed Isaiah 45 on my heart- which I am so stoked about!!!!!!! So as the rain fell- one of the verses that stuck out was verse 8: "Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. Yes- LORD rain down Your righteousness- yes salvation!!! God is going to be doing amazing things in Sidney!!!! Then as I was running in the rain, listening to my Shuffle, I listened to Hillsong's Point of Difference: (Hang in there- You MUST read the last part of this blog entry- it gets good!)
The tide is turning
this is redemptions hour
in the midst of a world lost for love
You are all we have now
the lost returning
salvation is all around
in the midst of the world broken down
You are all we have now
for You are God and this hope is ours
so Father open the skies
flood the earth with Your light
this is love
to break the world indifferent

our hearts are burning
a fire that won't burn out
in the midst of a world that's grown cold
You are all we have now
the earth resounding
the anthem of your reknown
as we lift up our eyes
and look to Your glory

call us out
let the world see
You are God
and this hope is ours
so call us out
let the world see
You are God, as we sing

Yes- open up the skies flood the earth with Your light!!!

Then MORE mercy....as I'm running the last 2 miles I stepped on a rock and my left ankle majorly turned in- this is the ankle that I sprained in August and I took a couple of stumbling strides- and called out to My Father for mercy and my ankle is fine praise the LORD most High! Then I remembered at a luncheon I was at today the words of stumbling blocks....I was so not looking at the ground and that stumbling rock came up and grabbed me. At times, just like the sin I mentioned previously, can take me unaware- Oh Holy Spirit- quicken me and open my eyes to be aware of tactics of the evil one- the one that creates division- amongst me and my God, amongst me and His people. Yes- Unity- Yes- unity with the body and most importantly with My Abba.