How great He is!

Isaiah 12:3  You will receive your salvation with joy as you would draw water from a well.  4  At that time you will say, "Praise the Lord and worship him.  Tell everyone what he has done and how great he is."

I have been beyond blessed here in Hawaii to meet with an amazing group of ladies every Monday night for a Bible/book study.  My heart will be sad when the first of them PCS, which is coming all too fast.  It is ironic to me that I ended up in this group, as I wanted to be low key.  The Lord proves to me over and over again that He will provide what I need and what is good even when I don't know I need it, wasn't looking for it, maybe did not even think I wanted it.

Many of us have exchanged our salvation stories, or in other words, the stories of how we became Christians.  Every time I tell my own story (which generally includes Mike's story) it is surely like drawing water from a well.  I am reminded of the Lord's love for me.  I am reminded how great He really is and how much He is worthy of my praise.  Each time I tell the story I am thankful all over again for how God provided for me then and how He provides for me now.  I am thankful for how He provided for all of us more than 2000 years ago, in Jesus' coming, his death on the cross and His resurrection.  I receive that salvation over again in my head and heart and it gives me strength.

I am reminded that at some point in my life, I did not know how great the Lord really is.  I knew there was a God, and I even believed in Jesus, but I did not have a relationship with them.  And I remember the feeling of something being missing, the feeling of insecurity about my purpose in life and why I am here.  Now I know, and realize over and over again, the greatness of God/Jesus and I say a prayer of thanksgiving that He brought me home to His heart now and one day I will be in heaven with Him forever.