Wisdom in My Mailbox.

On occasion I will go out to the mailbox and find a letter from my mother-in-law. Those are good days. Because generally when a letter from my mother and father-in-law comes in the mail there is a nice surprise in it. And it means we get to eat out that night. ON THEM!

Oh, how we looooovvvveee when Grandma sends a letter!!

I'm not gonna lie. We are children.

So yesterday when I went to the mailbox I saw a letter from Grandma. The AG, who happened to be on the lawnmower (and driving by me at 87 mph) saw me opening it and asked who it was from. I mouthed the words, "Your Mom" to him, to which he held up both hands in the air and yelled "We Eat Good Tonight!"

Have I mentioned that we love getting letters from my in-laws?

But yesterday what I opened up was even more precious than the gift cards they send, the checks that say Enjoy a night out on us in the memo line, or a crisp $20 bill that is meant to be spent on grandbabies and all the strawberry ice cream they can consume.

Here's what it was...

Psalm 17:7-8, "Show thy marvelous lovingkindess, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of thy eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings."

Psalm 27:5, "In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me upon a rock."

Psalm 34:17, "The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."

Psalm 37:3, "Trust in the Lord and do good;l so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."

Psalm 56:11, "In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me."

Psalm 66:20, "Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor hid mercy from me."

I don't know if you needed to be reminded of those promises today - but I certainly did.

I needed to be reminded that no matter how much I pay for gas, or who becomes my next president, I shall dwell in the land and I SHALL BE FED.

I needed to be reminded that even though I spend two hours listening to two men who esteem themselves as being in touch with my heart, but most certainly are not, GOD HAS NOT TURNED AWAY FROM MY PRAYER.

I needed to be reminded that no matter how fancy their blue suits and red ties are it is ME who is THE APPLE OF HIS EYE.

So are you. Be reminded of that, today.

So along with my mother-in-law may I just remind you that, "I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging for bread." (Psalm 37:25)

So thanks Grandma (and Bonga) for your kindness and your reminders of God's faithfulness.
And thank you, God! It's because of you...
WE EAT GOOD TONIGHT!