Sweet refreshment for the soul.....

This is a photo of the beautiful koi in our friend Jack's pond.... Our family loves this dear man and his wife so much.... they are like precious family to us!!
The other evening I was in my room at my Grandmother's house.... and, I am ashamed to say, I was fretting and worrying about my finances among other things..... So I just began to talk softly to my best Friend... for He is with me all the time..... Oh I love Him so much.......Anyway, I was telling Him about my worries and fears..... and about my fear for the future.... and I said rather doubtfully: "But I know You will take care of me Lord...". and I sat down on the bed and opened His Word..... and, wouldn't you know it..... I opened my Bible up, and there was Luke chapter 8!!  And a portion of verse 25 just leaped off the page at my eyes......it was written in red.... "Where is your faith?" And I just froze for a moment and let it sink in...... And then I backed up and read from verse 22:
Luke 8:
22: "Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.  And they launched forth.
23: "But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
24: "And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish.  Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25: "And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him."

Tears began to flow, dear friends..... as I began to think about the kind of God He is.... He is Awesome and Mighty, and He can handle all of my problems and my struggles....Even the wind and the waves must obey His Command!  So I just sort of flipped the pages over, and wouldn't you know it!! My Beloved Friend had some more good thoughts for me to take to heart, to gain Strength from..... for I glanced down and it was Luke chapter 12, verses 22 - 32...... and as it registered in my mind.... my heart just leaped with Joy!!
Luke 12:
22: "And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23: "The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24: "Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25: "And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26: " If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27: "Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28: "If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29: "And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30: "For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31: "But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32: "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."

So I just wept and basked in His closeness and care and comfort..... why should I worry?  He is God and He has it all under His control!!  We can go to Him at any time with our concerns and burdens and fears and He is glad to lift them from our shoulders.......
And, wouldn't you know it?  a few days later, my Dad got a job after having been without one since March.......(and this was one of those little issues I had been fretting needlessly over)
My heart is filled with Praise for my Savior, Jesus Christ!  He is Jehovah God!  He is  so GOOD! 
I know this was a lengthy post, but I just HAD to share His Goodness with y'all!