This morning I woke up early and, as its my most-of-the-time habit to do, read Psalms 27 and Proverbs 27…. because today is the 27th, duh.
And just like always…. there were a few verses that jumped out at me today, that God MUST have put right there, just for me.
At least I like to think so.
I usually start out reading the King James Version (The Holy Bible) and then sometimes, just for fun, see what the same verse says in the NIV and then The Message.
And if you didn’t know I was a geek before, NOW you do.
Today it was this verse, from the King James:
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
And in the NIV:
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
And in the Message:
12 Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats.
There will always be bullies, it seems. There will always be those who breathe cruelty and delight in being hateful and mean (see comments on this post if you don’t believe me).
Always those who lie to you and about you, and no matter how much damage they’ve donein the past, they will never stop.
Not willingly, at least…
My Hateful Commenter sent me a message last night that she plans MORE. Retaliation, she called it. AS if she hasn’t done enough already…
But its ok, because the good news is in the next verse…
In the King James:
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
In the NIV:
13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
And in The Message:
13 I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth.
This was a verse that was especially comforting to me during the worst days of my divorce: I believed that God would give me GOOD THINGS while I was still alive, good things that will make all the heartache and headaches worth suffering through.
And it will be. It might have gotten worse for a few months before it gets better, but someday… it will be better.
And the ones who Breathe Cruelty and the ones who defend that? They can have each other.
I find your strength from God encouraging!
I admire your truly Christian strength and wish I could emulate it – HOWEVER, your "hater" is obviously unbalanced and will do anything to hurt you. All those who know and love you are concerned for your well-being in the face of this hate. <br /><br />Since you have discovered the SOURCE of this hate, please consider reporting it to the proper authorities, if no-one else. That way
I agree that you should report your "stalker". Print out the "evidence" and give the police the traced ISP….AND continue to pray for her salvation..that God would create in her a new heart.<br /><br />I enjoy following your blog and pray for you.
Ok now I feel like a stalker because I have been checking back a ton of times to see what happened and then I saw your last post and now it's gone. I so wish I knew how to catch someone that is doing this to my cousin. It's her ex husband's new wife and I so wish I could catch her.
Oh hi Melissa! You'll take down tbe post that sold him out but not anything else??? Who do you think was lying to us both. You accomplished your mission. I hate both of you now. I didn't post a darn thing on your blog. Everything I needed to say I said it under my own name and you know it. But pat yourself on the back! I'm<br />Sure you did exactly what Jesus would do.