"Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul has dwelt too long with one who hates peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war." -Ps.120:5-7

This is the one and only verse the Lord gave me this morning.
I was sitting on my bed, praying for the precious country that He has laid so strongly on my heart, and thinking of how joyful its people are. And how peaceful my heart feels when I think of them. I thought of how we're supposed to be peaceful people, not bringers of strife (Eph.4:2), and how much my unsaved family seems so obsessed with arguing and anger and bitterness. Its hard being around them almost 24/7--they rub off on me and make me so negative and argumentative.

Then He gave me this verse.
And I know that we are called to be lights in dark places such as these, but I also know that it is spiritually healthy to get away from these places and have our souls refreshed--have some positive input.

I know He's going to take me somewhere this year, to get away for a while and grow closer and closer to Him. I don't know if that somewhere is Cambodia, bible college in Spain, or somewhere completely different, but I'm excited to get deeper and deeper in my relationship with the Lord.

He's so inexpressibly good to me.