Praise for Dramatic Deliverance

Psalm 30

1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

These passages could not describe any better what I am feeling in my heart today. I had the most WONDERFUL time at church on New Years! Bringing in the new year with 4 hours of praise and worship. I can't recall ever feeling so happy and thankful. I mean thankful deep down in my heart. The Lord has delivered me from so much over these past couple of years and I am so thankful to be where I am. I tasted death, I was down, I wanted to die, I was so utterly destroyed and so low, I did not know how I would ever make it back to sanity. But the Lord rescued me, when I cried out to Him and asked him to stop all of the madness, he made a way for me! And because of this, I just want to serve Him, I just want to do what He says and follow where he leads. No more death! Only life...with peace and joy. Yes, suffering, but not death! Unless you've seen the face of death, beckoning you to join him in eternal misery, you can't imagine the elation of being delivered out of it and feeling like you've been given another chance at life. Hallelujah! Things are becoming clearer day by day and I am amazed by God and His truth in this world. There is still much that I am seeking the Lord for and many things that I do not understand in this world, but I am praying for more patience and the ability to walk in faith every day.

Amen