the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places...

"LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand."--Psalm 16:5-11

The boundary lines have truly fallen for me in pleasant places...Regardless of my resistance to these boundaries and my countless attempts to weave myself around them, God's will is good, pleasing and perfect, and the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. I dare not wish to be elsewhere because God knows me far better than I know myself and He knows what fills my heart with joy, so I can rest assured because He will not abandon me to the grave...

Here's an excerpt from my journal that will allow you a glimpse into the boundary lines that God has been laying out for me...in pleasant places!...

"Lord, how perfect is your timing! Right in the midst of all the uncertainty and the unknown, right as my summer was opened- Darrell and Annette asked me to help lead the girls this summer! Lord, how you know my heart! The same day I prayed for a reigniting of the passion You have given me for the nations, Lord, the same day...you answered that prayer! This same day, You brought rest in being able to drop courses, You made sense of my reluctance to graduate early, You answered prayer, You laid before me an opportunity for challenge and growth, and You filled my soul with unspeakable joy! God, You are good, how intimately You know me- far better than I know myself! And now, I pray for continued clarity, confidence in Your will, and preparation for a summer of leading and learning- Lord, there are many fears in leading, so I pray that You would daily break me of myself, that I would lose my pride and stand firm in Your strength, and Lord, that I would know Rest in You..."

the boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places...let us rejoice!