Living intentionally: the little hills rejoice on every side

"You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
The pastures are clothed with flocks;
The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing." - Psalm 65:11-13

God delights in blessing, in providing, in pouring out His goodness and love upon His people. He rejoices in bringing abundance out of the wilderness and joy out of sorrow when we walk in His ways. It just sometimes takes a while, like it takes plants time to grow and bear fruit each year, but that doesn't mean that He isn't trustworthy or good. When His abundance bears a rich harvest in our hearts, we will shout and sing with the overwhelming, heartrending joy of it all! And while the harvest is in the making, when the abundance isn't always so obvious, I will choose to trust Him and find joy in Him (you know, as much as I can, and definitely leaning on His grace for it. Trust and joy are really hard for me sometimes, but they're where I want to be.)