"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11.28-30.
For the last few weeks i've felt like i've been going through a spiritual valley. Every day has been a struggle, struggling for joy, struggling for grace, struggling for peace. Waking up in the morning and reading my bible and almost falling asleep, trying to focus and not being able to.
But on Tuesday night i went to the BIG bible study. I went into the other room to pray before we began and as i sat there pleading with God to be my strength and my provider and everything else i realized that, WHOA, hasn't He already said that He IS? When i gave my life to Jesus all those years ago He became my peace. He became my provider. He became my strength. That reminder was a huge encouragement to me! Psalm 23 says "Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (Verse 4a).
So even though i feel weak and downtrodden (love that word!) i know that that's when God is strongest in me, and it is a pleasure to just rest in His presence and be renewed!
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