“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.”
Psalm 121:7
Am I malnourished? Am I praying enough? Am I praising enough? Am I present enough with God? Or have I been inadvertently disobedient somehow?
God I need to see something move, tilt, break, shake…LORD I NEED SOMETHING. SPEAK TO ME LORD. I CANNOT HEAR YOU FATHER!….”
I CANNOT MOVE BECAUSE I AM PRESENTLY BENT BY MY FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY!… but I know I am unbroken because of you. I am not a wasteland because of you, for you LORD are my rock and refuge.”
LORD…I trust You…but my strength is weak…carry me Lord…please fill me up again.”
I know I lay in wait for You. But am I to be completely still?…”
Or am I to work and literally apply myself while waiting?…”
Lord, Your will, not mine, but Your will be done…”
These are my days. These are my most silent and vulnerable prayers…
Then again…
I remember the days when I was tired from work to talk to God like I ought to. I remember the days when my work schedule demanded that I put God on a schedule and only speak, praise, and worship while on the go…
Thank God that He has never been tired of me…thank God that He has never been too tired to hear me, nor has the Great I Am ever been too tired to be my strength…
Glory to the God “who never sleeps not slumbers…”
HE is carrying me.
If I am not sure of anything else, I know that I know that I know that my strength alone has never been nor would it ever be enough.
Friend, HE has more room for your burdens too.
Like Jesus said, “I am going to prepare a room for you in my Father’s house.”
Friend, how wonderful is it that the room has already been created in His house for you to unload your worries, fears, and burdens?
How wonderful is it that the strength of the Almighty God whose Power is like no other, is more than enough to carry our burdens? Yours, mine, and all of God’s children?
Not one single teardrop has been wasted.
Not one prayer has gone unheard.
How much of your strength do you think has carried you this far?…and if you didn’t before, I hope you know now Whose strength has moved you time and time again when you thought it was the end.
If you are like me, that moment, that time you thought you could not possibly take another step, go another day, pick up one more foot forward, the strength of God picked you off the floor, placed you safely on its back, and helped you to journey on in purpose.
Allow me to remind you friend, that “you shall live and not die.” By the grace of God, you shall prosper till the end in Jesus name. AMEN.