Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just don't feel like yourself? It can be super FRUSTRATING! This past week --this beautiful, sun filled, spring break, blessed week -- I have NOT felt like my self, and I have been so mad for being discouraged...so this morning, I decided to let it all out. I mean, it's not like I can hide my thoughts from God --"The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile [useless]." Psalm 94:11 --so I decided to just let it go. To express my frustrations in my prayer to Him this morning.
The result?
He understands. He sympathizes. He listens. He answers.
"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weakness, but was in ALL POINTS tempted as we are, yet without sin." Hebrews 4:15
It's Easter weekend, so we are all reminded of what happened so many years ago. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and was raised from the dead on the third day. HE DIED FOR ME AND YOU. Is it possible to fathom that kind of love?
Just as Jesus came down here and went through life for us, I believe that we go through different things so that we may sympathize with the people God brings into our lives. Sometimes we may go through discouraging seasons so that God may be our encourager -- and later we may be the encouragement to others that may be discouraged by life's different challenges. So it's normal that there will be times when God has to "revive us."
I was reading Psalm 119 yesterday morning -- one of my faves -- but the thing that struck me yesterday was "revive me."
"O LORD, revive me according to Your justice." Ps 119:149
"...Revive me according to Your judgments." Ps 119:156
"...Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness." Ps 119:159
The author of this Psalm --I imagine-- could relate to what I have been going through this past week. Just calling out to God to revive. That comforted me. The experiences I go through are steps in this walk of life God has placed before me.
There will be seasons in life where it seems like someone has pressed a pause button, but it's comforting to know God is working even in those times. So during this time I will call out to my precious Savior to "revive" me
--and no, I will never give up on this adventure God has blessed me with called LIFE.
God bless!
<3 SNO
