I am physically worn out from caring for my mom and babysitting my niece at the same time. I am worn out from bearing the burden of keeping up morale in my family and feeling like I am carrying the whole load.
My emotions are spent. I want to just lay in bed and weep. But I can't. "The show must go on!" they say... and even though this is no show, life must go on. I still have work and school. We still need to eat and live in a clean home. Not perfect, but clean. There seems to be an endless list of chores... The kids still have paper route to complete, and have marching band practice to attend.
The answer is no. I cannot keep it together. But God can. So today, since I have no more to give I am drawing from the Lord. The passage I am claiming today is Psalm 62. I will rest in the Lord and draw strength from my rock!
Psalm 62
"My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
They have counseled only to thrust him down
from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse.
My soul, WAIT in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The ROCK of my STRENGTH,
my refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at ALL times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.
Men of low degree are only vanity and
men of rank are a lie;
In the balances they go up;
They are together lighter than breath.
Do not trust in oppression
And do not vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Once God has spoken;
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God;
And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord,
For you recompense a man
according to his work."
All for now,
Lou
PS 18:29
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