Hi there!
How are you? Is it cold where you are? The temperature in London dropped to -5 degrees today and the ice on the car was no joke. But before I even got to the ice, I had to listen to my six-year-old son whining about not wanting to go to school. He had decided he was unwell. His stomach hurt. And his head. And he had this cough. Then right on cue he hacked a bit and said ‘See?’ I told him to get ready and we’d see how he felt. He wasn’t happy with that answer of course. There were tears and lots of ‘It’s not fair!’ but we eventually got out of the house.
Sometimes a rough start to the day makes me forget to be grateful. My peace gets hidden because I choose to focus on the ‘offense’ or my lack of patience rather than the One Who can give me the wisdom to deal with it all.
My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O LORD: in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up.
PSALM 5:3
I started my day with the right posture but I didn’t carry it through my day. Things have been tough of late. I’ve finished my studies but, even though I have applied for a ridiculous amount of jobs, nothing has resulted in an actual offer. I grew weary today during the job search and remembered how I’d held my breath just a bit that morning when paying for petrol. It was sucking my energy and I’d had enough.
As I got in the car in the afternoon to pick up my son, I remembered this verse and spoke it out loud to myself:
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God.
PSALM 42:5
I started to tell myself all the things God is to me and I heard myself saying: ‘My hope is not in money. My hope is in the LORD God Almighty.’
My concerns have not disappeared but my peace has reappeared because my focus is on the One that has all the answers rather than myself and my limited wisdom.
When I picked my son up, I was a lot happier. He was not. I asked him what was up and he told me that the whole class will miss their break-time tomorrow because one girl in the class was talking when the teacher told them to be quiet. ‘It’s not fair!’ (he likes this phrase a lot…) he said and I have to agree with him. He prayed about it this evening, that God would help his teacher to change her mind. 😊
My prayer in the car today and essentially my son’s prayer is this:
Let not them that wait on Thee, O LORD God of host, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek Thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
PSALM 69:6
We don’t trust in God for nought. His peace passes all understanding. I trust that He hears our prayers and sees our needs and therefore I rejoice in Him. I may not see the how or when but I know that God is faithful to His word never to leave nor forsake me and He will not let His people be ashamed for trusting in Him.
Look to Him and not your worries. Look to God and rejoice that He will make a way.
Love and blessings
Ana x
Steadfast Love 