God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. -Psalm 46: 1
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40: 28-31
Hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. We had sooo much to be thankful for this year!
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is our strength as people. Throughout Nate’s illness and recovery, several people have complimented me on my “strength,” which I appreciate so much. (Although I get a little embarrassed - y’all have no idea how weak I really am!).
Something we hear a lot is that “God doesn’t put more on you than you can handle.” I think there’s a lot of truth to that, but it’s also a little misleading. Because on my own strength, there’s no way I could handle everything that’s happened over the past year and a half. Not even a small fraction of it!!
The day I went for my first prenatal visit, I remember that I could tell from the ultrasound tech’s face that something was wrong. Finally I asked her, “Is everything OK?” Nope, she needed to go get the doctor. The first thought that went through my mind, to be honest was that this was going to be too much for me. I really, truly, thought I was going to have a total meltdown and not be able to go on. But, I turned to God, and somehow I was OK. I was still sad and grieving the loss, but I knew I would keep going everything would be fine. Our God has an endless supply of strength. I would hate to think where I would be if I had to get through life relying on only my own strength.
Most of us will face things in our lives that are waaaayyy too much for “us” to handle. But we will never, ever, face anything that is too much for God to handle, and we will never require more strength than God can provide. We just have to turn to him and lean on him.
There’s a great song out right now called “Fall Apart” by Josh Wilson. Here’s a small part of the lyrics:
Now it all seems upside down
‘Cause my whole world is caving in
But I feel You now more than I did then
How can I come to the end of me
And somehow still have all I need
God, I want to know You more
Maybe this is how it starts
I find You when I fall apart
Isn’t that true? When our world is caving in, we are pushed to the end of ourselves. Yet we manage to go on and to put one foot in front of the other. That is a miracle in itself. We are so weak, and God uses our weakness to turn us to Him and to strengthen our faith.
Love in Him,
Genie Alice
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