When I am weak...

Oh man...what would I do without the hope of heaven in my heart? Without the knowledge that the Lord takes care of all that I need...that He is in control? Right now, I know that I wouldn't be able to hold it all together. But He is good and faithful to help me through, to give me strength when there seems to be none and hope when it seems to be dim. Most of all, especially right now, He gives me peace...even when the stress seems to overwhelm me. He is my peace. And, that is an amazing thought right now. It's an amazing truth.

It's been a rough week so far...just stressful and tiresome. And, I've gotten to the point, at least I'm there right now, where I'm just mean...and I don't like to be mean. I don't like to complain, but I find myself doing it even now... Irritable and grouchy are not two words that I want used to describe me, yet right now, it seems that I'm falling into that. I blame it mostly on a lack of sleep and an overabundance of schoolwork...but, I find myself trying to claw my way out of this mire. To make it back to the solid ground - the luscious green grass sprinkled with vibrant wildflowers under the Windows XP-blue sky - that's where I want to be again...in what I like to call: hunkie dorie land (spelled with an -ie because it makes it that much more happy). And, then I remember, that I can be there again: the joy of the Lord is my strength. What's better than that? I surely can't think of any stronger, more effective source of power than that of the Lord. That's what I want to strive on...to plug into the awesome power of the grace, wonder, majesty and pure joy that is found in Christ Jesus. There is no joy, no peace and no hope quite like His.

So there's where I stand right now...at the decision to not let the stress affect the condition of my heart, but to press on through Him. "You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You." ~ Isaiah 26:3

"But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
And the LORD shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
Because they trust in Him." ~ Psalm 37:39-40

May you be richly blessed in the Lord today in all that you do!

Jezz