Steady My Heart

There are times . . . many times . . . when I catch myself saying, "I don't have time (or the energy) for this right now."  Or "I don't want to deal with this right now (or ever)."  Or "I want everything to run smoothly."  Or "why does this have to happen to me?" 

Can you relate?

Like when you are running late and you realize you have a flat tire . . . Or when there's a foot of snow and you go outside to start the snow blower and realize it's not gonna start, no matter how hard you kick it . . . Or when you sit in a doctor's office with a sick child, waiting and waiting and waiting, when you have a million other things you could be doing . . . Or when you back into the mailbox . . . or the garage door, thinking you had already pushed the button to raise it . . . Or when one of your child's friends is diagnosed with an agressive form of cancer . . . Or when someone you love has hurt you . . . and the list goes on.

Why do some things in our life have to be so hard?

Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be moved."

When we feel like our world is being shaken, and we don't quite know how we are going to get through it, we can ask God to hold onto our hearts.  He is near us, He will sustain us, and He will steady our hearts.  (Blessing #1104)  We can choose to hold on to the One who is faithful.