I don't want to sound whiney, but the last couple of weeks have been tough. I'm mentally, physically and spiritually exhausted. There just has not been enough of "me" to go around. I'm sure that right now there are people a little upset with me because they've called me and left messages and I have not had time to get back to them. It has just been hectic and I've had to pick and choose which things I could take care of and unfortunetly, that means some things were left undone and some people unseen and some phone calls still not returned. I'm not really complaining, because there was some good things accomplished during this time. I had the opportunity to take a teen boy out to buy him a coat, a pair of jeans and some gloves because of the generous giving of the people of our church. I've met some new people that I thouroughly enjoyed talking with. I've seen God at work in various situations. But I've worn myself thin.
I received word this past week that was particularly upsetting and heartbreaking, and when that got piled on everything else, I just find myself running on empty.
Tonight, I was sitting here trying to pray and trying to get myself geared up to preach in the morning. I say trying, because while I put the words together on paper, I could tell I'm not ready. So I started trying to just worship God. Ever tried to worship, but struggled to with this too? Been that way tonight. But a song keeps running through my mind, and tonight I take a clue from David the Psalmist when he told his soul what to do, and that he will bless the Lord. So, although I am tired and weary, I bless His holy Name. I may not feel it yet, but I know that victory is right around the corner. Let me share the words to this song with you:
Your life broke through my night
Restored exceeding joy
Your praise fell like the rain
And made this desert live
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
Your hand lifted me up
I stand on higher ground
Your praise rose through my heart
And made this valley sing
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
This is how we overcome
This is how we overcome
This is how we overcome
This is how we overcome
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
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