He Sustains Me

Isaiah 46:4 (VOICE) ⁴ And when you are old, I will still be there, carrying you. When your limbs grow tired, your eyes are weak, And your hair a silvery gray, I will carry you as I always have. I will carry you and save you.

I woke up this morning with an unexplainable peace.  Everything on the outside isn’t “okay”…some things are upside down, some things have left an unhealable scar and other things just flat out need to change; BUT.  Something within me tells me that’s its ok, I’m calm on the inside and my spirit is at peace…I know that is nothing but God and for this I am thankful.  This is one of those sustaining times from The Lord.  It’s one of those seasons that I will need to log in my remembrance, so that when the time comes and I feel lost and uncertain again, I can recall of His great sustaining power and unconditional love towards me. 

 

I share this because too often we forget; we forget how He held us in our time of need because of the pain of a current situation.  As a result of our emotions being all over the place we forget that when the storm is raging He is standing over us; protecting us from hurt and harm.  So, today I’m saying…thank You Lord and I am ever grateful that even when I am feeling lost; I am always safe in Your arms. 

After writing this, I have realized something.  I have learned two very important “life lessons”  over that last couple weeks and after re-reading Isaiah 46:4 I have decided to start what I will call a “Life’s Lesson” journal.  It won’t be something that I write in daily, but instead will write down things that either open my eyes or have a profound effect on me.  I realize we all do it from time to time, but sometimes it really bothers me how quickly I can forget of how God carried and kept me.  Quickly getting caught up in what is currently going on and allowing my emotions to take me to a bad place.  By keeping this journal, my prayer is that when I am experiencing a hard time I will have something visible to see and read to encourage and remind myself of what I have come through. 

Jesus really is my peace, my rock in sinking sand…my joy in the midst of pain and I want to be ever mindful of this.  I am not where I need to be, but by the grace God I am not what I used to be and even better…I am on my way to what He wants me to be.  Praise God!!