Encouragement

Midweek Study with Pastor Edith
May 8, 2024
Isaiah 41:13, Psalm 13:6

So much trouble in the world! We need a positive focus to help us understand our part in the healing of our hurting world. I found inspiration while doing the laundry today. I can almost hear someone say; “what is inspiring about laundry”? Well, it wasn’t the laundry itself that inspired me, it was a small poster I have taped to the inside of a cabinet that I opened in my laundry room. The Poster reads: “Yes, I will sing to the Lord for He has been good to me” (Psalm 13:6). So, I decided to take a coffee break and read Psalm 13 and it helped me pray about the trouble in the world; “How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?” (vs. 2). And then David goes on to say what I long to say; “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me”(vs. 6). Needing a bit more of a spiritual boost I turned to Sarah Young’s devotional Jesus Calling and read the passage for May 8. She uses Isaiah 41:13 and shares what she hears God saying; “ask Me to equip you for whatever difficulties you will encounter. The best equipping is My living Presence, My hand that never lets go of yours. Discuss everything with Me. Take a lighthearted view of trouble, seeing it as a challenge that you and I together can handle”. Praying you will be encouraged today.

Amen!