I awoke this morning with the words of a Sanctus Real song rolling through my mind:
So hold onto the promises. Hold onto the promises.
Jesus is alive, so hold tight. Hold onto the promises.
It’s often that
I wake up to the unconscious playing of music and lyrics. A lot of times I just
sing along, shake it off, and move on throughout my morning without a second
thought. But this morning, I took a timeout and paid a little extra attention.
I stopped, listened, let it sink it, and made it my prayer…my armor for the
day.
A little later,
with coffee in hand, I sat down to read Jesus
Today. I know – it’s Sunday. Growing up I didn’t think a little one-on-one
time with Jesus was all that necessary on “the Lord’s day”, but I have since
learned that it’s always necessary. (A little disclaimer: Don’t think me super
spiritual or anything like that! I don’t always have one-on-one time with
Jesus. I don’t always make it priority, though I know it’s best for me. My
relationship with Him has been a journey and a process, and it just so happens
that I chose to make it a priority today.) So what was it about? In essence, for me: seasons and God’s faithfulness.
On point, that’s
what it was.
See yesterday,
I set out to tackle the project of financial forecasting/planning and making
myself a budget. I got part of the way
through, put some pen to paper on expenses/spenditures, and then got a little
overwhelmed and cut the planning session short. As I went about my day, I
noticed a gnawing anxiousness. Thoughts of disappointment and frustration, fear
and doubt played on the record of my mind. By the end of the day, I was mentally
exhausted and, honestly, a little down in the dumps.
This morning,
my plan was to again set out to tackle the budget planning. But thankfully, today, I chose to make time with
Jesus a priority. It’s so cool when He speaks directly into your situation…straight
to the fear and doubt of your heart. God is faithful, and He knows the season
of my life, and what I need. He has so awesomely provided for me in the past
few weeks!! It’s petty of me to let that fear and doubt cloud my vision of His
blessings and faithfulness. But that’s exactly how the devil works…cause he’s petty like that.
So today, right
now, I’m holding onto the promise of His faithfulness. Thanks, God, for the
reminder. You always know what I need :).
Lamentations 3:21 – 24
But this I call to mind, and
therefore have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end;
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness
“The Lord is my portion,” says
my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.
Jesus brought
this old hymn to my mind as I read today. So rich and such a great, and much needed,
reminder! (Check out Selah's version here.)
Great is Thy
Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O
God, My Father
There is no shadow of turning
with Thee
Thou changest not, Thy
compassions, they fail not
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord
unto me
Summer and winter, and
spring-time and harvest
Sun, moon and stars in their
courses above
Join with all nature in manifold
witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy
and love
Pardon for sin and a peace that
endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer
and to guide
Strength for today and bright
hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine and ten
thousand beside
CHORUS
Great is Thy faithfulness, great
is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning, new mercies
I see
All I have needed, Thy hand hath
provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord
unto me
