August 8, 2001

• ²⁸Have you never heard or understood? Don't you know that the LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. ²⁹He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. ³⁰Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. ³¹But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

  
  

  This Scripture is for all of us dealing with depression.  For all of us mom's who do not want to get up to get one more tippy cup.  Its for me when Samuel has a meltdown.  Its for you when your life is feeling like its having a meltdown.  Those who wait on the LORD will find new strength.

  
  

  I claim your strength today Lord, I plead for it.  I wish to enjoy my children, my husband, my family.  I wish to be able to do the jobs required of me.  With strength, and not weariness.   You have promised me this verse, and I hold you to it!

  
  

  I challenge others of you who are struggling so bad to claim it too.

  
  

  You know...I thought of reading Isaiah as slogging through it, but I'm not.  I'm actually enjoying it.  I'd forgotten that some truely wonderful verses are in it.  The story of Hezekiah and how God told him he'd die, and he pleaded God's mercy and God gave him another 15 years.  We can plead to God and ask him for life.  We can ask God for strength for help.  I can ask him to control my tongue.  I can ask him to be my joy. 

  
  

  Wow!  Isaiah is not boring...it is God's Word and it will not become mull or void. 

  
  

  Father God, thank you for this morning, For the sunshine.  For 9 hours of sleep with only one Kaylin wake up--a seeming miracle.  For my husband and the enjoyable cuddle we had last night.  Thank you for the fun our kids had with their cousins yesterday.  Thank you for so much.  The little things.  The clothesline to hang my clothes on when the dryer quit yesterday.  The fact that I had a extra Cornish Game Hen in the freezer when I invited bro & sil over for dinner last night. The life you've given me.  Thank you.

  
  

  Today will be a busy day.  Zeria is going to Vacation Bible School again today.  We wore them out yesterday.  Their cousins came over and my brother helped Rob rebuild the shed.  J took one look at it and made Rob tear it down and rebuild it.  Rob is extremely glad he did.  A couple more hours on Friday and it will be all finished (both of their's next day off)

  
  

  My bro & Rob both work in the medical profession. Rob is a RN J is a paramedic.  So they have funky schedules! 

  
  

  My dryer quit yesterday so it has to be picked up from the repair shop this morning.  But fortunately the sun came out so we do have clean clothes to wear as I resorted to the line.  I wish I had the energy and back strength to use it more often.  Oh yeah and sun too   Its kinda hard to dry things when its raining

  
  

  God is good.  All the time.  All the time God is good!
  

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