Some days you just feel weary. Weary from being brave the moment you step out your door. Weary from weathering the storms of life. And you reach the end of the day and you feel spent. That hard phone call that added more load to your back with the future it seemingly painted. That unexpected hurt that made your heart heavy.
You pour that cup of cold tea away because the day never let you have it. And you feel like a knitted top that’s had a pull in it begin to unravel and fray and you can’t seem to stop it.
And then you read something that speaks straight to your heart, and you feel your soul sigh with relief as you’re reminded of God’s grace and hope…
“Feels like there’s a million things coming at you as you look into the week ahead, but really there is always only one thing: Just. Stay. Calm.
“The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm” Ex14:14
Let the Spirit in dwell, before stepping into the hour, day, week. This is the way calm comes. For God will do the battle for you. You just do the breathing in Him.… Jesus didn’t just calm one storm—He can calm all our storms. And He comes as a sign to us, a sign of the cross, a sign God’s reaching for us, believing in us, in love, in redemption, in making all things new, in making us enough because He is.
And He comes like light through rain coming down. ” (Ann Voskamp)
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”(Matthew 11:28-30 MSG)
And maybe that pull in the knitted top can be fixed and doesn’t need to unravel any further.
Blue Skies & Lollipops 