Huh, yeah, you heard me. I feel like today is Monday and it's really Tuesday. AND I HATE MONDAYS! I know it's a shame to hate any day of the week but if I'm honest, I have to admit I dread most Mondays and when TUESDAY turns out to be Monday...well, that really bites. Today I feel tired, over wrought, discouraged and unfulfilled. I really don't like feeling this way. If you know me, you know I'm usually pretty upbeat (maybe even disgustingly so).
It's days like today that drive me to God for help and hope. No, I don't always go to Him...sometimes I just suffer through it. But somedays, I acutally have the sense to run to Him and his word. Today, I found this in the book of Joshua:
After the death of Moses the servant of God, God spoke to Joshua, Moses' assistant: "Moses my servant is dead. Get going. Cross this Jordan River, you and all the people. Cross to the country I'm giving to the People of Israel. I'm giving you every square inch of the land you set your foot on—just as I promised Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon east to the Great River, the Euphrates River—all the Hittite country—and then west to the Great Sea. It's all yours. All your life, no one will be able to hold out against you. In the same way I was with Moses, I'll be with you. I won't give up on you; I won't leave you. Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors. Give it everything you have, heart and soul. Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don't get off track, either left or right, so as to make sure you get to where you're going. And don't for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed. Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take."
I think today I may have stumbled on the key to success. Sigh...God is amazing.
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