A TIME OF REFRESHING

Why am I discouraged? Why is

my heart so sad? I will put my

hope in God! I will praise him

again--my Savior and my God!

(Psalm 43:5, NLT)

Feeling weary from lack of sleep and seemingly unending challenges, I felt the need for a day of rest, of being able to sleep in and not even bother getting dressed unless I wanted to. So I stayed home from church today and had a mini retreat. Just me and the Lord.

During my quiet time, which is how I start my days, I picked up a tabbed notebook I used to document the amazing things the Lord  was doing in my life in. The tabs were of His names (Jehovah Jireh, Jehovan Rapha, Jehovah Shammah, etc.) and I would post the miracles under the appropriate tab. So many reminders of the myriads of times the Lord had miraculously showed up in unexpected ways. Why indeed should I feel weary or discouraged.

By the time I was done reading through it, I felt refreshed and filled with renewed hope and encouragement. 

Even though it does not change the facts, what an amazing difference a change of perspective can make in the way we experience them.