It's Official........It's seasonal!!

God knows just what to bring my way. All I have been reading from the Bible and devotionals is what the Lord needs me to know. 

Last night I was feeling down and was also feeling tired of so many things. As my mind was going crazy with thoughts I felt worse. I stayed up longer in these deep thoughts and I just couldn't sleep. Such thoughts bring worry, pain and fear that tosses you into a stressful and depressing place. I know pain and fear. I also know where I find comfort and solace. I find comfort in what God says about my thoughts and pain and hurt. I find comfort in knowing that other people (in the Bible) have gone through the same but God saw them through.

I came upon an uplifting read in my daily devotional, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. It said that, being aware of God's presence fills our minds with light and peace, leaving no room for fear.

Knowing that God is here with us and that He knows whatever we are going through, is already comforting. Trusting Him with our thoughts and needs, telling Him how we feel allows us to open up and pour out our hearts to Him. There is then room to hear what He has for us. Filling our hearts with His words of hope, thanksgiving and love, brings us peace.

So, back to my long night. I turned on the light and reached out for my Bible when I realized I couldn't control my thoughts on my own. I wanted to keep reading through my Samuel series but I just couldn't. I found myself reading through the book of Psalm. I came upon Psalm 42 and I suddenly felt some of my words being echoed by the writer of the Psalm. I then found words of comfort and hope:

⁸ By day the Lord directs his love,
    at night his song is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.

¹¹ Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

Psalm 73:26 (NIV)

²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength of my heart
    and my portion forever.

I found hope and peace. After reading and turning off the lights, I prayed. I praised God for His eternal love for me, His grace and mercy. I thanked Him for being by my side, for understanding me and for His word of hope that gave my heart a new light and the peace I needed. I asked Him to take control of my thoughts and to fill me with His joy. 

I remember saying, "In Jesus Name", and an "Amen" then I drifted off to sleep. I woke up happy and at peace.

Trusting God my Father, fixing my eyes upon Jesus and His calling and seeking guidance from the Holy spirit with a passion to spread The Kingdom and the Love, is in season and forever will be!