Tonight is one of those nights when I feel defeated.
I’m worn out.
The house is a mess.
And the laundry … oh, the laundry. When my oldest was picking out clothes for school in the morning and couldn’t find anything to wear, I told her to pick something out of her dirty clothes.
And she did … without a second thought.
(sigh)
Motherhood has a unique way of bringing me to the end of myself. It has a way of exposing my flesh like nothing else. What do you do when you run out of nice before you run out of day? I can tell you what I do. I become a drill Sergeant. Barking orders – hurried and impatient – I race my kids to bed. Forget snuggle time and bedtime talks. When this momma’s done, I’m done.
So now, here I sit – comfy on the couch and convicted.
Why?
Because I remember what I wrote on this same page just days ago. Practically apply the Word? Not so much tonight. Over a week ago, God gave me a verse to cling. A feel good kind of verse that I can recite by memory.
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 105:4
But what good is this great verse that I’ve memorized if I don’t learn how to apply what it says? I’ll beginning to learn that when a verse sticks in my head {kinda like this one has}, then I need to receive it as God’s Word for me – that’s how the Word gets personal. But like I said before, what good is this verse if I don’t learn how to do what it says?
Look to the Lord and His strength … yep. I could have used some of that today. This verse has been lodged into memory to remind me that I was never intended to walk this road alone. I can’t keep up. I don’t have what it takes. And I don’t have to. God has given me (and you) permission to draw from His strength – to look to Him throughout our day for strength and energy. How many times today should I have confessed, “God I need you to make it through the day. Live through me so that I can learn to draw from your strength. I don’t have what it takes apart from you.”
Seek His face always. What a difference that would have made – if I would have navigated through the day pursuing His presence instead of my agenda. God’s presence is always filled with joy (Psalm 16:11). I missed that today.
So – tomorrow I will start anew because I know this to be true:
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
And when given the opportunity again to practically apply His Word, by the grace of God, I will choose to obey!
Today’s Challenge: What is the last verse God spoke to your heart? Have you learned to how to practically apply those words to your day to day? God’s Word has the power to transform our lives! Participate by actively putting His Word into motion.
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