THE PETERSENS

I’ve had one of those days today.  One where I feel joyless, complacent, overwhelmed, exhausted and emotionally spent.  Really not for any good reason or at least one I can verbalize.  So, what to do?  A friend shared with me on the phone today the work God did in her heart this past Sunday morning.  When she was feeling despair, the Holy Spirit changed her heart.  She realized that she did not have to follow the thread of her feelings, but instead revel in TRUTH.  The TRUTH is that I have hope in Jesus Christ.  He IS my Joy even when I feel joy-less.  He IS my Strength even when it feels like my body can take no more.  He IS my Sustainer when the tides of life threaten to drown me.  He is my EVERYTHING.  Therefore, I can say at the end of a long day, “Wow, what a long and hard day!”  But, when the sun rises and the morn is upon me, I can also say, “Thank You, Lord, for your new mercies every morning!”