Psalm 31:9-14
"Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress.
Tears blur my eyes.
My body and soul are withering away.
I am dying from grief;
my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
I am wasting away from within.
I am scorned by all my enemies
and despised by my neighbors-
even my friends are afraid to come near me.
When they see me on the street,
they run the other way.
I am ignored as if I were dead,
as if I were a broken pot.
I have heard the many rumors about me,
and I am surrounded by terror.
My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying,
'You are my God!'"
As I grabbed my bible from the bottom drawer of my desk, a notecard, that was once wedged tightly in between the pages, fluttered to the ground. The words on the notecard were written by my high school self during a time when I felt much like the broken pot that David described in his writings... In response to Psalm 31:9-14, the card read :
Refresh yourself.
Rest in the presence of the Lord and allow Him to reinvigorate your spirit.
Lose yourself.
Surrender all your encumbrances, all your thoughts, all your busyness to God. He is your burden-bearer.
He has conquered the world and stripped it of its power to harm you.
Thank you, God, for that little reminder as I prepare for my second semester at IWU to commence.
