Wednesday Words of Encouragement
Isaiah 26:3-4 ~ "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal." Three a.m. seems to be the hour when my over-active brain wakes me up the past few weeks. I lay there, willing my mind to go back to sleep but inevitably those concerns and worries that I'm facing start invading my thoughts. We have had a stressful few months. We are dealing with some concerns with family, financial issues and various health concerns. It seems as if I get over the top of one wave of stress and then am facing another one. The waves are endless and there are times when I feel like I'm sinking beneath them. I love these verses in Isaiah because it is a reminder that the Lord brings peace to the man or woman who trusts in Him. Trust is the key. When I take my eyes off the Lord and put them onto my circumstances, I can begin to feel anxious and stressed. Yet, when