WOE IS ME!

It’s funny how fickle we humans are. Today is July 28 and just two days ago, I wrote how all was well with my soul. But then, this morning I woke up very depressed....does that ever happen to you? Maybe, it’s a woman thing....but I think it is a fickle human thing. One moment, we are on top of the world and the next moment we feel like we are trying to climb up out of a hole!

So many times, I perceive a problem and I stress myself out trying to fix whatever it is. Usually, the way I try to fix things is by digging a deeper hole. After tossing and turning all night, going over various scenarios in my head, depressing myself even more and making my husband feel that he had done something wrong to get me upset, I finally decided to sit down and pour out my heart to God. Hmmmm.....did you get that? I finally decided to involve God! Isn’t that typical of us......when all else fails right?

God and I had a good conversation. He reminded me that He is in control and all I had to do was trust in Him and to remember that He is always there with me and that He will never forsake me. God reminded me of how often He has shown Himself to me in the last 10 years through so many ways and He reminded me to stay focused and keep my eyes on Him. God reminded me that my problems were nothing compared to what other people are going through and my problems are certainly nothing....compared to eternity!

While I was sitting there praying, talking to God and feeling sorry for myself, He directed my attention to Isaiah 40:25-28 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God"? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.”

Why do we do that......you and I? Why do we get so bogged down in our problems that we get ourselves stressed and depressed? Why do we cry out and say “woe is me, what am I going to do?” When God is right there and He always has to keep reminding us “You’re not in this alone.....I am right here....give me your problems, have faith in Me!” God is in control. If He can bring out the starry host one by one and call them by name....don’t you think that He can handle your problems? My problems?

Sometimes, I wonder if God gets tired of being my personal cheerleader. Satan sneaks in all quiet like and whispers “woe is me” and the next thing you know, I am going around shouting “WOE IS ME!” Then God has to remind me again how faithful He is, how faithful He has been and how faithful He will always be!

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:29-31 (NIV)

Thank you Father God for Your faithfulness! You are always there, sitting on Your throne high above the earth, You are always with me, watching over me and watching out for me and I thank you for that! My hope is in You Lord! I pray that You open my eyes to the things that You want me to see, that You walk in front of me so that I step directly in Your footprints, so that I never waiver and wherever You lead that I will follow. I pray Lord that honor and glory be given to You with every move that I make and every breath that I take. In Jesus Christ, Your precious Son’s name I pray. Amen!