In case someone else needs to hear this today:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keep Walking!<\/p>\n
I know the temptation to lay down, to give up, to end it all and the energy it takes every day not to give up. But no matter the pain, the sadness, the grief, the depression, the guilt – whatever it is: Keep Walking!<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve given out the below verse to likely hundreds of people over the years, but not once did I see what I saw today when it was me who (yet again) needed it:<\/p>\n
\nWhat joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,<\/em>
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.<\/em>
6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,<\/em>
it will become a place of refreshing springs.<\/em>
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.<\/em><\/p>\nPsalms 84:5-6 (NLT)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The blessing only comes if you Keep Walking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lay down & drown, keep walking & be blessed. Ironic, as in my valleys I often can\u2019t physically walk. That is part of my torment: I can\u2019t do the things I want to.<\/p>\n
But we can keep \u2018walking\u2019 in the sense of what the verse means. Keeping our eyes on the One who gave us life. The One who is there when things are too much. The One who sees what we are really going through. The One who feels the depths of our pain and anguish. The One who sustains & gives us strength, despite it feeling so bad. The One who forgives & calls us \u2018son\u2019, despite our history, who calls us \u2018friend\u2019 despite our rebellion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keep Walking.<\/p>\n
And even when the pain lasts through the night, or through the year, you will grow stronger. The very next verse proclaims it:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThey will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.<\/i><\/p>\nPsalms 84:7 (NLT)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Not only we will grow\u00a0stronger – but we will appear before God in Zion (the\u00a0heavenly Jerusalem)! He will bring us through – He has done it for you before and He will again.<\/p>\n
Lord, give me strength for today – this very hour, help me accept and rest in You despite the pain, the torment, the helplessness. Change me so that I naturally run to You and help me learn what I need to from this valley. We will try to trust in You, but help us in our lack\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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