I needed a jump-start today–this week.
My motivation has been so low. I tend to blame it on the weather. The dreariness just keeps hanging on, with a deep chill that hits me hard. Ah, but then it’s not a tsunami. What do I have to complain about? As I watched the destruction last week, my mind went immediately to their weather, or climate.
The Sendai area has an average 30° low with 50° high for March. I cannot imagine being wet, homeless, devastated, and COLD. I am blessed. The thermostat is just here beside my desk–and it works.
Forgive me Lord.
Subject change–
There is a beautiful verse in Psalm 84. (v11)
The Lord, God is a sun and shield; he will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
That’s the Baker paraphrase. I learned it in KJV and have altered the words slightly…but that’s how I say the verse.
The Lord is a sun: this turns my mind toward Provider. The sun is the source of energy that grows our plants which results in food for animals and food for us. The sun supplies our bodies with Vitamin D. Lack of sun results rickets. The sun heats our planet…ah yes, heat…
The Lord is a shield: Protector. What else is a shield for? Windshield, battle shield, police shield, and…
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great. (Psalm 18:35)
Total Protection through the shield of salvation…Jesus and all He did for us.
The Lord God is my Provider and Protector… that’s the part of the verse that stays with me today.
My daughter just informed me that it’s an AWESOME day outside … so I’m going to go absorb some Vitamin D, and chase out some of that deep chill.
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