finding a roadmap in the valleys of life
The past few months my emotions have been all over the map. Some frustrations with things that I do not understand and cannot control. Exhaustion from the daily demands of life. Days when the weight of the burdens of those I love threatens to consume my joy. Moments when the dark cloud seems to follow me around and anxiety longs to be my constant companion. So many questions that it grows hard to wade through them all and leaves only a lingering feeling of confusion. It is in these times I am reminded and thankful that my faith in God is not based upon an emotion but the Truth of who God says He is and who He says I am. And that I can find plenty of examples in scripture of others who have wrestled with the same emotions and the Truth that continued to carry them and set them free. "Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God." (psalm 43:5) I love how t