Today’s Reading: Psalm 70
Humor me for a second with these questions. Have you ever felt under pressure? Can you think of a day where you were pressed for time to where you allowed yourself to be stressed? These moments have happened more than I would like to admit. Hopefully, today you will have some peace as you focus on His Word and the truth of His will for your life today.
I have a gift that allows me to save things until the last minute and not get stressed. It is a gift I’m working on avoiding, unlike today as I seek His wisdom. David’s prayer in Psalm 70 reminds me of His answers even in our haste.
These last couple of weeks have been eventful. As a principal, our schools’ COVID impact has meant constantly changing, requiring the on-going need to pivot and try to communicate the best we can. Our children have been involved in some travel sports that require scheduled practices and games at various times and places. On the home front, we try our best to make time to connect with family, friends, and neighbors.
As this last week approached, we juggled preparing for a family getaway! Exciting! Still, the rush that followed up until today captured many moments where I could sense the anxiety of the time crunch creep in.
Psalm 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! o Lord, make haste to help me! 5 But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are help and my deliverer, O Lord, do not delay!
We seem to all live in the confines of time. God lives outside time. God is never rushed. He created time! David uses these 5 verses to show the urgency of prayer and the answer we will receive. These verses remind me to go to God with all I got. That instead of trying to do it all myself and attempt to be everything to everyone all the time, I can submit to Him. Cry out to God and say I need you! That when I am weak, He is strong. In the midst of these moments where the pressure of time is applying the squeeze. Pray, trust, have faith that our God knows what will happen. He knows what we will face today, what we will face tomorrow. He will be our help; He will be our deliverer.
So whatever day your day brings. No matter what is next on your agenda. Take a moment to give God all you got. Ask him to release the stress that starts to creep in as we move throughout the day. The answer to all we need today is in Him.
Have a blessed – less stressed day!