All of us get drained by life, but as long as we have breath, we can pour our heart out to the Lord and be revived.
Jesus promised that if we are willing to serve Him and give ourselves to Him that He will give us rest. (Matthew 11:29-30).
It's strange, but when you surrender yourself to the Lord, and pour yourself out to Him, He fills you up with His Spirit in a way that lifts you up above those circumstances that have the ability to drain the life right out of you.
Hannah, the prophet Samuel's mother, was despondent and discouraged, but instead of turning to wine and strong drink, she turned to the Lord and poured out her soul to Him.
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
1 Samuel 1:15
God then lifted her head, and blessed her.
All of us are discouraged and despondent at times in our lives, but to what or to who do we turn to for relief? Job and David both were despondent and discouraged, yet they poured out their souls to the Lord and He lifted their heads, and He blessed them.
Are you lifting your soul to the Lord? (Psalm 25:1, 86:4)
Are you lifting your voice and hands to the Lord? (Psalm 63:4, 134:2)
If we will but lift our hearts, our souls, our hands, and our voices unto the Lord, He will protect, He will lift our head up, and He will bless. (Psalm 3:3)
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:10
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
Be of good courage. Wait on the Lord and He will strengthen your heart. Wait on the Lord. (Psalm 27:14).
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
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