Monday, August 21, 2017

Dear God,

Discouragement can cover over everything that gives us life.  The dark cloud can block out the light and attempt to suck up the life-giving air within the cloud.  Hope can slowly dissipate giving way to threatening despair.  This is what life can look like without faith.

I know discouragement.  I am an on a first name basis with it.  It seems to hang heavy in the air always waiting to pounce.  Yet, I know faith better.  I cling to our relationship, yours and mine, and within our bond I fight discouragement with faith.

Sometimes I give in to the devil discouragement.  I let my light get down to a bare glimmer and there I begin to operate without hope.  I persuade myself to believe things will never change.  In such a lifeless situation I grow irritable, sad, and angry.  I function okay.  I simply do not have my usual joy.

On days when I awaken with a song of faith, I realize the blessing faith is.  I am convinced there is nothing that can knock me down.  I join in singing our song because I know that I know that I know faith will help me overcome.  And when that happens, I am nearly bowled over with joy!

Heavenly Father,
thank you
for your
kind compassion.
Thank you
for intervening,
for bringing
my joy back.
Thank you
for reminding me
there is nothing
you and I
cannot tackle together!

Love, Andrea