OVERCOME WITH JOY
Today's reading: Exodus 22-23, Matthew 20:20-34, Psalm 31:1-8

"I am overcome with joy because of your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul." Psalm 31:7 NLT

I have been hit in the gut with a situation that has dropped me to my knees in prayer.

One I didn't see coming.

One that kept me up until two in the morning.

One that would have been my greatest fear had I ever let my mind go so far on its own.

I'm hurt over it. Mad about it. Broken by it. Sad it has come to this point. Caught off guard by it.

It could very easily keep me in bed. Cause me to throw in the towel. Make me refute all I've ever believed. I could allow it to sit on my heart like an elephant-sized pile of bricks, completely disabling me.

Or, as I'm choosing to do this morning, allow myself to be overcome with joy because of God's unfailing love for me.

I can trust that He knows. That He cares. That He has not left my side. That He loves me as much now as He ever has.