A Monday Kick-Start

I don't know about you, but I need words of strength, passion, and courage on a Monday. So when I came across the following, I just felt like I had to pass it on:

"I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, "Do not fear, I will help you." (Isaiah 41:13)

Sometimes I come into my study and feel like my desk is piled so high of issues that are important, people who matter to me, and pressing needs so beyond my capability. My blood pressure rises a few points. My mind races in fifteen different directions, having a hard time focusing.

But in that moment, a gentle, quiet Voice is whispering to me,

"I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, "Do not fear, I will help you."

And almost immediately, my mind is quieted, my heart is encouraged, my faith is swelled, and my will becomes resolute.

I should probably commit the words to memory:

"I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, "Do not fear, I will help you."


Do you need to hear such a word on a Monday?

Maybe it's just me.

Grace & peace