strength of my heart

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,

I was senseless and ignorant;

I was a brute beast before you.

Yet I am always with you;

you hold me by my right hand.

You guide me with your counsel,

and afterward you will take me into glory.

Whom have I in heaven but you?

And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever.

psalm 73:21-26

for days like this that don't go the way i would have wanted them to, and for dreariness that arises within (and for which i don't always completely understand), these words echo the sentiments in my heart. there are thoughts deep within that need straightening out, questions that need figuring out, and dreams that need unfolding.

what are You saying, Lord?

But as for me, it is good to be near God.

I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;

I will tell of all your deeds.

and days like this, i tell myself to wait. be still (undoubtedly one of my fiercest challenges) and listen.