Psalm 121:1-2

Psalm 121: 1-2 - "I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

I feel like when this particular psalm was written, the author intended it for something much more intense than just being tired or burnt out. The really cool thing about God is that He meets us where we are. Maybe the author of this chapter was going through something intense and literally needed to look up to the mountains in need of God. But me, I'm just juggling work, school, my marriage, my pup, and my social life.
 

So, guess how I'm feeling today? Yes, very tired and very burnt out. Monday and Tuesday are physically draining. I would go into all the reasons why, but I'd rather not focus the negativity today. (Look at that, I'm choosing joy once again! Thanks, past blog posts, for teaching me something!) At this point, I am about 2 months from graduation. I've been pushing through this grad program fairly diligently, but I am running out of steam. That's when verse two comes in. My help comes from the Lord. I don't want to write papers and finish case notes. I don't want to cook dinner for my husband or clean up my house, but I can and will because my help comes from the Lord. 

I don't have to be in crisis to receive His help. I simply have to look to Him. It's easy to forget that God cares about my daily naggings just as much as the dramatic, life-altering events that may happen. He simply wants to be in relationship with me, no matter the situation. He wants to help me through the mundane stressors of life (i.e., laundry). What a comfort!

Thanks, God, for Your help.