Today is the end of my first week in a new job, new State, new house. I feel overwhelmed. Like the disciples when he told them to feed the 5,000 people. All they had was a few fish and loaves. As I project myself into the future I am not sure how I will have the strength, wisdom and ability to survive let along thrive. Yet these verses I read this morning were of great encouragement, a reminder that I don’t have to do it all myself. Jesus multiplied the little the disciples had and enabled them to feed the 5,000.
17 Unless the LORD had been my help,
Psalms 94:17-19
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
18 If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
As I look forward into my future these verses remind me of God’s love. Not just for me but for those I have been entrusted to care. Instead of shrinking away, hiding in my office I can confidently engage those in need mindful that Christ is with me and will work through me. All I need to do is what I can with who I am and with the skills I currently have. The rest is up to God.
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