I’ve been a Christian since April 17th, 1978. I have a bachelor’s degree in religious education, and I’ve earned my pastoral credentials. And after all those years, all that learning, here’s the truth I keep coming back to.
You never stop learning about God’s love.
Recently I was reading a devotional, and it had two verses I know I’ve read before, but I’d never read them quite like this.
Psalms 94:18,19. When I said my foot is slipping, your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
And the second I read that, something clicked. Anxiety is fuel for joy. God takes the very thing that weighs us down and turns it into something that lifts us up.
I know anxiety. I carry it too. But I want you to sit with this thought today. Your anxiety isn’t wasted. It’s fuel God can turn into joy.
Take care, and God bless.
MJ