inward strength

 Sunday, October 19, 2025 (5:06 a.m.)

Blessed, Awesome, Holy God,

I slept! Easily. Soundly. For many hours. Thank You Father. Praise You Lord.

All following a day filled with love. Opportunity. Outside the box thinking. 

♪Let us experience the glory of Your goodness♪

(5:48 a.m.)

I am confessing to You right now how very scattered are my thoughts. The positioning of the moon. Various circumstances absolutely outside of my control. Concerns over people, places and things…

Then I tune again to the song singing within:

♪HOLY SPIRIT You are welcome here

Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere

Your glory God is what our hearts long for

To be overcome by Your presence Lord♪

Father, it IS Your presence I seek. All the what ifs and would have you’s interrupt my worship of You. YES! The antidote to fear is faith. The neutralizing agent for worry can well be worship.

Yes, Lord! Keep me worshiping You.

I just read a previously underlined section in one of my many Life Recovery Bibles. A RECOVERY THEME in Philippians. “Recovery Leads to True Joy: …We can have joy even during the tough times - because real joy does not come from outward circumstances but from inward strength.”

And how do we tap into that inner strength? “Joy comes from knowing Christ personally and from depending on His strength and power on a daily basis.” Yes please!

♪Let us become more aware of Your presence

Let us experience the glory of Your goodness♪

(6:48 a.m.)

Taking time to read and explore Your Word, I find myself back exactly where I started so much earlier. Psalm 19. The heavens telling of Your glory.

Immediately I start singing:

♪WORD OF GOD SPEAK

Would You pour down like rain

 Washing my eyes to see

Your majesty

To be still and know

That You’re in this place

Please let me stay and rest In Your holiness

Word of God speak♪

Father, You’ve allowed me many days of feeling “off.” Off center. Off balance. Out of sorts. And I’ve been learning a lot because of it. Empower me in putting Your teaching to good use.

I love You so very much. I need, trust and want You. Do all You must that I will truly learn to worship You as You so rightly deserve. Be that inward strength that I lack. 

Knowing You to be the strength that I require I turn to Nehemiah 8:10c. A desiringgod e-article states, “The strength we need for this life is found in the essential joy of God.”

Still searching Your Word I’m now at Psalm 28:7. “The LORD is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.”

And now I’m again singing Rod Stewart’s ♪Have I Told You Lately…?♪

♪You fill my life with laughter, somehow You make it better

Ease my troubles, that's what You do♪

Blessed God, do all You must that I worship, adore, glorify and enjoy You this day. The one You have made (Psalm 118:24a). That I will truly rejoice and be glad in it (24b). Faithfully. For You.

Use me as only You know is best. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(500 words ~ 7:08 a.m.)