Soul, Depend on the Lord

There was a new, learned dependence on the Lord from March 2020 to April 2021 that was unique to that season. At the end of that year span, we tiptoed back into a bit of normalcy.

Kids were back in school 4 days a week. And with that, I sensed my self-sufficiency rising back up. Suddenly things were more doable. There was less stress. There was less mess. The house was quieter.

It highlighted to me how important those seasons of dependence on the Lord are. Because as I sensed my own ability and control rising back up, I recognized it. It was foreign.

When I feel that rising up, I have to name it. And then I have a choice. I can keep the hurried pace, consider all things urgent, believe it’s all up to me, frantically try to multitask, and nestle in to the low-grade angry anxiety that tries to settle in my bones.

OR

I run to the Scriptures, I run to prayer, I run to private worship at my piano. I tell myself the truth. I tell my soul, “Soul, depend on the Lord. You need the Lord.”

“I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” Psalms‬ ‭121:1-2‬ ‭