Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Consolations

I woke up last night and starting fretting about something that was on my mind. It was hard to let it go. I thought about a Bible verse I’d memorized a long time ago: “When my anxieties multiply within me, Thy consolations delight my soul.” Psalm 94:19.

I was certainly doing some multiplication of anxieties, but what about those consolations of the Lord? Not only was the psalmist consoled by the Lord, but those consolations were a delight to him. A delight! It’s hard to think in those terms when you’re in the anxiety-multiplying mode, but there it is.

I reflected on some of the promises in the Bible that would console me in this hour of worrying. “And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19.

That one hit the spot. I decided to spend some time ruminating on that. Better to sit on one truth than to go chasing a bunch of worries about what might happen. I was consoled. I found myself drifting off to sleep again. My soul was delighted.

I’ll probably delete this in the morning with a delighted and consoled soul.