“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬ ‭

This is the verse of the day in the Bible app. It touched me because right now the cares of my heart ARE many.

My grandma is in the hospital. I alternate between optimism and sadness with each new day. I worry about family members, how they are coping. My job has recently made changes that increase stress and competition between coworkers. I fear I won’t meet all my deadlines, or that I will meet them but at the cost of family time with my husband and kids. I’m tired. I’m eating comfort food then worrying about the calories. My children are facing things at school that weigh on this mother’s heart. My church is making great strides moving out to follow Christ more, and there is opposition. I had to provide information for a DFCS report lately for a child who seems to be neglected, always hungry without enough food to eat despite adequate funds in the family. I think about the specific individual prayer needs of the ladies and young girls I minister to, lifting them up in prayer. I feel the weight of all these things and more.

I know you can relate.

But today’s verse is exactly what we need to hear.

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalms‬ ‭94:19‬

I looked up the word “consolations,” since it’s not a word I use often.

Definition: Comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment. To console. (www.dictionary.com)

A synonym… ache. (www.thesaurus.com)

God consoles me. God comforts me after loss or disappointment.

God aches with me.

How comforting to know how deeply we are loved by God, that even though the cares of our hearts are many, and even though this world is full of sadness and trouble, He is right there with us. Aching with us. Consoling us.

Thank You Lord for Your consolations that cheer my soul.

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