This summer in New Orleans has been tough. The demand for both Kim and for me is unbelievably high. The cell phones never stop ringing and the tasks never stop. I’m tired physically, emotionally and spiritually. Unfortunately, the easiest thing to push aside when working so hard for God is time alone with God. And the result is the weight of the world being upon my shoulders. And it is a burden that is about to bring me to my knees.
It is here, with all this going on around me, that I opened my Bible to resume my journaling of the Psalms. Â Listen to these words from Psalm 20…
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.We will shout for joy when you are victorious
and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
he answers him from his holy heaven
with the saving power of his right hand.Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.O Lord, save the king!
Answer us when we call!
 O Lord of heaven and earth, hear me when I call. I pray that you would receive all my labor and work as a sacrifice of praise and fill me with the power of your presence. And let me rest in the grasp of your mighty right hand because that hand is mighty to save. You know that my mind is running a mile a minute with the thoughts of everything to be done - both here and in preparation for our move to Delaware. I ask that you would give Kim and me, your servants, the desire of our hearts - a job for Kim and a home for us and even a family in your time. I trust that you save your anointed so I will not trust in the material signs of power. Instead, I will trust in the name of the Lord my God. Come, Lord Jesus, and fill me with the power of your presence and a passion for your people.
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