Our Bounty of Strength and Joy
Recently, I went to the Lord in prayer very heavyhearted, laden down with many cares. I began to plead my case before him, “Oh, Lord, I’ve never been so weary in all my life. I can hardly go on.” I was so exhausted the tears literally burst out of me. As I lay crying, I thought, “Surely my tears will move the Lord’s heart.”
The Holy Spirit did indeed come and minister to me, but not in the way I thought he would. I wanted sympathy, encouragement, understanding; and he did give me all of that but in a way much different from what I expected.