Sunday's Promise

Sabbath.

The day of rest.

For some of us, perhaps the Sabbath takes place on Sunday. For others, we may find our day of rest in the middle of the week. Regardless of our day off of work, we can find Sabbath moments every day, however brief. These moments fill us with God's promises and restore our hope in the midst of chaos. Each Sunday, I will share a promise with you. A pause that perhaps you can return to over the week when life gets ahead of you.

This morning, before I started breakfast, before I readied myself for church, I poured over God's word. Someone close to me is experiencing a period of heartache and sadness. Someone I love is struggling, and as I read my Bible this morning, I couldn't help but think of her. This promise is for her, and for anyone whose heart is heavy:

Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with song of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.
Psalm 126:5-6

or as The Message puts it:
so those who went off with heavy hearts
will come home laughing, with armloads of 
blessing.

Read that again slowly, and let it be a balm to your soul.

While it may be tempting to turn from God in your season of pain and sadness, do the hard thing and keep your eyes on Him. Continue to do the task He has chosen you to do, and rest assured that your work is being noticed. You will be rewarded, and those tears you shed will be dried and replaced with laughter. When the time is right, God will overwhelm you with a harvest of blessings.

And that hope, my friend, is worth getting out of bed for today.

Sunday blessings,
Ashley