"The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." — Psalm 121:8
Last night after an all day meeting, four hours of driving, and a rushed dinner, I found myself in an overly crowded, overly hot gym listening to a cacophony of warming up wind instruments commiserating with another mom about the month of May.
May…like cramming your outgrown everything into those worn out back-to-school pants from August, only for them to split in the back as you zip them up.
May…when time slows to Jello mold pace, and yet dissolves instantly when you start to enjoy it.
May…the final deafening crescendo of the school year, still ringing in your ears as summer eases into its lull.
“May…you get through this month.”
That last part was all my mush brain could force out of my mouth to say to my friend. Did I even realize the play on words? Nah. I don’t think so.
“May you get through this month?” Yikes. That’s all I had to offer? That’s not what anyone wants—to merely make it through. I want so much more than that for my friend and for myself. I want to find blessing and joy, to even be a blessing and spread joy in all of the comings and goings of this month—every field trip and track meet and final project and graduation and end of the year party. This is what we truly want, isn’t it?
But is it even possible?
I’ll be honest, this morning it feels possible. With this new day, and this new verse, I’m reminded that God himself is with me in all of it. The Lord (God himself!) is watching over all of my comings and goings, both now and forevermore.
So today (and this month) I’m clinging to this promise—the very thing I need to challenge my exhausted, “just get through it” attitude. I know it will be a work that God must do if it is going to happen at all. So I’m praying that God will work this verse into my soul, reminding me that I am not alone in the comings and goings of this month (or my life) but that he is here with me carrying me through. But this isn’t just for me, it’s for my friend and for every other tired-out mom and for you too no matter who you are.
May…you do more than merely make it through this month.
May…you thrive!
Want to know more about what this verse is teaching me? Go listen to this week’s episode on the podcast where I talk more in depth about what this verse means and how we can live it out.
