How Blessed is the Man whose Strength is in You!

"That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man." Ephesians 3:16

 "How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion! Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength." Psalm 84:5-7

 "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap it if we do not grow weary." Galatians 6:9 

It is so easy to grow weary! These are a few of the verses that the Lord has been using to speak to me as I have been seeking to renew my strength in Him these last few weeks. In a period of transition in my life,(being pregnant), I have been reminded once more of how desperately I need His supernatural power to give me what i need internally to remain steadfast and focused even in the midst of lots of activity and change. I regret that this summer, instead of allowing His power to strengthen my inner man, I have often relied on my own, very limited, strength, which caused me to come to a breaking point where, physically and emotionally exhausted, I was left empty with my energies spent and my emotions out of control. As Pastor Donny said last night during a great sermon he gave, "es peligroso cansarse (it is dangerous to become tired)." If we lose heart and grow weary of doing what is good, we will start to do what is bad. If we are not constantly renewing our strength in the Lord and get to that point of being so tired we can barely function, we start to act and make decisions based on emotions instead of truth. How desperately I need to be renewed in Him daily! I regret being caught off guard once again and not having spiritually prepared myself by basking in His presence and renewing myself daily in His strength to have been able to better handle the different situations that came up in my life this summer. My prayer is that I would not make the same mistake as I quickly arrive at yet another stage of transition in my life: being a mother. My desire is that this wonderful time in my life would be filled with the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Please be praying for me that I can arrive at that joyous moment strengthened in HIS power by the Holy Spirit and spiritually prepared to face the changes, adjustments, and trials that I will encounter. I have some goals for these next couple of months to read some good books on parenting that I have, spend more time with the Lord, and spend more time bonding with and praying over my precious baby's life. Please pray that I will be diligent to follow through with my goals and that God's grace and faithfulness would allow me to make the most of this time I have. How blessed is the man whose strength is in Him!