His Mercies are New Every Morning

Today is just one of those days where I really don’t feel like doing anything. I want time for myself to just be an introvert and just chill and recuperate. Perhaps it’s a coping mechanism for the so many things that are on my plate, especially today when I have a full day of classes.

Questions that are currently running through my mind now are: To what extent do I push myself? At what level am I allowed to say I’m taking on too much? Do I have to wait until I am totally burntout? I’ve already been burnt out for a long time and never really had the chance to recover fully. Every day is just running on empty.
BUT. Even though I go through all this, I am reminded that “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. It is a lamentation about the affliction of the writer. We always tend to just quote verses 22-23 without really considering the whole chapter. But if we read it, we will see that he complains about his struggles. He is realistic. He’s not saying he doesn’t have struggles. But then after that, he talks about where his hope comes from. I like verse 24 which is right after the famous verses: The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”  In verse 21, he also introduces the part about his hope by saying this: But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope[.]

So while I am languishing in my current state where I just want the day off, I am reminded that God is with me. God never changes even in our ups and downs.