By Morgan Goodson, Frontline Arlington Future Leader

I just wanted to share what the Lord is teaching me right now. Even when things seem to not go your way, the Lord knows what He is doing- I have clung to the truth of the Lord and He has sustained me through this season of life.

“Cast your burden on the LORD,and he will sustain you.” Psalm 55:22

I have come back to that verse time and time again. In Nehemiah 9 you see what the Lord has done and his characteristics and one of them is Sustainer. I looked up the word sustain and it means: to strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Sometimes we get weary in life yet we are supposed to keep on going even when we want to stop. Physically, emotionally and mentally the Lord has strengthened and supported me. There is no way I would have made it through the past month with out Him. My firm solid foundation is in Him- I know who He is so well it is like breathing- it just comes naturally for me to remember who He is and what He has done in my life- and that motivates me to keep going in the day.

I have come back to this verse as well:

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7

The one we all tend to cling to is verse 7 (cast all your anxieties on the Lord because He cares for you). Well verse 6 is so key- it is humbling yourselves under God so He may do His good work in you- and when He does it will be a refining process and you will need someone to place your cares on and He is willing to be that so you may be sustained through the process. It takes a humble spirit to cast your burdens onto the Lord…to recognize we need Him. He has definitely been humbling me so that He may use me in incredible ways that I cannot imagine in His timing. I am so thankful He is always here in the mean time for me to rest in His arms and for Him to not only carry my burdens but also to carry me.

May you be encouraged that you have a God who loves you unconditionally and cares for you more than you can imagine. He wants to take your burden and carry you through life. He will never leave or forsake you. His desire is for you.