When in doubt . . . .

I was talking with a friend recently about how different my life would be without the Bible. Funny how much I take for granted a text that impacts my life daily. I can't think of any other group of words that has such a profound effect on who I am, what I do, and how I live.

It is a comfort to my soul, a sharp sting to my sin, a balm to my pain, a challenge to my mind, a peace in the midst of my turmoil, a chisel to my frame, a lamp to my feet, and a place of refuge and return when I have nowhere else to turn.

There is a lot going on right now, for me and for those I care about. So when I doubt, when I question, when I have nothing in myself, I turn to the thing I know to be secure, to be firm, to be true.

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary.
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40: 28-31