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Saturday... Life has its variety, doesn't it?


Saturday... Life has its variety, doesn't it?  It has it's good days and it has it's difficult days. 

The Psalmist writes in Psalm 126 (NLT) , "When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!" Maybe when we finally get through this time that we have been going through it will feel like a dream. 

He goes on, "We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, 'What amazing things the Lord has done for them.' " It is as we have gone through difficult times and come out on the other side that we really do see how good God is to us.

Verse 3, "Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!" And He has, He really has.

Verse 4, "Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert." That is our prayer, isn't it?

And verses 5 & 6 are an encouragement to us, "Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest." 

Be encouraged. You may be in the planting seeds time in your life and that can be such a difficult time but there is a harvest time coming Hold steady. God is at work. There is so much ahead. "But they sang as they return from harvest." Yes, life has its variety. Remember, harvest is coming.Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 



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