Seeking Inward Renewal

16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16

How do you keep up with life? Better yet how do not let life run you over? How do you truly find rest, not rest by sleeping but internal rest? Internal prosperity is one of the things that God truly desires in our life. If I could define internal prosperity simply it would be the ability to have peace inside while in the middle of a storm on the outside. This thought came to my mind concerning energy drinks. There are so many energy drinks today, I thought to myself, why is it that people are so tired. And if energy drinks aren’t enough now we have energy candy and energy gum. I believe the reason why people are so tired is because internal prosperity is missing. True peace, the peace that passes all understanding, the peace that Jesus promises us is missing. Have you ever had a night where you went to sleep early but still feel tired the next day, it might mean that there is little peace in your life. It doesn’t matter how much you rest when your mentally exhausted there is no energy drink or any other thing that could help from the outside. The only thing that could help is the Lord. Paul say’s we have the ability to be renewed ever day. I thought about it, what would it feel like on the inside if I felt renewed every day. How would I respond to difficult decisions and problems if I felt renewed? What would my relationships be like if I felt renewed? How would my family, my health, my dreams, creativity, attitude, speech all be affected if I was renewed daily?

I believe that you have to seek inward renewal and it can’t just be when I’m mentally tired. I have to seek an inward renewal from the Lord every single day otherwise my heart is affected. In fact Paul say’s you can lose heart when your not renewed, isn’t that what frustration is, isn’t that what stress causes. I need to do a better job of seeking what renews me daily. What renews me? God, my family and last week I really felt renewed by the people who are serving right next to me, my teammates. I am so blessed to have a God and people He has placed in my life that strengthen my life. True rest is more than sleep it’s devotion time with the Lord, it’s family and relationships in your life.

Lord thank you for slowing me down. Thank you Lord for caring enough about me to place family in my life that renew me daily. Thank you Lord for all those you have placed in my life that encourage me to keep up this marathon, my prayer is that I would be able to bring them water and life as much as they do for me. In Jesus Name, amen.