There are days when we wonder how we got through the day.  We can become discouraged by all the evil in the world – by a difficult health diagnosis – a day at work that was impossible to handle – or just the thought of facing yet another problem in our already overloaded lives.  Sometimes it just takes every ounce of courage we can muster to get out of bed.

When days like that assail us, a good place to look for the fortitude necessary to overcome our insecurities is the Psalms in the Bible.  They are an intimate conversation between man and His Creator.  I often envy David for his ability to communicate his every need to his Father in heaven with such beautiful words.

God doesn’t expect us to be great writers or orators.  He just wants to hear from us. Some days it seems like he wants to hear from us more and more as the tests in life become more and more difficult to endure.

Our courage doesn’t come from us really.  The little voice inside of us telling us not to give up is the Holy Spirit.  He is our encourager – our fortifier – our strength.  It’s hard to imagine the voice of God being anything but powerful and strong.  The voice of his Spirit can sometimes be just a whisper telling us to try again tomorrow.

Psalm 16:8  “I have set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.”