We all live our lives in cycles. Sometimes the cycle is up and things are going well with our families, careers, and our walk and relationship with God. And sometimes the cycle is down and we struggle. But God is capable of restoring us. Psalm 85:6-7 says, 6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? 7 Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation. The beauty of our lives and relationship with God is that He is able to restore us. He is able to deliver us from the downward cycle and bring us to a point of salvation from the mire of life. We simply need to ask and have faith that He is able and willing.

When life is more than you think you can take, God is always there to help you through if you just ask for it. Psalm 119:114 says, You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. True hope and refuge from the things that hurt us can only come from God and His word. Fighting all our battles on our own is exhausting and many time futile. Trust in Him and He will never let you down.

May we never have too much that we forget our need for God in our lives and may we never have too little that we look for dishonest gains. Proverbs 30:8-9 says, 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. How many of us are brave enough to pray these verses to God? Living in faith is hard, but this life is most rewarding when we fully trust in God for all we need.