Yesterday went so much better after I spent my time with God.  The message about trusting that I would prosper in whatsoever I did really put me at ease through the rest of the day.  I realized I didn’t have to look for instant success because it was going to take its time to run the course.  But while I wait for “the fruit to swell and ripen”, I can relax and trust that it will happen; everything really will be alright.

And this morning… well, honestly, I woke up with a headache.  The weather changed and they’ve forecast thunderstorms all day.  Great.  I always get bad headaches when the air pressure changes dramatically.  But you know, in spite of my aching head, I feel pretty good.  I’m still at peace about my big project.

So, I made my coffee and grabbed a pain reliever.  While I wait for it to kick in, I’ll distract myself by reading today’s scriptures.  Spending time with God should help, right?

Ps 3:1  LORD, how are they increased that trouble me!  Many are they that rise up against me.   (Yeah, my headache is getting worse.  Now it’s in my neck!)  Ps 3:2 Many are they that say of my soul, “There is no help for him (or her) in God.  Selah. (That’s true.  Usually when I get these headaches I give up for the whole day.) (Amplified Bible says Selah = pause and calmly think of that)  Ps 3:3  But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.  (What?? Let me camp out here for a minute.  I like the last part, but I’m trying to wrap my achy mind around the first part.)

Can I really apply this promise now?  “Sure,” I feel God nudge me and say, “Why not?  I’ve provided a way to be your shield and covering and glory for every circumstance. I am the lifter of your achy head, too. Let me help you.” 
Ps 3:4  I cried unto the LORD with my voice (A-hah, out loud, I need to pray out loud – God please take away my headache)  and He heard me out of His holy hill.  Selah. (Again, pause here and calmly think about it.)  Wow, you do hear me.  Even though sometimes we picture you so far away and removed from us, you hear us.  You hear me.  Ps 3:5  I laid me down and slept; I awakened; for the LORD sustained me.  “See, I refresh you,” God says.  “I’m still waiting,” I said.

I couldn’t take the ache anymore and besides I had to leave to go for my weekly massage appointment.  Yah, I know, I seem spoiled.  But I have found a major part of my recovery has been the massage therapy – she takes care of the Myofascial pain and this helps me cope.  Today she worked a lot on my neck and… ahem, lifting my head off the table.  Wow, I feel SO much better. 

God nudges me and says, “I told her to do that.  You know, I care about you and how you feel matters to me.  I don’t want you to be in pain.  Remember the last line of the psalm that you read before you left the house? Ps 3:8 Salvation belongs unto the LORD: your blessing is upon your people. Selah.  Really, my child, SELAH.”