Pep Talk

Isaac's condition has been worsening.  Today our pediatrician called and told us that, according to the labs and x-rays that were done in clinic yesterday, we needed to go to the emergency room at Primary Children's as soon as possible.


So here we are.


Again.


Needless to say, I needed a little pep talk to do this once again.


I found one.


In the very beginning of the book of Joshua (are you so excited to study the Old Testament?? Me too!)  Moses has just died and Joshua is called in his stead.  As part of his call, the Lord gives Joshua this incredible pep talk.  He says, "I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.  Be strong and of a good courage."  I think the Lord is trying to point out to Joshua that he will need more than just military strength and courage to accomplish what needs to be done.  This is a reminder to me that the most important strength I can depend on is spiritual strength. 


The Lord continues, "Be thou strong and very courageous," and then regarding the scriptures, He commands Joshua to "meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein."  I am dependent upon the strength that comes as I study the scriptures.  I remember each morning when Isaac was in the ICU climbing up on his bed and reading the scriptures to him before the day shift came on.  I required the strength that came from those pages to make it through the day.  That requirement has not changed.


Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord they God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."


Even back to Primary Children's.