Luke 1:37
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Stretched thin???
“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Ever feel like this? I do more often than I like over the last few years. That is how Satan likes to keep us. If we aren't careful, he can gain the upper hand here... but IF we focus on the Lord, it is actually when we can be the most useful to the Lord. God is able to pour his strength into and through us when we are emptied of ourselves. The next time you (or I) feel this way... say a prayer to God and cling to His promises. John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." Isaiah 26:3 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." So when you feel your peace is leaving.... Anchor...
