Heat of Summer

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
Psalm 32:4

The heat of summer dries up our strength these many years later, and we have something in common with David. We don't like our strength to falter by way of heat or sickness, or even old age. However, the laying down of our strength often brings to us the realization of God's strength. Would God's strength then go to work for us sooner if we could back out of the way? Just lay down all our tools and let God do the building?  It sounds tempting, which is of course something to be wary of in this life. There are lessons learned by the expending of our strength and lessons that come when God steps in with His strength. It is also then that we remember that all strength is given by God and even in our work it is the Lord who has enabled us. So, thanks be to God for His strength and ours! 

Have a blessed and  hot day! Sorry about the heat of July, but the seasons will come until He does!

Bucky