“My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need.” (Psalm 73:26 GNTD)
This past week has been tough for me, and this verse was my vitamin or more like an energy drink for my soul during this time. Working in cardiac anesthesia is mentally and emotionally challenging for me. I happen to work in a place where great focus is needed or errors can happen. I find myself getting home always tired. I was also too engrossed studying about cardiac anesthesia that I barely had any time to study for my exam.
September is almost over, and I have only a month left to prepare for my upcoming exam. Talk about stress. So, every day before going to sleep and before going to work, I find my frequent prayer to be, “Help me, Jesus.” This was all I could pray and ask. I was exhausted and stressed both from work and study and this verse reminded me that when I cannot rely on myself at all, I can rely on Jesus and lean upon the Lord, my Rock. When I am feeling so exhausted and stressed like I have nothing left to give, I trust that this is exactly where the Lord want me to be so that I can rely on Him alone. Instead of trying to muster up the strength just by myself, I learned to lift my eyes to the Lord and call out to Him for help. Looking back, I am amazed at how I was able to survive that week, and it was all thanks to God’s outpouring strength and mercy towards me.
Now, I am energized and ready to start my day looking forward to what God has planned for me. To end this note, I leave a prayer asking God to help us find moments throughout our days to spend time with Him as He continues to teach us that Jesus is enough for us. Amen.
