04/09/2026
This morning as I was putting my makeup on, I had the Bible playing and was listening to the book of Psalms. One of the chapters that came on was Psalms 121, which says in the NLT:
“I look up to the mountains
does my help come from there?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
He will not let you stumble;
the one who watches over you will not slumber.
Indeed, he who watches over Israel
never slumbers or sleeps.
The Lord himself watches over you!
The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
The sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon at night.
The Lord keeps you from all harm
and watches over your life.
The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,
both now and forever.’’
As I listened, it felt like God was speaking directly to my heart.
Yesterday, on my way into the office, I was crying out to God saying, “Lord, the word you gave me for this year was that it was going to be a year of victory and triumph. Right now, it feels like the exact opposite.” It was one of those days where the weight felt heavy, and I didn’t really have the words to pray. So I spent most of my day simply praying in the Spirit.
If I’m being honest, yesterday was just hard.
Last night I didn’t sleep well because I had another nightmare. I was awake from 3am and couldn’t go back to sleep. So again, I just kept praying in the Spirit, quietly, in the stillness of the early morning, trusting that even when I didn’t have the words, God understood my heart.
Romans 8:26-28 in the AMPC says:
“So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God's will. We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.”
I truly believe that because I made the choice to pray in the Spirit yesterday, even though I didn’t have the words and honestly didn’t feel like it, the Spirit interceded on my behalf and gave me exactly what I needed to hear this morning.
It made me think of Psalms 30:5 that says, “weeping may endure for the night, but joys comes in the morning.”
For me, that is exactly what happened.
This morning felt like a gentle reminder from the Lord that He sees me, that He is watching over me, and that He has not left me in this season. There was a quiet peace that came just from hearing His Word, the kind of peace that only He can give.
I am so grateful for a Father who loves me, cares for me, and hears me. He knows exactly where I am and what I need, even when I can’t fully express it myself.
I want to encourage you today, press into Him. Even when you don’t have the words. Even when it feels hard. Even when you don’t understand what you're walking through. He will meet you right where you are and give you the encouragement and strength to keep going.
Sometimes joy comes in different ways, sometimes it comes as a quiet reminder, a scripture, or a moment where you simply feel His presence. But when it does, you’re reminded that He was there all along.
