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Saturday, March 11, 2006
(Daily Readings: Psalm 55, 138, 139; Genesis 41:1-13, 1 Corinthians 4: 1-7; Mark 2:23-3:6 )

Keep on Keepin' On
By: Marilyn Eudaly

Scripture: "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall." ..Psalm 55:22

Today I have many cares. My husband's 60th birthday party is a week away and the preparations are not complete. Both my good friend and my niece are undergoing treatments for breast cancer. My niece's stepson is facing sentencing in federal court on drug charges. My daughter is falling in love. Will she find happiness or heartbreak? How will I keep up my exercise program when I have over committed my time? What's for dinner?

When growing up, I often heard my stepmother say with a sigh, "There are just not enough hours in the day." I didn't understand the meaning of that phrase as a child. I have come to understand it as an adult. I often over commit myself. I am a caretaker, who wants to make sure everyone is happy. Personality tests I have taken actually verify that is the way God made me. So I trust, if God made me, He will help me keep on keepin' on.

When I get over committed my head will start spinning. Which task should I complete first? Which person needs taken care of? Which deadline do I need to meet? Can I get it all done? Will I have the strength and energy to accomplish all God would have me do.

Like the Pharaoh in Genesis 41, I have sought advisors. I have been lectured, counseled, and educated on various cares and concerns that have arisen at different times. It is when I turn them all over to God that I find an acceptance and peace that my life is just as He would have it. I may not do everything perfectly, but I do accomplish what He wants me to accomplish because I have learned to cast my cares upon the Lord. That he will sustain me and I will have enough hours in the day. With him I will not fall.

Prayer: Dear God, some of my cares today are major and some only minor. I am grateful that I can turn them all over to you. And, that you are there to help me keep on keepin' on. Thank you for calming my spinning mind, for holding me up and for not allowing me fall. You are my savior indeed.