[Friday's Devotional] - Psalm 84: My soul yearns

Psalm 84: My soul yearns I've made no secret of my battles with anxiety and depression. Over my years of preaching, writing, or if you follow me on social media or know me personally you may know this has been a life-long battle. I consider myself fortunate, my anxiety and depression is mostly under control.  I know the warning signs and I can, if I'm attentive enough, avoid the pitfalls that lead to a full head-on emotional collapse. During this time, I like to find solitude, calmness, peace. It's difficult in today's modern, fast paced world to find that quiet. I find mine with a mad spaniel and long walks along the byways of Hillmorton.  I only came across Psalm 84 very recently, and it sums up what my soul sometimes yearns for. The first two verses set the tone of this psalm. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; Psalm 84: 1-2 [NIV] What I need, I need to dwell in the place where God dwells. Dear reader, I am no expert in this. My work-life balance is all over the place.  Time spent in meetings or in airport lounges, or in client meetings.  All this takes me away from a good balance. But recently I have had this Psalm on my computer desktop, so when it's all getting a bit much, I can read this Psalm and know that if I dwell in the house of the Lord, my soul will be refreshed. Steve Fogo   Twitter Website Copyright © 2017 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!