Friday, August 16, 2019

MATT Good Morning! I’m Matt Farmer, Associate Pastor at Central United Methodist Church in Meridian. Researchers at the University of Virginia have found that most people perceive a hill to be steeper than it really is, especially if they’re tired or carrying a heavy load. When asked to estimate the slope of a hill, test participants consistently misjudged it by nearly 15 to 20 degrees. When we’re burdened and exhausted, even a minor problem can seem too big for us to handle, and we can become convinced that the grade is too steep for us. That is why we need the encouragement of God’s Word. It draws our attention to our untiring God who knows our needs. Because we so easily misjudge life’s difficulties, we need the courage to keep going when we are tempted to quit. Take a step of faith today and join those who depend on the Lord, who run and are not weary, who walk and do not faint (v.31). In His strength, you can conquer any difficult hill.