“Return unto your rest, O my soul—for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.”
Psalm 116:7
“Why am I so weary?”
I asked myself one day,
As I went about so frustrated and harried
And anxious in all I did say.
“Yes, why am I so burdened
And uptight on every hand—
Especially when Jesus has promised me rest
If on His Promises I surely would stand?”
Just when it seemed my faith was so weak
And discouragement so increasingly strong,
I heard Jesus’ Voice calling to me,
“You’re going about it oh so wrong.
“Instead of looking at your problems
And the frailty of your faith,
You should be keeping your eyes always on Me
And resting in My tender embrace.
“When you keep your eyes on others,
You’ll always be distressed;
And when you keep looking at yourself,
You’ll always be depressed.
“But by keeping your eyes looking upward
Into My eyes of Love,
You’ll remember what you always should do
By turning your thoughts Above.
“In Me you find your peace-of-mind
And rest from all your cares;
Cast upon Me all that’s troubling you
As you remember I’m always there.”
Yes, in every situation of life
That’s what we always should do:
“Return unto your Rest, O my soul—
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.”
–Tom Smith
