Has your get up and go, gotten up and gone? Do you feel tired a lot of the time and feel a weight on your shoulders? Sometimes I feel like that too. So, do we give up when this happens? Or do we get tough? We need to get tough! In my daily reading today, I was directed to the following scripture:

Romans 15:7 New International Version (NIV) "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."

So we need to find our endurance and strength and encouragement based on the foundation of the Word. Yes, I too have trouble finding the time to fitting this in my busy life, but this is extremely important for renewing our strength!

Isaiah 40:31 King James Version (KJV) "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

I also think that we need to try to work toward our goals a little every day and help our hopes to become a reality.

Proverbs 13:12 New International Version (NIV) "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

So anyway, don't give up hope. If you have lost your hope, find it again! I am sure it's around there somewhere. Think about your dreams and hopes! Write them down and journal about them. When you write them down, you are one step closer to making them a reality.

Have a beautiful day today.

Is life getting you down? Is work piling up and you can't seem to find a place to start? Maybe you just need to take your breaks. You don't have to leave your job to feel rested. You don't need to run away from your responsibilities at home or at work. All you need to do is find a way to find peace where you are at. You can bug out or run away without running away!

Personally, I take a book to work or read my Kindle or Nook App on my personal computer or phone. Right now I'm reading North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.

Or I will find some time to go running after work, get some sun and just spend a little time by myself absorbing beautiful nature. Where is your place of peace? What do you like to do to feel rested? Some people like to knit or crochet, others play music. Make an effort do follow a peace routine daily. It will help. Trust me, I have to do this myself or I get stressed out too!