What is true?

Psalm 30:5 says that "weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." If taking this verse literally, I would have to disagree. For when you're in the midst of heartache or one of the darker times in life, it's in the morning-in your first moments of consciousness-that the pain from your circumstances sweeps through your entire body, often settling in your chest. It is then that you accept that your pain is in fact reality, that it is not a dream. Yet it is in those first few moments of alertness, that we have a choice. Will we listen to the lies being whispered to us, the ones that so often prolong grief and feed unhealthy thinking, or will we tell ourselves what is true? Though I think grieving is important, allowing us to mourn a loss and acknowledge that we have been hurt, forcing us to cry out for help to the only One that can truly heal us, it's not healthy to stay there for long.

If taking Psalm 30:5 figuratively, I would no doubt agree. In fact, it's what gives me hope. And hope is exactly what we need in times of trouble. Hope that joy will come; that He promises to heal the brokenhearted. I believe that how long our "weeping in the night" lasts often depends on what we tell ourselves, what we choose to believe. And I think that the "joy in the morning" simply comes from clinging to what is true.

So what is true? I've been asking myself this question lately (thanks to my lil sis), and these are just a few truths that I keep telling myself:

1. God loves me.
2. He called me by name; I am His.
3. Nothing can separate me from His love.
4. He has given me purpose.
5. He will never leave me, nor forsake me.
6. He will provide my every need.
7. His grace is sufficient.
8. He promises to be close to the brokenhearted.
9. He will work everything together for good for those that love Him.
10. He is my ever present help in time of need.

When I focus on what is true, I have hope that joy isn't so far away . . .