Why Wings like eagles?

I struggle with depression. It took my husband being killed in a plane crash and leaving me behind to raise our three young children (6 year old daughter, 5 year old son, and 8 week old newborn baby boy) to really face my depression. I felt such guilt in facing that I was depressed and had every reason in the world to be depressed. Once I started admitting my depression, I found out that I had been depressed a big part of my life. My mother suffers from depression, as did her mother. After being sexually abused as a child, and being second to the oldest of eight children and growing up with a huge burden of responsibility in taking care of my brothers and sisters, I finally faced the fact that I was depressed....besides the fact of being widowed at 32 years of age and having 3 young children. Here I am almost 17 years later ... recognizing the fact that depression will always be a struggle I have, but also knowing beyond the shadow of a doubt that God is sovereign and in control and no matter what I go through in this world, He will be there with me. Have I always felt His presence? NO! However, whether I feel it or not, I KNOW that I am not alone, and that is my peace in this world. I have always loved the verses in Isaiah 40:28-31. Most people are familiar with Isaiah 40:31, but the verses leading up to it as well really speak to me.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

How beautiful and encouraging. No matter how beat up I feel, these promises can lift me up and keep me going. That is what I love about the Bible. It is so different from any other book. It is so inspiring ... words from God to us to help and instruct us in how to make it in this world. Sometimes I go for such a long time without picking it up, and it always astounds me as to why I don't make sure to read it all the time ... I get so caught up in this life and this world and work and kids and family and friends and everything else, and I easily forget the strength and courage that those words are. Words given to men so long ago, but inspired words of God ... given to men to translate for all of us, to read and meditate on in order to help us in this world. If I can just remember every day to get my daily lift from these words. But, I know me, I will get busy and put it off and forget and then go to bed and see that book....and then be so tired and think "Oh, I will be sure and read tomorrow. Then tomorrow comes and I get busy. Please, Lord, help me to remember what makes me strong....meditating on Your word and talking to You.