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Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Encourage Yourself

Let's be truthful, there are times in our life when things go bad. I mean really bad. Those are the times when everything is cloudy and you can not see your way out. And just when it seems like you cannot take it anymore, it gets.....WORSE. Have you ever had those days? I know that I have had a few. Those are the days when it seemed like the world was literally crashing in on me. I am sure that there is at least one time in each of our lives that we have felt that way and have had those severely dark moments.

So what do we do? When dealing with some of the intense circumstances, trials, and tribulations that we have to deal with in this life sometimes, it is normal to seek out encouragement from others to help us make it through. We may look to family, friends, spouses, or even the church.... but what dowe do, when no one is there? It is in this time you have to...ENCOURAGE YOURSELF.

In Samuel 30:6, the Bible says "And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God" What? David encouraged himself in the Lord. People were talking about killing him, yet David encouraged himself! Another version of the Bible says that David "strengthened" himself in the Lord. Basically, he got himself together and remembered who God was! He served an all-knowing and all-powerful God that could bring him out of any situation. All he had to do is listen to what God was telling him to do. In the end, David encouraged himself, listened to the Lord, and the Lord brought him through.

God is just as faithful to us now. No matter what the situation is, God can bring us through it. We just need to encourage ourselves in the Lord and remember who He is. Your friends, family, spouses, and the people in the church have limitations, but you serve a powerful God that defies limits! ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD!

Encourage Yourself by Donald Lawrence
(Shot out to Amber J, who use to bless when she sung this song!)

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