Recently I’ve struggled to find the joy in my day. Between
my sickness, work and the rushing of everyday life, I seemed to have been
slipping into a melancholy state, an overwhelmed feeling for no particular
reason…just a general feeling of uneasiness. During these times in my life,
when nothing seems exactly right, perfect or where I’d like it to be, I know
that I need to rise above it. I am more than my feelings or fickle emotions,
which seem to fluctuate moment by moment, minute by minute and hour by hour.
I’ve somehow let the enemy sneak in and fill me with negative lies and
thoughts. “Is anything ever going to change? Am I ever going to reach my dreams
and goals? Is my life going to be stuck right where I am, no great
accomplishment or achievement? You can’t accomplish anything because you are
the worst procrastinator!”
Whoa…wait a minute! All the negative self talk is only serving to
drag me down into a state of despair. God has called me and you to more. He
wants us to know His truth. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
him who loved us.” Romans 8:37. He has a plan that is perfect. He knows
emotions can sometimes get in the way of TRUTH. “While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself
stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
Luke 24:36. His truth about whom and what you are.
Truth about what is in store for our lives…if we can only stand strong in HIM. “Does God listen to their cry
when distress comes upon them? Will they find
delight in the almighty? Will they call on God at all times? “I will teach you about the power of God;
the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal. You
have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?” Job
27:9-12
Alone, we are weak, given to self-defeating thoughts,
feeling sorry for ourselves and depressed. The sooner we learn that we need to
draw closer to Christ in those moments, not sitting in the pity party, but
taking action. We need to pray to be released of the negativity, praying for
God’s truth to fill us up, flooding our emotions and senses with HIS LOVE.
Spend time in the Bible, just you and the Lord. Allow your mind, body and soul
to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God’s wisdom. He has so much to teach and
tell you, so much to share with you about what He has planned for your life. The
more we struggle, the more we need to seek Him.
As I slowly reach a shaky, weak, worn out hand to Christ…He
takes it, picks me up and wraps me in His arms, aware of all that I’m feeling,
going through, and hoping for. I refuse to sit in a place of lies. I refuse to
allow the enemy to keep me in mental chains and bondage. Each morning I will
open the Scriptures and allow myself the necessary time to FEED MY SOUL. Then I
will have God’s word speaking the things of faith, wisdom, trust and truth…lifting
me to new heights, new adventures, new hope and most of all a new me in Christ!
“Come near me and listen to this: “From the first
announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And
now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, endowed with his Spirit. This
is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am
the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs
you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:16-17
