A Word for the Discouraged
“David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” — 1 Samuel 30:6
Discouragement has a way of settling over the heart until everything begins to look different. What once seemed possible now seems impossible. Confidence disappears. Weariness takes its place, and eventually we can become so focused on what has not worked that we lose sight of what God can still do.
But discouragement does not have to determine what happens next.
Sometimes we become discouraged because we have tried everything we know to do. We have reasoned, planned, struggled and worked harder, trying to produce the answer ourselves. When our plans fail to materialize, frustration follows.
This is where God calls us back to Him.
Turn to God Again
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6
You do not have to figure everything out before you come to God.
Come to Him now.
Ask Him for direction. Ask Him for wisdom. Open His Word and allow Him to change the way you are seeing the situation.
The circumstances may not have changed yet—but God can change how you approach them.
Jonah faced this when the Word of the Lord came to him the second time.
God gave him another opportunity to move forward, but this time he moved according to God’s direction.
You may be facing the same problem again, but you do not have to face it the same way.
This time, bring God into it.
His wisdom can prevail where yours has failed.
His strength can sustain you where yours has been exhausted.
His direction can lead you where your own reasoning could not.
He can restore to you what the enemy has stolen-
Encourage Yourself in the Lord
David did something remarkable in one of the most discouraging moments of his life:
He encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
He did not allow what he saw around him to have the final word over what he believed.
You can do the same.
God is not limited by what has failed.
Put your hope back in God. Lay down the striving. Lay down the disappointment. Lay down the belief that because something has not happened yet, it never will.
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” — Zechariah 4:6
A Good Word for You
Discouragement may have knocked you down, but you do not have to remain there.
Turn to God again.
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Seek His wisdom. Listen to His Word. Ask Him to direct your next step.
The answer may not come through greater human effort. It may come through surrendering your effort to God and allowing His wisdom, His strength, His direction and His Spirit to lead you.
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? … hope thou in God.” — Psalm 42:5
There is still hope.
There is still a way forward.
And God is still able to lead you there.
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God is with you and God is for you. Today is a good day to turn towards Him again.
To God Be All the Glory,
Deborah (Mills) Booth
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