What should we do when we get discouraged? DIscouragement often stems from a limited perspective. We see things with short sighted vision and limited or no peripheral vision. So here are two suggestions to help us when we start getting the blues.
Put your glasses on so you can see long distances. Go to the Bible to help gain courage and establish the deep rooted truth that God is in control. Very often we run up against circumstances that are hard to se our way through. It is important to trust God, and trust is all about being in a relationship. Trust is a gift we give to God and one He relishes. The gift affects us in that we learn that the God is trustworthy unto us. Such knowledge is quite astounding in the courage it gives us to face adversity.
Looking around can be a distraction if we are looking around for ourselves. When we are discouraged, we look for something that will help us, something that will alleviate or change our circumstances. This sort of looking around rarely helps. But should we choose to look around to see if there might be someone we can help, some friend who needs a listening ear, some child longing for a hug and a word of encouragement. Should we choose to fight our own discouragement with encouragement to others, then we will see our way through.
~Grace & Peace~
Pastor Ernie