Struggles . . .
"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember You." Psalm 42:5-6
How often do you find yourself struggling with your life's situation? Overwhelmed by your job, children, household responsibilities, projects due, demands placed on you or just too much on our plate. Where/who do you turn to, how do you react?
The answer is found in the verse above ~ "put your hope in God" . . . "remember." Too often we simply complain or whine rather than claiming His promises that are ours in Christ Jesus. Remember you are His treasured possession, if you have trusted in Christ as your Savior (Romans 10:9-10), and He will always lead you in the right direction for His glory. (Psalm 23:1-3) Even when that path seems rocky at times. Cry out to the one who is enough and BIGGER than anything you face. In doing so, your focus is redirected and the self-centeredness, the "Me's", the "I's" disappear.
"You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry." Psalm 10:17
"May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word." 2 Thessalonians 2:16:17
"Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of Scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4
