In this world it is so very easy feel discouraged over something. The days are growing dark and there is negativity everywhere we look. We are living in difficult and trying times. There are a lot of angry people in our world these days. If you've ever worked with the public you know definitely what I am talking about. I work in retail and sometimes people can rub you the wrong way and sometimes it works the other way around too if I am to be honest.
It is so very easy to get discouraged if we aren't careful. We need to be guarding what we read and watch on the television and make sure we don't get sucked into the abyss of negativity and despair. We need to make sure that our eyes are still focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and we need to remind ourselves that our hope is not in any political leader, president, preacher, or nation. Our hope needs to be firmly established upon the Lord Jesus Christ.
We need to continue to read the Word of God, the Bible, everyday and ask the Holy Spirit to help us to understand what we are reading and we need to apply the Word to our hearts and lives. We sometimes feel like we are at the end of our rope and that we are ready to break. We must not give up and continue running the race the Lord has placed us in.
The road is long and difficult. The journey will be tough and lonely. We may feel discouraged and depressed but we must press onward towards the goal of our faith. We must continue towards the Lord Jesus Christ in faith and trust in His grace.
We have a choice to be discouraged by the way things are in our lives and in this world or we can chose to be encouraged by meditating on God's Word and proclaiming our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to those around us.
I felt rather discouraged today, but I know that the Lord will work things out in His perfect timing and I just need to trust Him more. The Lord is always faithful and true to His Word. Let's be encouraged in the Lord Jesus Christ and His wonderful mercy that He bestows upon us each and everyday.
Lord,
Help us not to be discouraged by the things going on around us and in our lives.
Help us O Lord to love You more and more.
We praise Your Name.
Lead us through Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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