Dumpster diving! This isnt what you may think... Are you down in the dumps? Feel like life is throwing you curve balls? People saying things that have you discouraged and down? I have seen shows where people go dumpster diving and some of the things they find have been pretty neat, unbroken, worth a lot of money things. But I imagine that it doesnt smell too good. This is similar to when we are discouraged. We get down in the dumps, it doesnt smell too good, it doesnt look to good, and then when we are about to give up, someone comes along to encourage us and we find the treasure we have been looking for. Psalm 42:5 is a perfect example of what do to when we are discouraged. It says, Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again- my Savior and my God! It shows us 3 steps to take when we are discouraged, we have to talk to ourselves, talking to ourselves does help! One, ask ourselves why are we depressed, discouraged, so down, what is causing us to be in the dumps? Two, instruct ourselves on what to do next: Put your hope in God, Leia or (insert your name here)! Three, declare what we are going to do: I WILL praise the Lord! Another way to overcome discouragement is to examine the way we think. Does our thoughts suggest: Im not going to make it. Im going to give up. I always fail. Its too hard. Im tired of trying. I pray, but it seems God doesnt hear me. He probably doesnt answer my prayers because He is so disappointed in the way I have acted. Nothing ever changes. I am not good at this. This isnt my problem. If they do, no wonder we are feeling like failures. Because what we think is what we become. Thinking discouraging thoughts will make us discouraged. But think positive thoughts and we will become positive. So think and pray positively: Yes, things arent what I like, but You are working behind the scenes, and I am making progress! I may have had a rough day yesterday and Jesus Im sorry for having those discouraging thoughts about myself, please forgive me. What people say about me or to me have NO definition of who I am in You. This is a new day and I will make the best of it. You love me! Your mercy is new every morning. I refuse to be discouraged. I refuse to be depressed. I refuse to be condemned. Because Your Word says that You do not condemn me. Jesus died on the cross for me! I will be fine -today will be a great day! I ask You to help me choose the right thoughts today! Can you feel the victory? What about the positive, cheerful, God-like thinking?! I dare you to try this today! Go dumpster diving! (Not literally, unless you like to be stinky, who knows what treasures you will find :)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:30:48 +0000
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