What do you do when you're discouraged?

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How do you react when you are discouraged or hurt? What is your response towards God? Do you suddenly turn into a bitter and rebellious person? What do you do in that moment of despair?

One of the things that I started to notice about myself at the end of last year was that I tend to shut down when I'm discouraged. I'm talking about doing any other thing but pray. The Holy Spirit has helped me and is still helping (till this day) regarding that and I'm learning that I cannot allow my emotions to rule over me. I cannot allow my circumstances to distort my image of Who God is, because whether or not things go my way; He never changes. He is still good, still merciful and He still loves me regardless. 


Being a Christian does not make one an emotionless being, but it does mean that we handle our emotions differently. What helps me when I feel discouraged is remembering these two things:

1. God still loves me regardless of how I feel in that moment. I can have a desire to not pray then, but that won't change His love for me. Many people see God as this ruthless father who hits his children whenever they feel sad, but that's not Who He is. He doesn't want you to run away from Him when you feel discouraged, in fact He wants you to draw near Him. In Matthew 11 vs 28 Jesus said “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 (NIV) 

2. I am not alone. I have the Holy Spirit as my Comforter (John 14:26).



One of the people that I admire in the Old Testament is king David, the man after God's heart. He went through trials and faced a lot of discouragement and hurt. Below is a verse from a psalm he wrote :

Psalm 42:11
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God. 

This verse does not just demonstrate his discouragement, but it also shows us that David chose to get out of the pit of discouragement by encouraging himself! It's biblical! 😊

So what can you do when discouragement shows up at your door? 

▪️Pray 
▪️Encourage yourself in the Lord
▪️ Reflect on what God has done for you in the past. 
▪️Worship ( you can also sing the Psalms as prayers) 
▪️Confess the Word of God. Speak the opposite of your situation. 
▪️Watch an encouraging sermon
▪️Talk to someone 
▪️Watch a funny video 😂  

Never allow your emotions to rule over you. Learn to stand on & believe in the Word of God because His Word doesn't change, but circumstances do. What do you do when you feel discouraged? 

-K 💕



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