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!
Psalm 42:5
This verse really stood out to me.
I’ve been feeling down lately. I’m not sure if my heart is super sad but it feels like I’m just going through the motions. Not much to look forward to.
My day job is getting to me and I don’t see a way out.
Maybe you’re feeling down lately too. Tire of your job, conflict with your wife, difficulties making ends meet. 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
Or perhaps it’s nothing obvious or drastic. Just a mundane, boring day-to-day routine where there is no joy, adventure….hope.
I was really feeling it this morning.
After the sad bit, the verse following is “I will put my hope in God. I will praise Him again-“
BINGO! I am discouraged because my hope is not in God. But I do hope in Him.
For me, I hope in God but when I start to deviate from focusing on him by worrying about the circumstances I see around me – my focus shifts to what I see – away from God.
Let’s focus on Jesus right now, rededicate our soul, mind, body, heart to Him.
Pray right now with me, “Jesus, you are my hope. I focus on you and you alone my King. Fill my heart and soul with your hope that never fails. In the name of Jesus, amen.”
Am I praising God? Not as much as I would like to – not much at all.
Time to put on Phil Wickham’s “Oh Praise the Name…”
It’s about to get real….
Your brother in Christ, alongside you in the trenches,
Dave
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