Encourage yourself even when it hurts

Mornings are getting harder to face. Your mind is flooded with the horrors of past due Bills broke down car, under paid or no job at all. All while enduring a COVID pandemic! You feel abandoned. Asking where is God? Prayers go unanswered. Your thoughts pull you into the abyss of depression. As hard as it may be, during these dark Moments, find the strength to encourage self. How do you encourage and jump-start self in times like these? When I find myself faced with despair Here are a few things I do for self motivation. 

Pray – ask God to pull you from this pit

Praise – find a song to sing unto his name

Gratitude – count blessings one by one

think of how God has covered you during these unprecedented times we are facing. Thank God for where He has brought you from.

With COVID, the mere fact you are not sick or was able to recover from the virus becomes a praise moment. 

Do something that make you happy; that brings you joy. Something that centers you. 

Read a book. Put a puzzle together. Call a friend or family member and lift them up. 

Finally, Take on a spirit like David and celebrate. Dance like David Danced. Find ways to encourage and recapture the joy in your life! Especially during this pandemic! 

 

Listening to foolish advice is like the blind leading the blind

When people become fearful they don’t think sensibly. They seek foolish counsel, act from emotions all while disregarding sound advice and wisdom. We are witnessing governors and citizens in many states acting irrational by not heeding the warnings of doctors, despite the fact COVID19 cases are rising again. They want to open the Economy. As dismal as the picture appears, continue to pray, use sound advice and proceed with caution. We all are praying for speedy recoveries of people and economy. In the mean time, it’s better to follow wisdom than an old but foolish leader who no longer knows how to heed a warning. Guard your thoughts. Pray. Seek God and be at peace. 

God is not listening to our prayers

God warned Solomon he would send pestilence to the lands if people would not humble themselves, seek his face and turn from their wicked ways (2 Chron. 7:11-13). Is the Coronavirus an example of God’s warning? God also promised Solomon he would heal the land (2 Chron. 7:14). People of God it’s time to take heed. God is not hearing the prayers of the church. It’s time for us all who are called by the name of (God/Yeshua/Messiah) to humble ourselves, pray, seek his face and turn from our wicked ways. If we do this, God said his eyes and ears will be open and he would be attentive to our prayers (2 Chron. 7:15). It’s time for humility. Praying. Seeking. Trusting God’s word.

Now is the time to pray

America’s state of emergency has everyone shook up! During this crisis  your faith will be tested. Trust in God’s word no matter how unstable the situation may appear. Now is the time God expects us to be like the children of Israel  - trust him. Stand firm. Walk in faith. Pray. Use common sense. 

Its never too late to work on your Spiritual relationship with Christ.  

+ Never-ending prayer [conversation]

+ Seeking to improve self spiritually

+Trust more in every word

+In return God makes  his presence known through the Holy Spirit. 

Don’t give up no matter how hard the journey. Trust more in God and express it through prayer and praise. Lift your eyes unto the hills from whence cometh your help Psalms 121. 

Think of Job during the Coronavirus

The world is encountering a Job like moment. Coronavirus has affected many indirectly and directly. How are you coping with it? Job lost everything; his family and wealth(Job 1:13-18). He faced his greatest calamity of painful bodily pain for months (Job 2:4-7). Job handled the initial attack well. He mourned and grieved but never questioned God’s sovereignty. Over time he did doubt, he even questioned God. The lesson for us all to remember don’t lose faith. Don’t doubt the power of God. Despite all Job endured, God’s hands was still covering him. Be safe. Stay prayerful. Continue to praise God. Don’t lose hope.