‘Depression’

Joy because of His heart.

Psalm 2:1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?  How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,  with sorrow in my heart every day?  How long will my enemy have the upper hand? 3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!  Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. 4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”  Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall. 5 But I trust in your unfailing love.  I will rejoice because you have rescued me. 6 I will sing to the Lord  because he is good to me. (NLT)

My wife put these words on our kitchen wall, “When you can’t see God’s hand, trust His heart.” Read verse 5 again. It says His love is unfailing.

Dear brother & precious sister, rejoice because He has saved your soul. Sing because He is good to you. When you begin to do these things you will sense His joy. It may be in small ways at first, but continue to praise Him. Continue to rejoice in His goodness and continue to sing about His goodness.

Today “Count your many blessings, name them one by one. Count your many blessings, see what God has done.”

I count you among my blessings.

Love in Christ,
Steve Sherwood Sr

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Strengthen Yourself

1 Samuel 30:1 Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. 2 They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone. 3 When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, 4 they wept until they could weep no more. 5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured. 6 David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God. (NLT)

Other translations say, “David strenghtened himself in the Lord.” He sought encouragement in the one source that does not change.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

So today focus on Him and His faithful promises for your strength.

Love in Christ,
Steve Sherwood Sr

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