Why do we get Down and discouraged?
Because we are looking down.... Instead of looking up and around us where we should be, our focus gets deflected downward on ourselves, what we dont have, what we missed out on, or even what we didnt do.
Instead of focusing on self, we should be looking around us at the blessings God has poured on our lives! You may deny that you are blessed but I know you are! If you are reading this post, God is allowing you life! He is giving the very breath you are breathing at this very moment! He has given you another chance to Praise him! He has given you a chance to be encouraged and move forward!
I have been trying to regain my focus. Instead of focusing on missing out on opportunities to spend extra time with Friends, I am trying to focus on the time i did have and how much i was blessed during those encounters! Instead of worrying about My future, focus on the here and now. Serve God with all you have now! Singles can do more without as many worries and distractions so serve God with your life now! Dont waste these precious years fretting about what may or may not happen in the future... Instead of getting down about past failures, Ask God for forgiveness, forgive yourself, and move on. If you hold on to self-pity, you will lose opportunities to serve God and others.
Most importantly, Look UP! God is an amazing Savior! He died to pay our sin debt so we could go to heaven and live eternally with him! Be thankful for that! He is a loving God who wants us to trust Him and look to him for guidance and instruction. He wants us to talk to Him and include Him in our lives. Why not talk to the one who knows everything? When you start to get discouraged, Pray! Tell God and he will be there for you! He will never leave us alone!
Psalms 73:24-26+28
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Hebrews 13:5
... for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
God will never leave us! On this note, the following song is one that i have been thinking about a lot.
I’ve
seen the lightning flashing
And
heard the thunder roll,
I’ve
felt sins breakers dashing,
Which
tried to conquer my soul;
I’ve
heard the voice of my Savior,
He
bids me still fight on-
He
promised never to leave me,
Never
to leave me alone.
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone;
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.
The
world’s fierce winds are blowing-
Temptations
sharp and keen;
I
have a peace in knowing
My
Savior stands between;
He
stands to shield me from danger
When
all my friends are gone-
He
promised never to leave me,
Never
to leave me alone.
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone;
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.
When
in afflictions valley
I
tread the road of care,
My
Savior helps me carry
The
cross so heavy to bear;
Tho
all around me is darkness
And
earthly joys are flown,
My
Savior wispers his promise-
Never
to leave me alone.
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone;
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.
He
died on Calvary’s mountain,
For
me they pierced his side,
For
me He opened that fountain,
The
crimson, cleansing tide;
For
me He’s waiting in glory
Upon
His heavenly throne-
He
promised never to leave me,
Never
to leave me alone
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone;
No,
never alone, No, never alone-
He
promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.
~Unknown
