June 2, 2024 WHY SO DOWNCAST
Psalms 43:5 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.”
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
We live in a day when discouragement, hopelessness and depression are widespread. If one is focused on the world, then there is much that would lead to discouragement. If one is dependent on circumstances for how they feel emotionally, then surely there will be many days when they are disappointed. We all at times experience times of discouragement to one degree or another. Sometimes we know why we are discouraged and sometimes we have no idea why we feel downcast. Note that the writer of the above Psalm talked to himself-and that’s a good habit for us as well. We are rather complex people; we have a mind, a soul (emotions) a spirit, a will, plus we as believers have the Holy Spirit living within us. One thing for sure, our spirit must rule over our minds. The mind is the battle ground. (As a side note; believing the lies of the enemy leads in discouragement.) We are not doomed to live in discouragement; there is good news for those who know God; there is a remedy. We are to acknowledge when we feel downcast-that’s the first step in getting rid of the blues. We need to ask ourselves why we feel the way we do. Here is the remedy that always works; no matter what adverse circumstances we are facing, no matter what bad decisions we may have made, no matter what others or doing or not doing, and no matter our health, we can put our hope in God. He is our hope. And note, the palmist said that he was going to praise God-even though he evidently did not ‘feel’ like doing so. Praising and worshiping God has a way of lifting us up. So even though we feel downcast, let us turn our thoughts to the faithfulness of God and cast our anxieties, our feeling of being downcast, our doubts and fears, and all that’s within us, upon Him. Let us remind ourselves that through the good and the bad, we are to persevere and to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. Finally, understand that He invites us to cast our cares upon Him-to leave our burdens with Him.
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayers and petitions, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
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Psalms 43:5 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.”
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
We live in a day when discouragement, hopelessness and depression are widespread. If one is focused on the world, then there is much that would lead to discouragement. If one is dependent on circumstances for how they feel emotionally, then surely there will be many days when they are disappointed. We all at times experience times of discouragement to one degree or another. Sometimes we know why we are discouraged and sometimes we have no idea why we feel downcast. Note that the writer of the above Psalm talked to himself-and that’s a good habit for us as well. We are rather complex people; we have a mind, a soul (emotions) a spirit, a will, plus we as believers have the Holy Spirit living within us. One thing for sure, our spirit must rule over our minds. The mind is the battle ground. (As a side note; believing the lies of the enemy leads in discouragement.) We are not doomed to live in discouragement; there is good news for those who know God; there is a remedy. We are to acknowledge when we feel downcast-that’s the first step in getting rid of the blues. We need to ask ourselves why we feel the way we do. Here is the remedy that always works; no matter what adverse circumstances we are facing, no matter what bad decisions we may have made, no matter what others or doing or not doing, and no matter our health, we can put our hope in God. He is our hope. And note, the palmist said that he was going to praise God-even though he evidently did not ‘feel’ like doing so. Praising and worshiping God has a way of lifting us up. So even though we feel downcast, let us turn our thoughts to the faithfulness of God and cast our anxieties, our feeling of being downcast, our doubts and fears, and all that’s within us, upon Him. Let us remind ourselves that through the good and the bad, we are to persevere and to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. Finally, understand that He invites us to cast our cares upon Him-to leave our burdens with Him.
Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayers and petitions, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
[email protected]m
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