Overcoming Overwhelming Discouragement

Thursday July 16, 2020
Audio for OVERCOMING OVERWHELMING DISCOURAGEMENT

We seek recovery when our lives are unmanageable, and we are powerless to change.  How we got to where we are may include a winding trail of events that seemed unfair and which caused us much pain.  With good intentions we settled into a recovery program.  However, some difficulties surfaced, and we became discouraged and intimidated by not finding quick solutions to our problems.  Before we knew it, overwhelming feelings of wanting to run set in.  One challenge to staying on course is, looking for solutions to our problems without seeing God’s help in the middle of them.

Answer me now, Lord! I have lost all hope. Don't hide yourself from me, or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead. Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go. (Psalm 143:7-8 GNT)

Often, we have lost hope that life will ever treat us fairly.  We have set goals for ourselves only to see them fail and fall apart.  How can we overcome this trend?  We need to pray to the God who created us and tell Him all that is in our hearts so that healing in our innermost being can take place. We need to forgive those who have treated us unfairly and own those things which we have done that negatively impacted our living environment.  Forgiving and repenting will give us new hope and help us see the events of our life more clearly.

Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. (Hebrews 9:14 NLT)

God says if we call on Him in our day of trouble, He will rescue us.  That is a promise that gives us hope for change as we practice God’s principles in all our affairs.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. (Romans 8:25 GNT)



Prayer:  Gracious God, Help me to trust the truth of Your word and never lose hope for a purposeful life with You by my side.  Thank You for loving and caring for me.  Amen

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