About a month ago I found this verse when I was flipping through Psalms. I have taken this verse and turned it into a challenge for myself, to stop every day and take time to praise God for all He does. In the morning when I get up I thank God for the new day and pray for strength to go through it, before I close my eyes at night I thank Him for the day, no matter how it has gone. And I can say that stopping and thanking God for what He is doing has really helped me. When I’m depressed I have started to just pause and talk to God, I tell Him what’s bothering me, I beg Him to give me strength to press on, and I thank Him for the blessings in my life and the lessons He is teaching me. And this really, really helps me!
I have come to know Jesus in a deeper way in the past month or so… I am learning what it really means to rest in His arms and rely on Him for strength. And I am thankful for this time in my life, because it is forcing me closer to Him and making me stronger.
May 23, 2017 at 6:48 pm
Thank you for writing that. I have lots of room for improvement in that regard.
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May 23, 2017 at 6:58 pm
You’re welcome!
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May 23, 2017 at 7:02 pm
Amen! Yes, just taking the time to thank & praise really makes a change in one’s life 😁
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May 23, 2017 at 9:04 pm
Several years ago I went through a time of depression when the only thing I could bear to read in the Bible was Psalms. At first I felt guilty because if I tried reading anything more “preachy” I just couldn’t keep reading it, but I decided it would be better to read a Psalm than nothing at all. It really affected my spirits and attitude to read nothing but the praises and words of thanksgiving in the Psalms and eventually turned that particular bout of depression around.
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May 23, 2017 at 9:51 pm
That’s so cool! ❤
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May 23, 2017 at 10:28 pm
wow the drawing of that plant sure is 3D! 😉
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May 23, 2017 at 10:28 pm
lol
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May 24, 2017 at 1:59 am
Ikr??? So awesome!!! 😄
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May 24, 2017 at 2:02 am
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