When you put your heart and soul into something and yet fail, it can lead to a deep seated sense of sorrow and depression.
You almost want to be there and left alone. Isolating yourself feels like the best thing to do. It takes courage to get up again and try. But where do you get that courage to try once more, when there is no strength remaining inside of you? Well, that comes from God and not from yourself.
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Being in God’s presence and meditating on His word is the ultimate remedy to life and its cares. No matter what, we should be able to maintain a relationship with God and converse with Him through life’s ups and downs. As long as we are speaking, He is listening.
Remember to pray and then act, not the reverse. You might be surprised at how differently you handle things for your own good. Because this much we know – that God knows best and we know less! He knows the end before the beginning.
Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
So the next time you feel like giving up on something remember the Lord! Always go to Him first and ask Him to guide you through it all.
Let’s pray:
Loving Heavenly Father, we thank You, for You are always available to us in prayer through Jesus our Lord. However, oftentimes the devil makes us feel hopeless. We feel we cannot go on and that we are hurt beyond healing. Sorry for not acknowledging Your love in all our ways. Help us to be dependent on You and grow in faith, knowing that there is nothing impossible with You by our side. Help us to bounce back from all our failures. Be with us and strengthen us to do the work to which You have called us. We give You all the glory and honor and praise.
In Jesus’s name. Amen.
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