Today's promise: Overcoming
discouragement brings great blessing
Do you fall into
discouragement after spiritual highs?
Elijah was afraid and
fled for his life.… Then he went alone into the desert.… He sat down under a
solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die.
1 Kings 19:3-4 NLT
About this week's promise
Elijah experienced the
depths of fatigue and discouragement just after his two great spiritual
victories: the defeat of the prophets of Baal and the answered prayer for rain.
To lead him out of depression, God first let Elijah rest and eat. Then God
confronted him with the need to return to his mission in life — to be God's
prophet.
Elijah's battles were
not over; there was still work for him to do. Often discouragement sets in
after great spiritual experiences, especially those that produce a high level
of emotional excitement or that require a lot from us physically. When you feel
let down after a spiritual "high," do what is necessary to restore
your inner resources. And remember that God still has a purpose and plan for
you.
Adapted from TouchPoint Bible with devotional commentary by
Ron Beers and Gilbert Beers, Tyndale House Publishers (1996), p 311.
Digging Deeper
For more on facing
discouragement, see The One Year® Book of Hope by Nancy Guthrie,
Tyndale House Publishers (2005).
Through a year's worth of thoughtful entries, the reader will learn how much God longs to lift us up, carry us through in times of difficulty and uncertainty, and give us true, lasting joy. Each daily step draws you closer to a God who truly cares and the hopeful life he wants you to enjoy.
Through a year's worth of thoughtful entries, the reader will learn how much God longs to lift us up, carry us through in times of difficulty and uncertainty, and give us true, lasting joy. Each daily step draws you closer to a God who truly cares and the hopeful life he wants you to enjoy.
If the devil cannot make you puffed up by pride,
he will try to dampen your spirit by discouragement. It's his best tool!
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Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
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