“It’s the only cloud in the sky and it’s drizzling right on me.
Somehow, I’m not surprised.” EEYORE

When we aren’t feeling well, our emotions seem to take on a life of their own and everything becomes intensified.  Little things become huge.  Our minds play tricks on us.  We imagine things that simply aren’t so.  When we get a good report, we think something else must be wrong with us.  We feel like hypochondriacs.  I guess you could classify me as an Eeyore at times. I try very hard to be positive in all situations, but sometimes the clouds hanging over my head are so full they’re ready to burst.

Most of us go through times of depression or grief but God wants us to know that He has cleared up all the clouds and lies that Satan would have us believe. Problems mount up and come at us like a Brinks truck – crushing us, pushing us over the edge and into a pit of despair.  This sort of thinking shouldn’t be a mindset for one who is considered an encourager.  However, it seems to me, there are times when even an encourager needs encouragement as well.  Sadness, depression, anxiety are emotions that affect every one of us.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”  John 14:27

Such beautiful words of comfort – straight from the mouth of Jesus.  He was prophesying His own death at this time but gave His disciples the assurance that His peace would remain.  In a world filled with sickness, death, desperation, depression, sadness – Jesus carried all those feelings and thoughts to the cross and died to eliminate them.  There is no longer a reason for us to suffer, because He has done it for us. He died, yes, but He rose and overcame death. He conquered sin, death and the devil. In doing so, He gave us the same blessing. We will die too. If we trust in God’s Word, we will rise and live again in a perfect paradise.

Still, we are human beings, living in that sin sick world.  We’re imperfect.  We’re subject to things that bring us down – worry us – cause us to falter.  The simple answer is to follow His lead and let our hearts not be troubled nor afraid.  Seems so easy, doesn’t it?

We haven’t been promised a life of perfection here on earth.  That is the life we’ll enjoy after our death.  In the meantime, we are to exist in the world but not be part of it. Do not be affected by the things of the world.  Do not succumb to the lies.  Do not give up.  Throw away the black clouds and walk in the light.  Our day is coming soon.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR ANOTHER DAY!