Discouragement is an inside job. It can come pretty quickly and in all different forms. Discouragement is when you set your eyes upon something worldly other than God. A feeling of being lost or confused.
These past few days I haven’t even realized what I have been feeling. Found it! Discouraged! I have even used other people to blame for my discouragement as well. Claiming in my head that people don’t understand me now, or they just don’t get anything I have walked through not even a little bit. Then come my own perceptions of myself, which is a list far to long for this blog. All these thoughts I know are not rooted in truth, yet they can entangle my thoughts, leaving me frustrated.
I was warned about is, placing expectations on others and myself upon re-entry. Thought I had it covered, obviously not.
Fresh off the race, coming from a culture of courage and a community lifestyle, I am now in the land of access and multi-cultures. You name it; I have found problems with all of it. Honestly I am a wee bit lost. I don’t have my girls (team) to process with to the fullest. I say fullest because a few hours after we parted in Boston we all began emailing each other. We are praying for each other and encouraging the best way we can. These cyber relationships are the biggest blessing right now.
This morning I listened to a podcast where the preacher said "Has God ever entered a situation and say it is hopeless? No, Then why do we?" Why do we feel discouragement when we have the hope of the world living inside of us? It seems simple right! Not really, but this really put things into a different light.
This morning I am ridding myself of discouragement and replacing it with courage. It is a choice. I have all the promises of God, but I have to have the courage to take that step. To separate myself from the discouragement I feel, and walk in the promises set before me. To walk into this new season of my life, as the women God has called me to be. To speak courageously, boldly, and with my actions love unconditionally in any situation. To always realize that I should never feel discouraged because God never does, because nothing is impossible with Him.
“ So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal”. 2 Corinthians 4:18
“We live by faith, not my sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7
“ For nothing is impossible with God” Luke 1:37
