Why
Am I Discouraged?
Why
Is My Heart So Sad?
I
Will Put My Hope In God! I Will Praise Him Again –
Scripture
Psalm
42
11 Why am I
discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!
Observation
One
of the reasons that I want to keep going to the hospital to visit
with patients, especially right now when patients can have no
visitors from the outside, is to encourage them, to give them hope! I
have the unique opportunity as a chaplain to be able to visit
patients right now when no one else can except for medical personnel
who are caring for them.
Being
in the hospital is bad enough, but can you imagine being in the
hospital and not being allowed to have any loved ones there with you
to keep you company.
Last
night I was at the hospital and I was visiting a patient who was
FaceTiming with her family at home. I talked with her while they were
still on the phone and when I prayed for her I prayed for all of
them.
This
is all so surreal. People everywhere need to be constantly reminded
where they can find hope during this difficult time.
Why
am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? - Covid 19 and all of the
bad news associated with it ... I will put my hope in God!
Application
What
should I do? I should do just what the Psalmist did – I will put my
hope in God! I will praise Him again – my Savior and my God! I will
look for someone who needs my help. I will look for someone who needs
to be encouraged.
Who
needs your help? Who needs to be encouraged? A phone call … a text
message … some food from the grocery store or a meal delivered to
them … flowers … FaceTime with grandparents/grandkids or kids
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are my Savior and my God! You are my hope! You are my
strength. I put my trust in You. You are the anchor for my soul. Do
not let me become discouraged. Do not let my heart become sad. Show
me who needs to be encouraged. Show me who needs to be lifted up. You
are their hope!
Jeremiah
33:3
Call
to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible
things you do not know.
Daily
Bible Reading: Judges 13,14,15,16; 2 Corinthians 2; I added: Psalm
2, Psalm 42; Proverbs 2
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