Sunday, February 17, 2019

Shalom,

Today I want to share from two different devotionals that speak to two different sides of a same issue! The first will be "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers. This deals with depression, which is so widespread today:

Taking the Initiative Against Depression

Arise and eat. —1 Kings 19:5

The angel in this passage did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scriptures to him, or do anything remarkable. He simply told Elijah to do a very ordinary thing, that is, to get up and eat. If we were never depressed, we would not be alive— only material things don’t suffer depression. If human beings were not capable of depression, we would have no capacity for happiness and exaltation. There are things in life that are designed to depress us; for example, things that are associated with death. Whenever you examine yourself, always take into account your capacity for depression.

... Depression tends to turn us away from the everyday things of God’s creation. But whenever God steps in, His inspiration is to do the most natural, simple things— things we would never have imagined God was in, but as we do them we find Him there. The inspiration that comes to us in this way is an initiative against depression. But we must take the first step and do it in the inspiration of God. If, however, we do something simply to overcome our depression, we will only deepen it. But when the Spirit of God leads us instinctively to do something, the moment we do it the depression is gone. As soon as we arise and obey, we enter a higher plane of life.

AMEN! Holy Spirit knows you far better than you know yourself, and infinitely more than any psychiatrist can, unless they are born again and filled with HIS Spirit! God has the answer for every situation that you will ever face! Jerry Savelle has this great advice in his website devotional:

PERFECT PEACE

“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3).

You will notice that God has given us a promise, but we must meet His condition. The promise is: He will keep you in perfect peace. The condition is: if your mind is stayed on Him. The mind plays a vital part in you walking in perfect peace no matter your circumstances.

I’m not talking about mind power. I am talking about the power of God’s Word working in a faith-filled heart and a renewed mind. As you renew your mind to God’s Word and fill your heart with faith, you will begin to approach every situation in your life without worry or fear.

“And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well” (Luke 12:29 & 31, NIV).

Your mind can not be full of negative voices, worry, or fear when you keep your mind on God. It is a choice you have to make, regardless of your feelings. Put God first place in all you do and think and you will walk in perfect peace.

Confession: I will keep my mind on God and full of His Word. I refuse to allow worry or fear to be a part of my life. I trust You Lord and follow after You above anything else.

AMEN! I LOVE when everything I hear or see in any given day all seem to line up with the other things I see and hear! God's got a wonderful system to get HIS glorious knowledge, Wisdom and understanding to us! AMEN! Now be a consistent DOER of the Word you see here and you will BEGIN to turn everything around to God's plan and purpose for you! And yours! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Peace!":



Shalom in Him!