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Poor Me!

DAY 2 OF 5

 Recognize It

So how do we rise above self-pity and get into faith when awful circumstances come our way? Here’s the first step: recognize it. 

Self-pity can be sneaky. It can pop into my mind (and stay there!) before I even know I’m feeling sorry for myself. Do you recognize any of these self-pity thoughts?

· Nobody cares or understands.

· It’s not working (variation: How come it always works for them but not for me?)

· Why doesn’t someone help me? 

· Why does God require more of me than other people?

· It’s so hard! (variation: no one has it as hard as I do.)

· I do things for others, but no one ever does anything for me.

· It would be better if I died.

· I can’t do anything right. 

· I’ve done everything I know to do, but it hasn’t worked.

· I hate my life! Everything is wrong; nothing is right. 

· I’m so tired. 

· I can’t take it anymore. 

Kind of painful to look at, aren’t they? Know this: everyone has had thoughts like these. Welcome to the human race. But those who overcome in life don’t dwell on them. And I can’t overcome those thoughts unless I identify them! If I leave them alone in my mind, they become strongholds. 

Thankfully, God says I have weapons to pull down strongholds: “…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" (2 Cor. 10:5). 

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Poor Me!

Do you have trouble today? Have you been hurt by someone, or fallen ill, experienced lack, or suffered devastating setbacks? It’s easy to feel sorry for yourself in times like these. But God has made a way out for you! It’s time to shut down the pity party, rise up, take hold of God’s promises, and be an overcomer!

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