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Hope For The Blues

You’ve felt it yourself, or at least listened to other people talk about it—the blues, times of dark discouragement.

Lynette Hoy, in an article for christianwomentoday.com, tells of several steps we can take during those dark times to turn toward Jesus, the Light of the World:

• Light up your heart through prayer. Pour out your heart to God when you’re feeling overwhelmed (Ps. 62:8). Take your anxieties to Him in prayer (Phil. 4:6-7). And if you journal or write down your prayers, you can look back later to see how the Lord has answered you.
• Light up your mind with truth. Read the Word of God every day, at
least for a few minutes. Let His truth challenge, permeate, and transform your incorrect thinking that life is hopeless (Ps. 46:1; Rom. 12:2).
• Light up your life by doing God’s will. His will for you is to worship and serve Him. Stay involved in your church where you can worship and fellowship with others and serve Him (Heb. 10:25). This will help you grow in your trust of God.

When we feel darkness begin to close in on us, we need to turn to Jesus, the Light. He will be a refuge (Ps. 62:7-8) and will give us the strength to keep going. —Anne Cetas

Lord, give us strength to trust You when
Life’s burdens seem too much to bear;
Dispel the darkness with new hope
And help us rise above despair. —Sper

You won’t stumble in the dark if you walk in the light of God’s Word.