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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Encourage Yourself in the Lord...and Find JOY!



Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Drink a few extra ounces if you are in need of encouragement!

             Some mornings we need extra encouragement, don’t we?  Maybe we’re dreading an appointment or have such a busy day planned that we don’t know how we’re going to get it all done.  Many days we wake up tired and just don’t have the energy to face the day cheerfully. How do we make it through days like that? Especially when we are feeling DIScouraged!

            We need to do as David did in 1 Samuel 30. Verse 6 says: David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.  Can we encourage ourselves?  Yes, we can! 

  • First of all we have to get our heads on straight and start thinking about all our blessings instead of all the negatives.
  • Remember that if we’ve have accepted Jesus into our life, He has promised never to leave is or forsake us! 
  • Read the scripture EVERY day! This is especially important when we feel “discouraged”.  You’ll be surprised at how many verses you’ll find in which God speaks words of encouragement to YOUR heart.
  • Stop listening to and repeating the lies of the enemy; instead concentrate on the promises of God!
  • Meditate on His goodness!
  • Pray about everything!

When you do these things, you’ll be “encouraging yourself in the Lord”!  Don’t wait for someone else to come along with the solution to your discouragement. Determine to Be JOYFUL now!

          As we drink our Joy Juice from the Lord, may we faithfully encourage ourselves and others in the Lord!

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