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Thursday... We can get into that spot very quickly.


Thursday... We can get into that spot very quickly. Yes we can.

A word can be spoken, an action happens and we are headed on the slide down to self pity or as I call it a dark spot.

David, the writer of many of the Psalms had that potential. In Psalm 39 he goes through a lot of different things that seem to bring him down into despair and self pity until finally in verse 13b (NIRV) he says, "Let me enjoy life again before I die."  Now self pity says that one way but deep desperation says it another way. You really mean it.

Now I love the honesty of the Psalms. God wants us to be honest in what we are feeling. But Satan wants us to stay there in our self pity. But Proverbs 9:6 (NLT) says, "Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment." But there is more.

John 1:4-5 (NLT) says, "The Word [Jesus] gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it." We can allow that darkness to overtake us but it will never extinguish the light. Jesus is there to take care of that darkness. Just reach out to Him. 

Now that fact has so much more ramifications than just taking us out of the dark spot of self pity but when you are in that dark spot you need to know that there is still a light that will extinguish it. So reach out to Him, to the light. And make that prayer of David more than just a  prayer of despair but one of hope, "Let me enjoy life again before I die." 

There is also this to realize. John 1:17 says, "But to all who believe him and accept him, he gave the right to become children of God." And as your parent, He will take care of you when you are in the dark. That's what good parents do for their children. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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