Victory In Defeat

If you’ve looked at the news today or even scrolled social media you may find yourself thinking… we live in depressing times.

Of course, we shouldn’t be surprised at the depressing news and the depressing state of affairs in our world today. 2 Timothy 3:1 tells us that “in the last days there will come times of difficulty.” So, we should expect t troubling times in the world around us.

But what about if we look at “our world?” Not something coming from the outside, but something that’s coming from the inside as a result of circumstances or crises in our life.

We might get depressed or struggle every day it might feel like burnout. A Tiredness that we can’t describe. No one is exempt, and depression is nothing new but we can look to God for help.

Moses dealt with depression. Jonah dealt with depression and even Elijah dealt with depression. Elijah was depressed, afraid, and anxious but he recovered.

One thing I’ve learned over the years is to always give it time, trust God and He will make a way. The Bible tells us not to worry about tomorrow, it has enough trouble for today. Focus on today. This is sometimes hard to do because worry is like a locomotive of the mind. It picks up speed and flies off far from its original track. I’ve spent many years tossing and turning, not able to sleep because of dread and worry, only having it work out fine in the end.

God wants our minds occupied with Him. When the cares of this life, even our legitimate concerns remove our focus from the One who cares for us, worry tends to fill that attention hole. God is in control of every moment in our lives.

Worry divides our minds and hearts that is not a part of our Spirit. Paul teaches in 2 Corinthians 1:4 that God “comforts us in our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

God’s grace carries us through the dark valley of depression. We are better with God as our comforter, counselor, and encourager than stressing ourselves out every day. God is the Father of compassion, He comforts us in times of worry and trouble we just have to give Him a chance. God’s plan can transform defeat into triumph.