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You Can Make It!



"And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:"  - II Corinthians 1:7-9

Dear Friends,

What does it feel like to be pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch, that one despaired even of life?  And, if one should find oneself in such a state, what to do about it?

To be pressed into a corner and zapped of strength and filled with despair is what depression can feel like.  Christians are not exempt from depression.  

King David battled it.  He posed the question: 

 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalms 42:5

 Job felt pressure:
"Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!"
   - Job 19:22-24 

In II Corinthians 4:7-9 we read:

 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;"

Let me remind you today, that no matter how bleak, how dark the clouds, you can make it.  It is always too soon to quit.  

The enemy would have you to think it is over and that you are defeated.  

He is the father of lies.  The truth is the battle has been won already.  Every fear conquered.  In the midst of the dark days look for the Light.  His name is Jesus.  He is the True Light.  The mention of His name, thinking about him, writing Jesus over and over on a sheet of paper, opening your Bible and reading about Him.  There is power in His Name.

You can make it.  And you are not alone.  Many times we feel alone.  Yes, we feel lonely and can be in a room full of people. In the lonely hours the Comforter, the Holy Ghost will make His Presence known.  Hold on...God will not fail.  Hold on ... God does not lie... Hold on help is on the way. 

in Christ,

Sis. Stephanie 
 

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