Melancholy is
the feeling or causing sadness. Pensive is a deeply
thinking sadness, a thoughtful or gentle sadness. Do you
feel down in the dumps most of the time? Is your feeling
that no one cares? Have you reached out for help and no
one is there? What you don't understand is that there is
someone there and that someone is God. He has always
been there and always will be there for us. He hears our
cries and the anguish that is in our heart. Do not have
any problems cast them into the capable hands of our
Lord and redeemer. Then lie there without arguing or
resisting His guidance. 1st. Peter 5:7 Then you no
longer have to stagger beneath the weight of what you
believe is dragging you down.
So what did God do for us? God so loved us all that he
gave us His only Son so that any of us who believe in
Jesus Christ, may have life and have it abundantly. We
who have chosen to walk in His footsteps, or should I
say be a reflection of Him, let your light shine so that
all we do will glorify God . Matthew 5:16 We can see by
this scripture that this is not a suggestion, it is a
commandment. Any light that may shine from us is not our
light but the light that shines from the presence of
Jesus in us. Those who walk in darkness need to have one
of God's followers to help them see the truth. God has
given us a commandment and that is to go into all the
world baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. Matthew 28:19 We must take serious God's
commandments and not think they are just suggestions.
When we help others we help ourselves and forget about
our grief.
We, in our despair, give up. We listen to the words of
the great liar Satan. Satan who knows all of our
weaknesses and is ready to jump in and try to convince
us that we are no good and no one cares. Satan wants us
to turn our backs on God so that he can have his way
with us. If we elect to listen to the urging of Satan we
would truly be lost. There would be no hope for us. In
order to have a joyful and a fulfilled life we must seek
the word of God. Remember what God said in His love
letters to us. All things that God allows to happen in
our lives will work for our good. Romans 8:28 So by this
take advantage of your melancholy that you have induced
on yourself, get back in the word. You know that there
are others that you may be able to help. Think about it,
you don't feel like getting out of your shell, but maybe
you might just revert to reading and it may be the Bible
you chose to read. Praying, and especially praying for
others, will get you what you want. Relief from the
doldrums. Matthew 7:7 also read Matthew 21:22 To be down
about anything is wrong for God has filled us with the
Holy Spirit, or if by another name, the Helper when we
came to trust in Him. All we have to do is call on our
Lord for help, and if we truly believe our answers will
be forth coming.
We all know that it is a sin to worry because we have
cast everything on God to handle for us, so there no
reason to be down. I trust that you have read the first
chapter of the Bible and the last chapter. Therefore we
know what lies in store for us when we have completed
the work that God has prepared for us. If you still have
a doubt see 2nd Corinthians 13:5 Have you read John
14:15, John 14:21and John 15: 10? if not please do.
You want to cure your feelings of being down, just go
out into the world and see all of the other people that
do not have what you have. Let them know what a blessing
it is to have Jesus in our lives. Introduce them to the
saving grace of God. Let them know that Jesus died just
for them and that they were chosen before the beginning
of time. How amazing, even before we were in the womb
God selected us.
Remember this, the wrong desires that come into our
lives aren't anything new and different. Many others
have faced exactly the same problems long before any of
us have. No temptation is irresistible. You can trust
God to keep the temptation from becoming so strong that
you can't stand up against it, for He has promised this
and will do what He says. He will show us how to escape
any temptation and supply us with the ability to
withstand any problem we may face. Therefore be patient
so God's power can take effect.
Romans 15:13 Now may our God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you have confidence in Him, in order
that you may run over with hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.