Depression and Despair |
There are two selves: one reacting to circumstances by feelings; the other responding from God to the situation. Jeremiah turned from his subjective feelings to the objective fact and faith of his covenant God.
Living the functional life does not require the natural or strong will of man, Christ is that will, Who Is, and becomes thru me. Our own will has just enough energy in it to ask for the gift of His Holy will to unite with my will. Left to myself , can't do a thing.
Jeremiah turned by grace and considered God, for His lovingkindness never ceases, always there, regardless what I do.
Faithfulness of God are the only certainties in life. Say to the Lord, "The Lord is my portion". Talk to yourself all the time, that portion is your inheritance. Whatever happens in our life is our lot :poor, uneducated, abused neglected, sickly, etc., that is the horizontal. But our true lot is God Himself, the Lord is my portion. What you did not get in life, because of circumstances of birth are failures not of God but of your earthly heritage. Now call upon God Who is your portion and what was denied now can be yours held in your heavenly bank account, to be drawn upon daily to become who and what God made you to be as you walk out the truth daily becoming more & more conforming to the image of Christ.