Abundance and Victory!

Reading from the Book of Psalms 3:1-3

1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Although there are "downers" in this life, there are also "lifters." When we are depressed or troubled, it seems everything around us is falling apart. We lose strength. Our heads and our hearts all begin to hang down. Even our eyes and our voices are lowered. We become downcast because we are looking at our problems rather than at the Lord. No matter what is causing us to be downcast, the Lord encourages us thoughout His Word to lift our heads and our hands and look to Him. These instructions are good for us to remember today. When people disappoint us, God wants us, instead of becoming discouraged and depressed, to decide to lift up our heads and eyes and look at the possibilities, not the problems, around us, trusting Him to lead us into an even better situation, because He has one for us. The Lord is constantly exhourting us to lift up our eyes and our heads and hearts to take inventory of our blessings and not our problems, God encourages us to look at Him because He has plans to bless and increase us abundantly. No matter how your life has turned out at this point, you have only two options. One is to give up and quit, the other is to keep going. Choosing to live in hope and joy means you have decided not to let them get you down. You will lift up your eyes and hands and head and heart and look not at your problems, but at the Lord, Who has promised to see you through abundance and victory.