We all need to be lifted up at times. I have battled depression, and those low feelings have put me in a place where I need to be lifted. Depression is something I have a hard time explaining.
What I do understand is that our situations and struggles too often put me in the place where I need to be lifted. Depression expresses itself in several different ways. Some times it has been to the point where I don’t have the ability to interact with others, but there are other times when the depression is hidden and very few people see it.
That is why I draw your attention, and mine, to what I need from God. I need to be lifted. Here are the presuppositions that i am standing on with this devotion:
James 4:10 NLT
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
Matthew 18:4 NLT
So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 23:12 NLT
But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
1 Peter 5:6 NLT
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
The overflow from each.
Choose to humble yourself. See what God does because of your choice.
The kingdom of God is intended for those who choose humility.
Exalt yourself and find trouble. Humble yourself and be lifted by God.
Humility will allow God to lift you when He knows you need it.
I close by saying this is not one of those treatises on “if you are spiritual, you won’t struggle”. This is the reality that the battle is helped as we stay connected to God.
Look back at James 4:1-10 and see how getting closer to God leads to choosing humility and being lifted by God.
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