Have you ever been in a place emotionally where you felt drained? Where is seemed as if one part of you wants to get it together but the other part is tired of trying to do so. I’m not talking about clinical depression (when you should seek treatment from a health care professional) but a case of the ‘blues’. I’m of the opinion we’ve all suffered from at least 1 case of the blues (if you haven’t keep living, its coming). So, since the question (at least in my mind) isn’t if we’ll suffer from the blues but what we do when we suffer from it. Yes, I occasionally seek treatment from Ben & Jerry’s; in a bowl of my hubby’s chili (with cornbread) or at a shoe store but more times than not I engage in self talk where I speak life, health and energy over myself. Please know, I genuinely appreciate each and every one of my friends, family and those with whom I worship and we encourage each other however they are not with me 24/7/365. Because they are not always with me, I tell myself I can like myself because “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14); I also tell myself although my current situation may be frustrating, it is not my final destination, I am not alone because “I am with you. . .” (Isaiah 41:10) and when it seems as though I’m fighting a battle no one else knows about or can appreciate, I tell myself “more than a conqueror because of the One who loves me” (Rom. 8:37 ). What about you? What’s your self talk? Does it encourage or discourage you? If it is the later, may I suggest you find another place to begin your talking points. Blessings, Rev. Antoinette
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May 2019
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