Encourage yourself in the Lord

 And David was greatly distressed… but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6

David was greatly distressed, but there was a blessed "but"; "but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God ". He didn't expect encouragement from others, he encouraged himself, he didn't encourage himself with the wrong things: neither with his military skills, nor with his strength, nor with his wisdom. He encouraged himself in the LORD his God, encouraged himself with His promises, remembering the victories God had given him in the past.

In the Psalms, I saw how David encouraged himself. The first five verses of Psalm 103 are an encouraging conversation with himself in which he reminds himself of all the works of the Lord. Remembering God's works and God’s promises, God’s mercy and strength is enough to be encouraged.

I want to learn to encourage all God's children, including myself, with the Word of God in every situation.

From my diary,

May 15, 2023