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“How are you doing this week?” I ask in an email that makes its way to her inbox. She replies a little later, “Feeling a little low.” It’s interesting how we use the word “low” to describe challenging times in our lives. When life brings hard times, it’s difficult to look up and stand tall.
Yet in Scripture being “low” as a place where God can work and it’s always meant to be temporary…
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand. (Ps. 40:2)
In his love and mercy he redeemed them;
he lifted them up. (Isa. 63:9)
Humble yourself before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10)
I’m not talking about plastering a smile on your face and pretending everything is okay when it’s not. That’s not helpful either. I actually mean the opposite—that it’s time to get really honest about how hard things are as well as the help you need.
We will all have times when life knocks us down. That’s simply part of being human. Yet God doesn’t want us to stay there forever.
So what do you do if you find yourself in that place? Fight to get back on your feet. Do whatever it takes: ask God for help, reach out to friends, see a doctor, join a support group, take care of yourself. You’re worth it. And you’re not alone.
Through his gentleness, love, and patient timing, God wants to lift you up and give you a new, stronger place to stand.
XOXO
{Adapted from the devotional, What Your Heart Needs for the Hard Days}
Welcome to the Coffee for Your Heart weekly link-up!
You’re an encourager so I’m asking you to pour out a little love with your words every Wednesday {link-up goes live at 5:30am CST}. Simply write an encouraging blog post and then share it here with us. If you don’t have a blog, you can still stop by holleygerth.com to read the posts and join in with us.
If you’d like a writing prompt to get you going, here’s a list I created just for you: 30 Writing Prompts.
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