January 30th, 2024
Just a side note, I hope you enjoy this picture of a pine tunnel I walked through yesterday. If you feel like you're in a tunnel, here's some hope for you, some light.
Y’all. This is the cure for depression, the cure from thoughts of self harm, unbelief and discouragement- The truth that Jesus has made us right with God. It sounds too simple to be effective, but God’s word says in 1 Corinthians 1:27 that “He uses the simple things of this world” (like the human tongue) “to CONFOUND the things which are mighty” (like depression). So if you ever are under attack emotionally, speak the words “I am the righteousness of God in Christ”. This is who we are because of Jesus.
Emotions are a red flag that tell you if you’re being occupied with your performance. Where the gospel of Jesus’s grace is there is joy, and it is released into your life when you proclaim what Jesus did for you in making you right with God.
The devil will try to get you focused on your performance. Examples: “Am I believing enough? Where am I missing it? Why am I feeling negative sad and bad like this?”
One thought is the antidote. One. Jesus’s GIFT of right standing with God. Any mention or focus on how you feel is an accusation from the devil. he’s saying “you feel this way because you’re not doing something. You’re not doing enough this,” or “you’re doing too much that. That’s why you can’t enjoy the grace of God and the people he’s given you. You need to get His grace back somehow”. No! Those thoughts are from the devil, trying to make you introspective. The victory is always in taking every thought captive into Jesus’s perfect work on the cross (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). The only place to put your focus into is not you or your actions, not your highs and lows. It’s not about how big or small your faith feels. It’s not about your efforts to believe. It’s the one truth of the gospel.
When you think and speak this, everything clicks into place, and your faith is activated effortlessly. I can’t explain how, it just does, and it’s wonderful! In the same way God’s word is described as seed sown and it springs up overnight while you sleep, the gospel of righteousness through Christ’s gift is the power of God unto salvation and God keeps bringing me back to this one truth that makes life incredible. It’s no wonder that Paul calls the gospel glorious in 2 Corinthians 3:9-11.
God's word says “With the mouth confession is made unto salvation”. You are not your sin. You are not your struggles. You are made right with God because Jesus was made to be all your sin at the cross and took them all away. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
”My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.“
Psalms 71:24 NKJV
”And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,“
II Corinthians 4:13
Thank God it’s not hard to speak~
Pretty cool innit.