Brute forcing my way to positivity just causes me to break down and lose myself.
I'd never encourage one to think just being "positive" is an answer for you. One can be positive all they want but if it's a worldly positive well it can yield some good results but what one really needs is the word of God and spiritual power We find that in the promises of God and the word of God and that will make one positive but it's a true positivity.
What does God say about our situation and if we declare and decree what he says and in doing this by faith God releases his grace. eg. One can say all they want I can do all things....a positive affirmation but we need to connect with it through Christ Jesus and thank him for his help. I'd sure like to tell you there will be no spiritual battles you'll have to face....problem is that's just not the case.
We're all in this world and everyone has their difficulties in life. If I told you what I've gone through in life and compared with your life....who knows....maybe I or others have passed through even more difficult waters than you. Regardless God has told us we need to have a mind set that we're a soldier in this world. Eph 6:10
Being such we do need to push against and make a decision we're going to see the manifestation and goodness of God in our lives. Easy? Not always. It's a fight....but it's a good fight of faith. but we do need to embrace with all tenacity the fact that God loves us and he will see us through.
I've been a faithful Christian the whole time. Yet I'm so numb. Nothing feels good, life is painful and I feel so far away from God.
We've all felt that at times. One thing for a fact God is not far away.....that's impossible. That's a mere worldly perception. He said if we're a Christian he will never leave us or forsake us.....and he told us he will never leave us or forsake us so that we can do something......and what's that? Heb 13: 5,6
That we may BOLDLY say the Lord is my helper! Heb 13:5,6 Yes we must rise up, shake the junk out of our minds, that is the lies and deceptions which say that's not true and hold fast with thanksgiving what God say he is to us.
I'm in a dark place. Sometimes wishing that I was never born.
I've been in such dark places before but made a decision I was going to come into the light. A battle? Yes but I made a decision I was NEVER, EVER going to allow Satan to have a smile on his face in regard to getting me down. NEVER!
Jesus wants our joy to be full which doesn't mean all outward circumstances will be hunky dory all the time but we commit to the end result that we're going to have a good testimony of how God brought us through to the end that we might encourage another. God Bless!
