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Failure is not an option

I know this may sound cliché but the statement applies for me. Depression seems to creep up on people when they suffer the loss of a relationship, job, loved one, but whatever it is remember that even though weeping may endure for a night, but JOY comes in the morning.

In allowing depression to settle in your spirit, you begin to think that you are a failure. Failure is defined as a state or inability to perform a function. Everyone has bad days and stuff happens. However, just because one person may think that you are a failure, you do not have to let that fester within your spirit.  One man’s thoughts should not stop you from reaching what God has destined for you. 2 Timothy 1:7 says “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”  What that means to me is that whatever you are going through should not be allowed to take over your mind. I know every day life may seem a bit scary with an uncertain future, but God doesn’t want us to live life in fear. Just remember who you are and whose you are and get back up. My belief is that failure is staying down when you have been knocked down.  It may be easier said than done, but...GET UP!

Whatever you are going through, don’t let it get you down. Take some time to recover from this fall and know that God is right there with you through it all. Just because I have been knocked down, I GOT UP and will recover.

I pray that my self-encouragement is helping someone else too. Happy Saturday and God Bless!

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