Encouraging Words for Those Who Are Disheartened

Ah, child, when adversity comes your way, when your enemy attacks you with the fiery darts of false accusation, or when the waves of despair and hopelessness threaten to overwhelm and suffocate you,look up, lift up your head, and shake off your lethargy and the weight of discouragement that so burdens your soul. Look up, and you will see light in the darkness and bright hope will infuse your failing heart, for am I not always by your side, and is there anything that can even for a moment withstand the power of my hand?

No. Your problem is not what you think it is. Your problem is not the person who has wronged you, or the situation that has not turned out according to your expectation, or the circumstance which is not to your liking. Your real problem lies within you, not without; it is your attitude towards the thing that I have allowed to come upon you, rather than the thing itself. Your attitude is what needs to change.

Give up and abandon your rebellion, your negativity, and your self pity, and focus your attention on me instead of yourself. Lean not on your own strength and understanding, but take my hand and walk in the way that I will show you, and your clouds of darkness will break apart and be dispelled by the light and warmth of my countenance.

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