WAIT EXPECTANTLY FOR GOD
To overcome his downcast feelings and emotions, David used songs and shouts of deliverance. That’s why so many of his psalms are songs of praise to God to be sung in the midst of unsettling situations. He talked to himself, his soul (mind, will, and emotions), and encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord. I Samuel 30:6
When we find ourselves in that same depressed state–wait expectantly for the Lord, praise Him Who is our Help and our God, and encourage and strengthen ourselves in Him. We who are righteous take refuge and put our trust in the Lord so we can sing and shout for joy. He fights our battles for us when we praise Him (2 Chronicles 20:17, 20-21).
from NEVER LOSE HEART by Joyce Meyer