Psalm 34:18, “God is near to the broken hearted and rescues those who are crushed in spirit.”
The other night I had a vision of God’s children wearing discouragement upon their shoulders like a cape. It was heavy. It was weighing them down making it difficult to move. This discouragement that was once situational had become a lifestyle. Fastened around their hearts was the clasp of the cape. Freedom seemed like a distant memory. Joy seemed like a mere illusion. Hope was beginning to fade away.
But…
God.
He would say over you today to remember the authority you walk in as His child. You can simply reach your hand up to your heart and unfasten that clasp! The discouragement has clouded your reality because in your hand, hidden under that heavy, bulky cape, are the keys to victory! The keys that Jesus paid His life for you to hold and to use! You hold the keys to freedom! God says, “Use the keys!”
You’ve been bought with a price! (1 Cor. 6:20)
You’ve been redeemed! (Eph. 1:7)
Treat discouragement with the same intolerance you would any other sickness or illness that would come on you! Speak against it! Don’t allow it to fester!
Reach up to your chest now, use the keys and unlock your heart allowing the peace of God to flood over you as that cape of discouragement falls from your shoulders and hits the ground!
God has come near you today friend. And He’s flooding your heart and mind with the reality of Heaven. The absence of pain! The absence of discouragement! The fullness of peace and joy and love! Rivers of life flowing through your veins. The weight of depression, discouragement, fear, intimidation, guilt, and shame are lifted now in the mighty Name of JESUS!
I love you,
Krissy
P.S. How can I be praying for you today?
Please pray for me. I have a special needs child and a very difficult husband whom I delieve is a narccist. He is verbally, emotionally abusive and a master manipulator. He goes against everything I try to do including homeschooling my son. It has been a very discouraging , depressing, and stressful marriage.!!
I am praying for you Rena! You are not alone. I pray the Lord bring peace to your home, your child, and to you. I pray He give you wisdom and I pray He bring humility to your husband. I pray your husband have a divine encounter with the Lord that would bring Him to his knees and open up his eyes. Know that there is power in your prayers! Continue to pray over your home, your precious child and your husband. And know that if no one else is praying with you that I am. I commit to praying for your family every day beginning today for seven straight days. Its what I feel on my heart from the Lord. I’m coming into agreement with your prayers. Keep me posted! Blessings sister! Krissy
Krissy yesterday I tried to send a prayer request but it wouldn’t go through. I was asking for prayer for my family and how I was struggling with discouragement and that all I knew to go was put one foot in front of the other. Seems no matter how well I’m doing somethings keep trying to knock me down. I have often wondered lately where is my peace and joy. Due to my past mistakes I can’t see my granddaughter and I miss her so much. I raised this child for two and a half years while I was in my mess and now that I’ve straightened my life up i dont get to see her. But I’m praying that changes in court. My peace is hard to find right now. Thanks for praying and I love you.
Jacqueline my friend, thank you for reaching out and for sharing with me what you are going through. I will be praying for you. I’m praying the peace of God would flood over you and that He give you rest… Jesus says to come to HIM and you’ll find rest… so take some time, draw near to the Lord… get in the Word. Dedicate time to prayer each day. Talk to God as you drive in the car or as you’re doing dishes… God is near you. He will never leave you… Last week was intense for me personally and one thing that’s been on my heart through it was this: when the enemy is pressing on you—press back! We press back through prayer. We resist the urge to be discouraged and begin to praise God for who He is and what He’s brought you out of. Thank Him that you’re alive. Thank Him that your granddaughter is healthy. I believe an antidote to discouragement is a spirit of gratitude. A spirit of thanksgiving. Joy comes out of this too… Love you much!! Keep me posted! Sending you a BIG HUG!!! Krissy 🙂