Today is Friday, January 8th, 2021; Karen's Korner #4380

Sometimes things happen in our lives we don't like.

I enjoy repeating this verse:

"Why be discouraged and sad?

Hope in God!

~ Psalms 42:5 LAB

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Bible Commentary:  "The writer of this psalm was discouraged because he was exiled to a place far from Jerusalem and could not worship in the Temple. 

"Depression is one of the most common emotional ailments. One antidote for depression is to meditate on the record of God's goodness to his people. This will take your mind off the present situation and give hope that it will improve. It focuses your thoughts on God's ability to help you rather than your inability to help yourself. When you feel depressed, take advantage of this psalm's anti-depressant. Read the Bible's accounts of God's goodness and meditate on them."

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