Encouraging Yourself In The Lord! | Jon Bell

We encounter David at his absolute lowest point—returning to find his city burned, his family taken captive, and his own men ready to stone him.Yet in this moment of complete devastation, Scripture records something remarkable: 'David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.' This passage from 1 Samuel 30 reveals a profound spiritual discipline that separates those who merely survive crisis from those who thrive through it. David didn't wait for external encouragement or human comfort; he spoke directly to his own soul, drawing on a wellspring of faith planted deep within him.Through examining the Psalms—David's personal journal entries—we discover his self-talk wasn't empty positive thinking but Spirit-filled truth: 'Why so downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God.' He calmed and quieted himself like a weaned child with its mother, recalling the faith modeled by his own mother whose name remains unrecorded but whose spiritual legacy saved her son in his darkest hour. This message challenges us to examine our own inner dialogue during crisis. Are we speaking life or death to ourselves? Are we rehearsing problems or recounting God's faithfulness?The ability to encourage ourselves in the Lord—to be in the Word so deeply that we can be in the Lord during catastrophe—may be the most critical spiritual skill we can develop for the inevitable Ziglag seasons of our lives.Website: https://impact.church Facebook: https://facebook.com/ImpactChurchHome Instagram: https://instagram.com/ImpactChurchHome YouTube: https://youtube.com/@impactchurchhome TikTok: https://tiktokcom/@impactchurchhome