Not feeling festive? Decorate anyway. Not feeling social? Reach out anyway. Feeling apart from God? Worship anyway. As Christians, we feel guilty when we have the “blah’s.” We know it is wrong. But sometimes, it is hard to shake. We go about our day, do our jobs, our chores, our responsibilities, but the feeling is still there. Whether it is for a day, a week, or a season. Changing seasons can be hard. Loss is difficult. How do we overcome the “blah’s?” We come to God. We read. We pray. We devote ourselves to Him. We meditate on His words. Feelings come and go. We can be fickle. But God. He is faithful. He is steadfast. Hesed. His faithful, steadfast love. That is what sustains us. He is the One who sustains us. Fills us. Encourages us. Strengthens us. Let us take our mind off self, focusing instead on God. His love. His greatest act of love in giving us Jesus, our Savior and Lord. Sing. Worship. Read. Pray.
Psalm 30:10-12 “Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord.” 11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!”