The Battle to Remind

The Solid Joy Daily Devotional’s title today is the battle to remind (https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-battle-to-remind). This is very apt for me now. The winter has come. I was just writing about scolding does not work last Monday. Then I got stressed and started the scolding cycle on Tuesday. I managed to recover in the afternoon. But on Wednesday I fell again. On Thursday I managed to get back slightly up and then fell again on Friday. During the weekend, I barely hang on. In another word, the winter has come.

Now there is a great pessimism and little hope. Like what the article said, my mind is full I can’t, she won’t, they’ll never. And I excluded God’s promises from my mind. It is at this stage that I need to hold on tight to God’s promises. I need to remind myself that God is the God of impossible. That even when I can’t see any way out, God is able to get me out. That there is no temptation beyond my ability. That I need to stop acting like a weak person but I need to exercise my muscle of faith. That I don’t need to aim for perfection, but for good enough progress. That I need to trust God and obey. That I don’t just bear the cross, but I use it to strengthen my faith. That God is on my side and the Holy Spirit is helping me to change and control my emotion. That there is little use of worrying and that I need to focus on what small thing I can do in a given situation. That I am not a failure even when I make many failures. That God will enable me to aim and decide myself to be willing to experience difficulties and discomfort for those whom I love.