Don't be so hard on yourself (Joel 2:25) (2 Corinthians 1:3)

 

Don’t be so hard on yourself.

Don’t be so hard on yourself.  I used to hear that often in my downcast state of depression.  Maybe people who are often depressed are too hard on themselves.  There seems to be a commonality.

Have you heard that also? Maybe too often?

What it meant in my life was that I would be anxious about what my accomplishment be or be worried about other people’s opinion were.  Beat myself regularly because of my past mistakes.

Look at me, my past still matters to me more than my present.  Consequently, living in the past was poor thought management because while our children were growing up, I forgot some of the history.  I was editing out the filming of my own life.  So, living in the past cheats you out of quality of your life.  I recommend living in the present and looking forward to the future.  Living in the past can leave the person filled with regrets. 

My comfort is in God, and I can trust him that he will use my own troubles and use them for good.  According to the Bible he will restore the years that the enemy has stolen. I do not know how people can live in today’s world without such a comfort.  I find it still challenging to live it with God never mind without him.  Contrary to common belief, anger does not make you stronger.  We are only as strong as God is in our life and we depend on him.  Without God we are all weak and helpless as a firstborn baby is.

“I will restore the years that the swarming locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25 ESV)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3)