Is Your Soul Weary

Hey! Hi! How are you doing today?

I am praying you are alright and living with comfort and strength from the very depths of your soul.

Many people have come to me for help because they sometimes feel like giving up on life. Some people ask, "What is it all for?" And others say, "I am done; I'm ready to not be here anymore."

To hear words like that is heartbreaking for me. It is disheartening because I have been there. My soul has been, in my past, very hungered for something and very weary.

There is not a thing I could say that may bring anyone out of such a feeling. I cannot remember anything anyone ever said to me that got me out of that state.

One thing I do know, with all my heart, is that I have a never-ending desire to know God. God has brought me to a place of joy deep down in my soul.

This joy did not happen overnight. This joy came from loving myself enough to turn to God for relief, respite, and solace.

If I could accomplish anything in my entire lifetime, it would be to point the weary soul to God repeatedly until he or she finds the relief of joy that I have found.

The number one thing I see in people with a weary soul is the lack of belief in themselves. This lack of faith can lead to blaming others for misery. The joy in this life comes from a connection to God and a focus on purpose. This connection and direction come from within. It comes from the mind, which gives us the power to choose. When we do not use this power, we feel powerless.

Appreciation is the truth to choose, and it takes focus.

When we appreciate ourselves, and the things we have, and when things go our way, we feel good. The opposite of this is complaining about and criticizing ourselves, the things we have and don't have, and when things do not go our way. This makes us feel inadequate and sustains misery. In addition, this fault finding is the epitome of taking life for granted (certainly a topic for another post).

This is not an easy thing to read, and I do not mean to be unkind. I am attempting to provoke thought, not to hurt feelings.

To think we do not have a choice in our control, and focus, and expect others to, is pure insanity. That is also a challenging thing to read. Please forgive me if I offend you. Please understand I am attempting to explain basic behavior and common sense. Common sense says we have a choice, and that is what our mind is for, to choose our focus by desire, not by default.

The crux of human conditioning can and will convince us that we are not competent or strong enough to choose a better attitude, which will give way to a more positive personality.

Do you believe in yourself?

Do you believe you can choose your focus?

Do you believe you can connect to God?

Let's try a spiritual experiment! Are you willing?

Got a scripture for you...

"In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." ~1 Thessalonians 5:18, Holy Bible, KJV

For at least a week, meditate, memorize, and think about this scripture, especially when things don't go your way. When things do not go our way, we may get angry, anxious, or depressed, but there is a lesson. Negative emotion disconnects us from God, who is, in fact, in charge, and He is allowing things to happen for our spiritual expansion. This expansion is the trying of our faith, which works patience.

The lesson is ALWAYS appreciation, faith, love, patience, and trust in the Lord. You may or may not know this intellectually and may or may not behave as though you believe it, nevertheless, this is the lesson of life.

Behaving as though we believe the lesson is ALWAYS appreciation, faith, love, patience, and trust in the Lord because He is, in fact, in charge, is how and when we live in our power. 

A life of joy is a spiritual life, and this living from the spirit will relieve the weary soul.  

I ramble and repeat. Nevertheless, I do it for you, and I do it for me, so we may level up in life and live the bliss of joy through God.

God gives joy to the soul, and no one could ever convince me otherwise.

Hocus, pocus, focus on your new mission... on your new scripture and let us level up in life towards God.

Practice appreciation when things go your way, and when they don't, look up into the sky and say, "Thank you, Heavenly Father." If you do, I believe you will get a glimpse of your true power and begin to believe in yourself. 

Big or little, good or bad, I always thank my Heavenly Father. I do! I'm not perfect, and sometimes it may take me a while, but it is better to be thankful than to cuss about anything.

Try the experiment proposed above for at least a week and see if you are relieved of your weariness. If you are, and you are brave enough, keep going for as many days as you can. Do it for yourself, and you will get a glimpse of your power if you haven't already.

God bless you, my dear reader.

Take good care...

Speak soon...

Elizabeth Stanfill

Ps here is a link list of posts on appreciation that may help relieve your hungered soul even more

Spiritual Expansion 

Destress Yourself with Appreciation and Sleep 

Thank You 

Connecting to God 

Letting Go of Stress 

Destress Your Life with Awareness 

Remember Your Dream 

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