Friday, June 8, 2018

JOHN Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. We all struggle with spiritual discouragement and lethargy. Some days our circumstances threaten to overwhelm us, and we struggle just to pray. Many times, we just don’t feel like doing the things we know we should. For one reason or another, God sometimes seems far off and unreachable. King David faced times like these in his life. The Psalms are filled with verses that express his despair and feeling of abandonment. Yet, the Psalms also give us the key to living victoriously during the dark periods of life; and in Psalm 119, David says that in the moments of his greatest despair God was always present and unchangeable. Recalling God’s faithfulness and control over everything that touches us gives us strength to walk with God even when we feel like giving up in despair. The next time you feel spiritually drained or inadequate, remember that you have a choice. You can wrap yourself up in excuses and self-pity, or you can choose to draw your strength from an unchanging God.