The start of a new week and we are over 1/2 over already.  A few of my friends have been in the dump aka in a valley for awhile which got me praying for them. It is an awful situation to be in whether is a financial, emotional, spiritual, and so on. 

I know when I've been in a valley I have really concentrate on reading the bible, praying and trying to stay as positive as possible. Which sometimes is so hard to do. I think if we stay in that valley for too long the devil has where he wants you which is away from Jesus Christ. 

I know there are times when I've been so low I just feel give me a shovel and i'll just cover my self up while i'm in this deep dark hole. I could have cared less about what is going on around me. I've struggled with praying which i know back in my mind it is what will get me out situation. The thoughts of " nobody cares, God can't help me, Why would he want to bail me out again?", and so on. We've all been there, I've been there way more times then I want to count.

I truly believe the more you think about the good things, the blessings, in your own life even if it is the smallest thing of being able to get yourself out of bed in the morning, Celebrate it!!
 Tell God:
"Thanks God for waking me up and getting me out of this bed. "
"Thank you Lord for this awesome cup of coffee I've got & the money to purchase the coffee to make it " 
"Thank you Lord for my car that doesn't look the best but it gets me to work" 
"Thank you Lord for the friends I have in my life"
"Thank You Lord for the air conditioning I can enjoy when it is so hot outside."
"Thank you Lord for my job it may not be the one I want but it pays my bills"

 Well you get the picture.  The more you say out loud, yes, say it out loud,  it may seem a little bit crazy at first but trust me it validates it that your truly blessed even when you think your cursed. We all talk to ourselves every now and then, so why not use it to remind ourselves that we are blessed from God above.  You'll start pulling yourself out of that hole. You will feel so much better about your own life and things will start looking up. 

Get your bible out, and meditate on what God is trying to teach you. Pray a heartfelt prayer to God, poor out your soul, give him thanks, and as that song says "just have a little talk with Jesus" 
God wants you to talk to him, tell him your hopes/dreams,sorrows, fears, praises, worries, God wants to hear it all, God loves you that much. Prayer changes things. 

Need to grow with Jesus, it does make you stronger & life doesn't seem so bad. The closer we get to God, we grow, and as you grow you win your life back from satan. Not saying there won't be trials and valley but we have the ultimate fighter, plus we win in the end with God on our side. It says so on the last page of the bible, and I stand on his promise God gives us in his word that is written. Satan's job is to keep us distracted from God and he knows if he does long enough he will succeed. We must not let him. He will use anything, anybody, any situation, to keep our mind off the blessings God gives us daily and God himself. Trust God to take care of you and love you even when your not feeling so great about life in this world. Concentrate on following God & his word to make sure you get to heaven which is the ultimate goal in life, where there are no sorrows or pain. Focus on Jesus not Fears~~~

Hope you have a wonderful day~~~
Carolyn C.