Don’t Be Downcast or Disturbed
(Psalm 42:5)
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Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
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Our body is where our hearts and minds dwell in. As long as our heart is in good health as a master and sits inside our body, our body is safe. If the master fails to keep balance and wander around, however, a thief can easily come to steal, kill and destroy.
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1. You should serve God as the master of our heart.
(for God to be a master of good health who dwells in our body)
1) We need to clearly realize and believe in the grace of Jesus who redeemed us.
① To become a new creation through the grace of the Cross
② We need to depend on God
③ We need to be assured of the love of God * (Ro 5:5-8, 8:31-39)
2) We need to live with God * (1 Co 6:9-11)
① To become holy by believing in Jesus
② To become righteous by depending on the precious blood
③ To become holy by accepting the Holy Spirit
④ To become a new one through prayers and words
⑤ To become like Jesus through worship and service to others
2. You should stand firm in the Word
- Physical senses and circumstantial difficulties knock us down.
1) Attacks from the three-dimensional world
① Life of spirit
② Difficulties in daily life
③ Physical weakness and diseases
2) We must react to the difficulties bravely through words
① Psalm 23
② 3 John 1:2
③ 1 Peter 2:24
④ Isaiah 41:10-11
⑤ Psalm 91편
3. You should control your mind
1) You need to control our thoughts ? We need to turn negative thoughts into positive ones of the Word
2) You need to control negative expectations ? Expect for great things to happen
3) Control anxiety and fear
4) Speak in positive terms bravely
5) Be joyful, pray constantly, and give thanks
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If our heart loses its balance, staggers, and collapses, we are in misery. Therefore, we must hold our heart tight.

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