Do you ever just need a really good pep talk? I do. Sometimes I find myself trudging through life like the losing team, trailing behind at half-time. I'm hiding in the locker room while my head hangs low, and what I really need more than anything is someone to give me one good locker room speech and whip me back into shape. Well, guess what?
Jesus is AWESOME at pep talks.
There are certain "go to" chapters and verses I've found in the Bible that speak life to me in ways that no one else ever could. I find that when I read the words of Jesus, when I bring my own struggle into the midst of them, and I let HIM speak to ME - not just all of those "first hearers" - but ME... here, I find the greatest pep talks a girl could ever ask for. Other people could try telling me the exact same thing, and I just don't hear it, but somehow when HE says it, there is power, there is life, and I believe it is true again. I believe He is with me. I believe I can do all things through Him. I believe there is hope - there is always still hope.
When HE says it, I believe it.
He's trustworthy. He's "been there, done that." He's been through immeasurable suffering, to the death, and come out alive. And He can do the same in you.
He hasn't left you alone.
He hasn't dropped you off on the curb.
He hasn't forgotten you in that locker room.
You are not abandoned.
Today, spend some time having a good pep talk from Jesus. He knows what you need. He knows where you are. He knows where you're going. If you don't know how or where to start, find a locker room of your own, an "alone space," and read through John 14-17. Best pep talk from Jesus EVER.
As you look to HIM today, remember...
"I am not abandoned."
"I will not leave you as orphans;
I will come to you."
- John 14:8
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