Have you ever felt like all hope was lost and all you could see was the ruins of the past and the disappointments of the present?  If so, you are amongst friends. Life on earth is full of challenges, and it's easy to become overwhelmed by them.  So, what should we do when we are feeling this way?  Do you find it hard to believe that you can recover and be brought up out of the pit of despair?  How should we respond when finding ourselves so hard pressed? 

In Psalm 143:3 David said "For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground....Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."

David had his seasons when he felt this way, he sometimes felt discouraged, persecuted, smitten and forsaken.  But he was always able to regain his strength, when he took time to encourage himself in the Lord. He would often do the following...

1) Remember the days of old - he encouraged himself by remembering those times and seasons when the hand of the Lord moved mightily on his behalf.

2) He never lost the heart of a worshipper in spite of his circumstances - he said "I will stretch forth my hands unto thee..."

3) He did not lean to his own understanding when trying to figure things out - he said "for in thee do I trust,  cause me to know the way wherein I should walk..."

4) He always maintained a teachable spirit - He said "teach me to do thy will...lead me into the land of uprightness."

Let the worship warriors arise in this season and may the breaker anointing be released in your life for possessing your gates!

Love and Blessings,

Mike