The financial economic crisis has affected a lot of individual in the world today. This difficult time may sometimes drift us to dwell on fear, worry and depression. So how do we keep our faith? Its tough and difficult. Here are few motivations to keep us stay focus and live life to the fullest.
1. Keep you faith rooted in the word of God. Read the bible and you will find a tons of stories were the disciples have been through a diffult times . God is always there to keep his children. Find one story, mark it in your bible and read it again and again when you are down and distracted. I keep one story in the book of John 6, where the disciples being caught up in the storm and Jesus came to stop the storm. This is a very encouraging story for me and it reveals how man tends to loose their faith even when they already know the truth yet still God is there to save them. Reading it again and again helps me keep my faith up when times are down.
2. Find a promise in the the bible and keep it posted. John 10:10b is always an encouragement to me as well us Jeremiah 29:11. It will help if you will find a very encouraging verse in the bible, memorize it, write it down and post in in your room or in the fridge or keep in your wallet. And when you feel that you are afraid , read it aloud so you can hear it again. Better yet read it straight from the bible when you feel discouraged.
3. Count your blessings. One motivational speaker said that if you focus on one thing it will happened or grow more. If you focus on fear of loosing your job or not being able to provide for your family there is a tendency that you will really get into it because it will distract your attention to find solution to your problem. While if you start to count your blessings and focus on the blessings you had and you still have , it will bring encouragement and confidence to find answers and solutions to your problems. Start counting now. Write it down if you want. I'm sure that you will require more pages than what you think.
4. Look at the difficult time in the past. Go back to the time when you had just finished college and you dont even know how to go through an interview yet you got the job. Or think about the difficult times in the past that you have survived. Im sure in one way or another, you have stumbled into that situations before. Remember how God has turned your situation around. Talked it out to your friends and family. Be proud on how you were able to surpassed that time. You'll see how it will sure boost your confidence.
5.Be thankful. Being thankful lets you think what else is there that you still have to be thankful for. If you lose your job, be thankful that you did not lose your talent and ability with your job, it is still there that you can use to find another job. If you dont have money, be thankful, because then you dont have to go out and spend time shopping instead you spend you time in other important matters. Think and you will find that there are more than what you lose. Praise and thank God all the time.
6. Let your friends or family know. If there is something that bothers you, it will help if you start unloading it to a friend or a family. Talked it out or ask your friend or family to pray for you. Dont be afraid to loosen it. That is what friends and family are for - to support each other. In the same way when someone comes to you, be ready to give advice and support them.
7. Finally, Keep on praying. Being down to your knees in prayer is already an act of faith. That you trust God to run your life. Prayer will help you reject fear and accept confidence. Keeping you faith is a full surrender that God is there to carry you when the loads are heavy.
Remember, Jesus came so we may have life and have it to the fullest. This includes having life to the fullest even in global finacial crisis. So, keeep the faith and live!
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