Faith Resources

David in the Bible encouraged himself in the Lord when his own members turned against him in 1 Samuel 30:6. I know that feeling well. For David, the members were soldiers who were supposedly on his team fighting the same enemy. In my case, it is often the very members of my body---my mind, my eyes, my lips, my hands etc---mounting up and turning on me. My thoughts will be discouraging, my vision will be blurry, my lips will speak negative words and my hands will be ready to throw in the towel. Thanks be to God, I have learned how to wage a war against my own members and in the process encourage myself. My war strategy comes from Psalms 63:2-7. When David found himself in need in this psalm, the first adjustment he made was in his vision.