{"id":15861,"date":"2015-10-14T07:03:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T12:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=15861"},"modified":"2015-10-14T07:03:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T12:03:05","slug":"psalm-42-depression-is-real-but-we-will-again-praise-him-once-we-make-it-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/psalm-42-depression-is-real-but-we-will-again-praise-him-once-we-make-it-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 42: Depression is real, but we will again praise Him once we make it through"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bible-study-post.jpg\" alt=\"bible-study-post\" width=\"400\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bible-study-post.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bible-study-post-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bible-study-post-200x115.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Here&#8217;s what I heard in Psalm 42 using SOAP:<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture:\u00a0Psalm 42: 11<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Why are you cast down, O my soul,<\/p>\n<p>and why are you in turmoil within me?<\/p>\n<p>Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,<\/p>\n<p>my salvation and my God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Observation:<\/h3>\n<p>Why am I facing unrest and frustration?<\/p>\n<p>I cannot let this bring me down, as things WILL get better and I will see Him.<\/p>\n<h3>Application:<\/h3>\n<p>Yep, there are moments in my life when I am in a funk. These moments can be, well, moments, or they can last a longer spell.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot expect to have joy always. But I can still look for Him and have faith that\u00a0I will praise Him again.<\/p>\n<h3>Prayer:<\/h3>\n<p>Lord, thank you for this reminder that you are always here. Yes, there are times when I just can&#8217;t seem to get my joy on and there are times I feel stuck. Being able to reflect on your love and provision helps me to make it out of those moments and\u00a0carry on.<\/p>\n<p>Please be with all those who are in a bad place. And please help me the next time I fall. Help all of us\u00a0to know that hope is there, that we\u00a0will praise you in time. Please pull us\u00a0out of the turmoil and let us\u00a0know that, even as we\u00a0toil and feel lost, you are here\u00a0and we\u00a0will again praise you.<\/p>\n<p>Depression is real. Guide us through it when we face it and allow us to see you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what I heard in Psalm 42 using SOAP: Scripture:\u00a0Psalm 42: 11 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Observation: Why am I facing unrest and frustration? I cannot let this bring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,371],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-study","category-blogging-psalms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15862,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15861\/revisions\/15862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}