The antidote for spiritual fatigue is found in Ephesians 5:19, which says, “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” Talking to yourself controls the seed that enters your spirit. If “faith” comes by hearing, then it is imperative to hear words that build confidence. When you speak to yourself with encouraging melodies, inner strength is released.
David faced a similar dilemma as he battled his own emotions. His answer is revealed in Psalms 103:1 as he speaks to his own soul and says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” Apparently something in David resisted giving praise to the Lord, but David knew what was good for his soul. A choice to rejoice is a good decision in any situation.
Both references provide insight, which reveals praise is a “discipline” more than a “feeling.” Life provides challenges that diminish joy and peace. At key moments we must make the choice to encourage our soul to lift praise to the Lord. In other words, sometimes you just have to “talk to yourself!”
--Bishop Gerald Doggett
David faced a similar dilemma as he battled his own emotions. His answer is revealed in Psalms 103:1 as he speaks to his own soul and says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” Apparently something in David resisted giving praise to the Lord, but David knew what was good for his soul. A choice to rejoice is a good decision in any situation.
Both references provide insight, which reveals praise is a “discipline” more than a “feeling.” Life provides challenges that diminish joy and peace. At key moments we must make the choice to encourage our soul to lift praise to the Lord. In other words, sometimes you just have to “talk to yourself!”
--Bishop Gerald Doggett
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