Renewed Mental Health Devotions

Imagine a person that can motivate you, show loving care, offer a song, poem or verse of encouragement, listen attentively, offer an embrace, and feed your soul with advice. All at the right time, I’m the right amount and in the way that will truly help you. Such a person does not exist, and we often discard valuable relationships because of unrealistic expectations. There is only one person that...

James the brother of Jesus called Job A MAN OF GREAT ENDURANCE. Endurance is the ability to go through wear and tear and still complete the task at hand, to fight through your issues no matter how hopeless they may look. James 5:11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end...

Self-denial prepares a person to bear with the hardships and toils of life. Some people are always striving for MORE. This can be exhausting, It is better to endure cheerfully every inconvenience and apparent lack than to loose your peace and happiness because of a desire for MORE. Sometimes you got to tell yourself: “its ok if I do not get it.” Luke 9:23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come...

The great preacher Charles Spurgeon said: The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation. It is God alone that can save us from this life of misery, pain and sickness caused by sin. And with certainty I can say HE will come and save you oh weary one. Isaiah 34:4 Say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will...

Havent you ever wished you could just “sit down and rest” from all your problems. All the worries, fears, anxieties, pain, heart ache, to just sit down and rest from them all. If Jesus can set a demon possessed person free and allow him rest at His feet, he can do the same for you. Luke 8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were...

Most of us experience a mundane, boring, recurring cycle of work day in and out. This destroys the joy and hope of present day living . however when we include prayer and the Sabbaths rest into that life cycle it brings pieces of the beauty of Gods kingdom and the sacredness of eternity into every day life. It enables you to experience sacredness right now in the midst of an ordinary life. Zephani...

The ever exhausting chasing after the standards of the world will leave you feeling mentally and emotionally worn out. It destroys your inner being, your inner person, you loose your soul The continual pursuit of earthly standards will wear out your strength and sap your life from you. Matthew 16:26 ESV For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall...

Admitting your brokenness is better than pretending you are whole. “When you come clean about your brokenness, others catch glimpses of how the real grace of a real God works in the messy life of a real person.” - Jason Gray. VERSE: Psalm38:8 I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

Psychology teaches that the ability to correctly asses what we feel on the inside is called introception People who are good at introception have shown to have less mental health problems. Psalms 84:2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

The disciples were weary, but they were so glad to be once more in the presence of their Lord that they forgot their weariness. Remembering the joy of being in Gods presence makes you forget the weariness of everyday problems. Isaiah 46:9 “Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me

Pain has a strange way of giving us tunnel vision. Why did this happen to me we ask? Well that is just it... THIS is only one thing in the scope of life. So this ONE thing went wrong, what about ALL the other things in your life that has gone right? Mathew 6:25 Is not your life not more than food? And your body more than clothes?

The greatest mask we wear, is the mask of “I am ok”. We pretend to be doing well. How will you call on the Lord to help us if you keep pretending everything ok, keep pretending difficulties don’t exist. Psalm 50:15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Are you waiting for a a breakthrough in your life that seems as if it’s not coming. Be patient, tolerate delay, long-lasting problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. Isaiah 40:31 But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

So while you cannot always run away from or change difficult times. You can rise above them in our thoughts and emotions. Colossians 3:2-3 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

Jesus had a few vision statements foe his life which kept him on track regarding his actions. What is keeping you on track? What helps you decide if you will do something or not do it? Matthew 20:28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many

Somedays you may feels like highway 401. Bombarded with half a million different kind of outward stimuli that directly effect your inward wellbeing and peace .. and it seems to never end like a 828 km highway. Psalms 116:7 Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you

Be daily keeping so close to God, by beholding Him every minute. In every unexpected trial your thoughts will naturally turn to Him, as naturally as the flower turns to the sun. Proverbs 3:25-26 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared

What makes you act on your inspirational ideas? Ever noticed some ideas you follow through into fruition others not? What makes the difference? Why do you sometimes strike while the iron is hot and other times not Because maybe you don’t really, really, really, really want it… Luke1.37 For nothing will be impossible with God

Your greatest ability as a human is the capacity to improve who you are. Its an ability you have above the animals. A dog cant be anything but a dog. A tree cant be anything but a tree, but as a human being you have unlimited potential. You can put effort into you, and by concentrating and developing yourself with Gods help, you can transform your life and be anything. Philippians 4:13 I can do al...

Jesus only lived 33 years, and it ended on the cross, an apparent failure. Yet he said in John 17:4 I have finished the work thou gavest me to do. Living a life of quality is more precious than a long life. It doesn’t matter wether you live another year, or two years or five years. What matters is how you spend those days. James 4:14 What is your life it is but a vapor that appeareth for a little...

When an enemy cant gain entry into your soul temple, they tend to engage psychological warfare while standing on the outside they may insult, curse and even threaten your life. This is a weak attempt to destroy you on the inside psychologically because they don’t have any real access. 2 Chronicles 32:7 be strong be courages, don’t be afraid or discouraged because of the king if Assyria or his migh...

Healing your soul temple starts with fixing the broken down doors. Doors are there to keep what belongs outside outside, and what belongs inside safe. Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Remember most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. If you asking “How long should you try?” The answer is. . . Until. 1 corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. .

Hope in the Christian tradition is hope because of a new state of being. Hope in the fact that you are not who you use to be. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new

If your soul, inward person (your little bob) is tired, dirty, hungry, thirsty, toxic, diseased, hurt, out breath, worn out and ready collapse Gods message to you is: Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn...