How to be composed and courageous in a challenging circumstance. People frequently become easily weary, depressed, or overburdened. But how can we motivate ourselves during that time? In David’s life, we can learn how to encourage ourselves.
1 Samuel 30:6 “David was greatly distressed.” Everybody is distressed to a different degree over various issues. David was upset that his two wives were being held captive and that the men were also planning to stab him. Since they also burned David’s possessions, he had nothing with him. Nobody was in his corner. Samuel 30:4 So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. We may experience similar circumstances, and there are times when we relish our solitude and don’t want to speak to anyone. However, the crucial thing at this time is what we need to do.
1 Samuel 30:8 and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”
First and foremost, we must constantly consult God, just as David does at the end of every situation. We should seek God and ask God to reveal to us how to overcome that circumstance and what God’s aim is toward us because God is above everyone and knows everything. This circumstance may arise due to sin, sometimes we may not know the reason, or occasionally, God has permitted it to happen. We should keep in mind that God is not someone who would watch for pleasure and claim that you have problems because you committed this sin. However, God grants us serenity and will descend to give us the courage to overcome it.
Second, ask God. It is written in Matthew 7:7. Ask, and it shall be given to you. You can get anything you ask for. No matter how large, small, or trivial it may seem to you or how you feel about it, we should never be afraid or hesitate to ask God. After asking if there are any indications from God, we shouldn’t wait to act.
1 Samuel 30:18-20 18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back. 20 He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, “This is David’s plunder.”
Like David, who consulted and asked God about everything and got everything, we should also ask God. He will grant us power, peace, position, finances, employment, and whatever else we are losing.