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PROVERBS 31 JHOANNA DE GUZMAN

Overcoming a

CRUSHED SPIRIT

Setbacks, struggles, sadness, tragedy and depression..

Tese are some of life’s ways to crush our spirits.

e ofen perceived them adversely No matter what the cause of our difculty is, God is
damaging, as all these sounds and feels still ready and able to help. But it would beneft us even
so undesirable. Nevertheless, these very more if we can help ourselves too.
Wcircumstances are ways not just to hurt One of the greatest motivating factors for a person to
us, but to teach and transform us. People always say one really take action is when they are faced with a setback.
opportunity can change everything. I say, one setback can We won’t be challenged to move out of our comfort zone
change a person. And this may in turn be the reason, for and we won’t be able to grow if everything is doing well
them to develop a whole new positive perspective. and good.
It’s like looking at the diference between the winners God knows what you are going through and you
and the losers. Losers complain about the circumstances, should not remain broken. When we are faced with a
winners fnd the opportunity in crisis, losers see the pain, difculty, always look at the other side. Brighter days
winners see the gain, losers stay in their comfort zone, will transpire as you place your hope in the Lord and be
winners constantly expand their comfort zones, losers mindful to take the necessary steps He asks you to take.
see a problem in every answer, winners see an answer for Having a crushed spirit is
every problem, losers give up when there are obstacles, sometimes good, but we must
winners are persistent and will do what it takes despite not let that settle into one’s
setbacks, losers focus on obstacles, winners think about mind, heart and soul. We must
possibilities. You get the idea. have an attitude of a winner. We
Sometimes, it’s about how we see things that sets us have an awesome God that loves
apart on others once we are faced with such a difcult and helps us. He will restore
situation. Psalm 34:18 says, “Te Lord is close to the what is broken, it’s just really a
brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in matter of how we see things and
spirit.” how we react to it. PROVERBS 31
By Jhoanna B. de Guzman

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