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Beating Discouragement // Enjoying the Simple Things

DON’T DESPISE SIMPLE THINGS.

GOD OFTEN USES THEM TO RESTORE YOUR SOUL.

Here’s a question for you: With what simple things will you break through the throes of discouragement the next time it strikes you?

Here’s a list of 21 suggestions to help you think through this question.

  1.      Have a nice meal.
  2.      Watch a good movie.
  3.      Shed some sweat at the gym.
  4.      Take a long walk.
  5.      Have a dance party in your living room.
  6.      Go for a long ride.
  7.      Enjoy time with your family.
  8.      Wash your car.
  9.      Savor a cup of coffee and a laugh with a friend.
  10.      Have a good night’s rest.
  11.      Bake your favorite cookies.
  12.      Climb a mountain (or a hill).
  13.      Listen to the rain.
  14.      Journal.
  15.      Clean up your room (workspace.)
  16.      Treat yourself to dessert.
  17.      Garden or work in the yard.
  18.      Fix something.
  19.      Solve a word puzzle.
  20.      Read a book you’ve been meaning to get to.
  21.     __________________________ (you fill in the blank)

 

So go ahead and enjoy some simple things! You have divine permission. Who knows, Jesus might show up in a coffee house or in your garden and change the course of your life forever.

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