The Comeback

Psalm 42:1–6 NIV84

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng. 5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6 my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.

1. Remember when things were better

Time to think about the good

Sometimes we have to force ourselves to think about the good that belongs to us

Philippians 4:8 NIV84

8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Whatever you feed will grow

The more negativity that goes in, the more negative you will be

The more positivity that goes in, the more positive you will be

If you need hope, think of what is praiseworthy

2. We need a spiritual factory reset

When your mobile phone is not working as it should, turn it off and back on

Sometimes turning the phone off then back on resets it to normal

Sometimes you need to turn off relationships that are draining you

Relationships that are causing you not to function like you should

Sometimes watching too much TV causes you not to function like a Christian

Sometimes turning off what drains you will do the trick

Sometimes you need a factory reset

You need to wipe everything off the device and it is like new

You lose everything on the device that was not saved

Sometimes you need a spiritual factory reset

You will lose what is not valuable to you

You will have a fresh start - Reset

3. A setback is a setup for a comeback

Sometimes we need to fall in order to remember how to get up

A setback is not a denial

A delay is not a denial

Remember the goodness of God

Remember the promises of God

Remember whose you are

Remember who you are

Its time for a comeback

4. Reclaim the joy of being in the presence of God

Be glad that you are still able to attend His House of Worship

Psalm 122:1 NKJV

1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

Time to change the way you think of things

Come to His House with joy and thanksgiving

Come to meet Him

Come to reclaim your hope

Put your hope in God

Many are putting their hope on manmade things

We must have our hope securely in God

Our God is able to protect us

Are you depressed? Dejected? Debt? Turmoil?

Put your hope in God

5. Revise your spiritual diet

Time to change your spiritual diet

Don’t eat only when you are dying

You have to nourish your spirit daily

Read His Word

Attend Worship

Serve in His House

Witness to others

Whatever you feed grows

You feed your body a few times a day

You don’t forget to feed and remember only when you are dying

Whatever you feed grows

Revise your diet in 2021

Reset your diet in 2021

Get in His Word