discouraged?

hey y'all!
today was normal. B day. B days are no fun. i cant wait till tomorrow. church :] i love wednesdays. church = the best part. and they're always A days.
i did my devotion on being discoraged. Joshua 1:9 says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and corageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discoraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." i absolutely love this verse. b/c it can really help you through a lot of things if you just take it to heart. even the most devout Christians become discoraged, its only human. but if we find ourselves in difficulte circumstances we dont need to lose hope, or become anxious. why? because God is here to help us through it. we just need to lift up our thoughts and prayers to our Heavenly Father. he will guide us through all our troubles. God is always with us. hes always going to protect us because he is faithful and he would never let us down. so we need ot live with courage b/c we have God, who created the universe, on our side! my devotion book tells us "if you're feeling discouraged, try to redirect your thoughts away from the troubles that plague you-foucus, instead, upon the oppourtunites that surround you" and thats really what we need to do. we cant let thoughts of discoragment control our lifes and further us from God we just need to lay all our troubles down to him and let him take care of us.
i love y'all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade