Today we will look at the third of The 7-Ups of Encouraging Yourself In The LORD.

Today we look at the truth of Shut Up!

We live in a world filled with noise and talking.  Everywhere you go someone has a cellphone stuck to the side of their head.  They are texting or even talking.  The other day we went to the chiropractor’s office.  Some not very tech saavy woman sat in the crowded waiting room with her cell phone making all kinds of noises.  I wanted to remove it from her possession and stomp it into small pieces on the floor.  I restrained myself for many reasons.

The Psalmist exhorts us in Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”  Nobody really wants to be still anymore.  We have all kinds of gadgets to keep us informed and entertained to death.  We need to get alone with God daily and let Him encourage us.  We would be less discouraged if we would take the time to do this.

We need to turn off the comfort of noise and get alone with God.  This will help ward off discouragement for sure.

So, how are you doing?