Juniper Tree

We're troubled on every side, yet not distressed Perplexed, but not in despair Persecuted, but not forsaken Cast down, but not destroyed Sometimes we want God to deliver us from situations but sometimes the deliverance comes within the situation These growing pains are growing But even under pressure my spirit is doing so well Coming outta di fall season So the flow is colder than when it's snowing Christmas is coming This season I got no intentions of taking no L's No Elsa's, Rapunzels or Simba's Just real life and realizing life must go on whether or not I feel like it It's been so long since I've felt like like this Least six years since I found rest nightly Not suicidal but rest sounds more enticing than lifing But as long as there's chest falls and chest rising, hang tight. I'm still fighting Couple wins, couple losses but I'm still fighting And I'm so glad that even when I'm down bad and in crisis mode I know as long as I'm in Christ Jesus I'm still invited It's frustrating when you go from going places to complacent When you go from being able to change the forecast, no rain for a couple years, that was crazy God rained fire from heaven when you prayed it To being under a Juniper tree beseeching God take the life and lef' the body Everybody know depression can happen to anybody Craziest thing is mi know you never gimme no lame spirit Spirit of power and of love and a sound mind Think it's about time I harness the greatness of the power that raise up Lazarus, embrace the long suffering knowing that I carry the same spirit Spirit of power and of love and a sound mind Take weh di dark clouds and gimme di cloud 9 It's frustrating when you go from going places to complacent When you go from frustration to God grace and from bus stations to gas stations Who knew the road I took would lead back to frustration? I'm venting like I invented it These life changing events are like instruments for your glory Yah Craziest thing is mi know you never gimme no lame spirit Spirit of power and of love and a sound mind Think it's about time I harness the greatness of the power that raise up Lazarus and face the long suffering knowing that I carry the same spirit Spirit of power and of love and a sound mind 2nd Timothy 1:7 the co-sign And there you have it Remember this spirit of heaviness did not come from God so you're not obligated to carry it I know shaking it off is easier said than done Especially if you can still feel the weight of your burdens But you should never let your feelings dictate your actions You ever had a gym session where you're just not feeling it but instead of quitting you just kept going? Before you know it you're having one of the best sessions you've had in a while Well It's the same thing with faith Believing even though you can't see it or feel it at the time When God changes your situation that change is present long before the manifestation There's no shame in dealing with anxiety or depression Many of the biblical greats have struggled David dealt with depression and anxiety Job was depressed Elijah was depressed and asked God to end his life God was like "how about you eat something, sleep on it and see how you feel afterwards"? And Jesus definitely went through it The Bible mentions him sweating blood as he was contemplating the horrific and painful death he would have to endure Back when I first read that I didn't know if it was a metaphor but today we know that hematohidrosis is a rare condition where individuals under extreme levels of stress sweat blood But Jesus went on to say " I have told you these things in advance so that when they happen you'll know that you can find peace in me In this world, you will have trouble But encourage yourself because I have overcome the world" As believers, these are some of the tools that we forget to tap into when we're going through it So whether it's anxiety, depression or temptation, get back into the fight You have all the tools you need to be successful Sometimes we haffi fall back and wait on God...