Beware of Self-Pity

Psalm 89:15-16 - Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted.

Hebrews 12:1-2 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Dear God, yet again I pray You help me to remember to seek You when faced with troubles as opposed to feeling despair. I would rather be on guard than fall into a pit that is near impossible to dig back out of. Thank You. In Jesus' Name, Amen!