Often when we feel depressed or hurt or when we are upset part of the reason is because we focus too much on ourselves. When I feel like I haven’t done well in my work or on a test I took or whatever it is, I often spend a couple hours thinking about what I could have or should have done differently. When I feel like I’ve disappointed someone I often start to feel sorry for myself because of the situation I’m in. I’ll think well I did the best I could those other people need to do better and I tend be somewhat grumpy.
We all can feel down or upset sometimes that’s part of life and part of being human, but when we do feel that way instead of dwelling on it we should begin to focus on helping other people. Counselor’s often say that if someone is struggling with depression one of the best things they can do is go out and serve other people someone. This is because when we try to focus on other people we see how much value there can be in life and we don’t think about our own problems.
So when you start to feel hurt or depressed or sorry for yourself, start thinking about how you can help someone else. Make dinner for your family, or make dinner for a friend. Clean up your room without anyone asking you to or make a surprise gift for someone in your family. When you do that you’ll be living as God wants and spreading his love and you’ll feel better too.
Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Discussion Questions:
· Why did David care for Mephibosheth?
· How do you think Mephibosheth felt?
· What’s one way you can practice showing kindness to others this week?
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