How to get out of the spiritual trough

The first thing is to return to the Lord sincerely. Nothing is more important than this. Every appliance, anything, as long as you don't turn on the electricity, its electricity is gone. The only thing you can do is to get it back. Connect to the source, connect to the source of ability. Therefore, when you are weak, don't rush to ask others to sympathize with you. Go cry in front of others. That's all the way. But the most direct and effective way is to return to God. He is our savior. We often preach the gospel to others. We are not preaching the leader, we are preaching the savior. We already know too much. We can't do it. What we need is redemption. Jesus came to save us, not only from sin, but also from all weakness. Everything is not God's will, and everything does not belong to God. He will save us. The first thing is to talk about sincere return and turn to the Lord. Samuel 1 chapter 7 records:

The ark stayed in Gilead-jearim for a long time. Twenty years later, all the Israelites turned to God.

Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you submit to the LORD with all your heart, put away foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and return to the LORD with all your heart and serve him only. He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines. 」

Single-minded obedience, single-minded return and simple service are all talking about a simple, absolute and complete relationship with God. Nothing destroys this relationship, and this return is incomplete. Anything destroys the real rotation, you will find that your weakness can't come out, and you still live in it. This must be single-minded, dedicated and simple. So Joel's second chapter, section 12- 13, is a very vivid book at first when you read Joel. Locusts are terrible. They come to all the land and destroy all the crops. Joel's second half is full of peace, blessings and all kinds of glorious hopes. The key in the middle, connecting these two paragraphs, is the scripture we want to read.

2: 12 The Lord said, "But fast, weep and mourn, and return to me with all your heart."

2: 13 Tear your hearts, not your clothes, and return to the Lord your God. Because he is gracious, compassionate, slow to get angry, rich in love, and repents of disasters.

When it comes to returns, we must be single-minded and sincere. When we are weak, guilty and have sinned against God, I hope that true light and true repentance will be in us. There are indeed many things that attract us, occupy us, hurt us, bind us and consume us, but if you really want to turn to God, you must be single-minded and sincere. If it's a confession, don't just tear your clothes and your heart, or you won't get out. 180 degree telepathy is something we have to learn all our lives, something we have to learn at any time, and something we can learn at any time and anything. When we return to God wholeheartedly, sincerely and completely and serve him only, you will find that many times we connect our abilities, our strength comes back, our blessings come back, our joy comes back, our peace comes back, and our lost blessings come back. This is the first thing. This is the only most direct, effective and thorough secret, that is, to be with God and remove all the curtains, obstacles and evil interception in the Lord.

There are too many reasons for our weakness, such as poor health, unanswered prayers, injuries caused by others, and we are bound by sin. All these are inseparable from these principles and relationships. Otherwise, you can't get out. If you leave this thing, it is a waste of time to solve those problems. All fruit effects are temporary and superficial. Only when the real relationship with God is correct can you find real strength, real recovery, real peace and real joy in your heart. Although external difficulties and those reasons may still exist, your heart is practical. This is very important. To get out of the trough, the first thing is always to return.