From Darkest Day To Brightest Night

even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:12 

  

  It was a bad day. I was alone. I was very sick. Emotionally I was wreck. And then it came, suicidal depression and panic-filled anxiety. I had been there before. 

  The enemy does not wait until you are in a room full of praying Christians to attack. No, he is a predator. He wants to attack the weak, those apart from the herd, those who are confused, those who are vulnerable. 

  First, I prayed. Then I took medication to help with the symptoms. Then I did my best to steady my thoughts and emotions and put things into perspective. I recalled scripture such as: 

  

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 

  

and: 

  

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:5 

  

  I survived the assault as I had many times before. By the next evening I could not believe how different, how much better everything was. I felt better, my mind was clear, I was stronger, and the enemy was nowhere to be seen. I even said to myself: The next time the enemy attacks remind yourself of how much better you feel right now, one day after. As dark as it was yesterday, by tonight you feel like a different person. 

  Experience was on my side. God was on my side. The power of the word of God was on my side. I survived because I had help from above. Yet it causes me to think about those who do not have God on their side, and are weak and helpless.  

  God turned my darkest day into brightest night. That is how my God works. He is there for every believer in their worst tests and trials. If you do not know Him, call upon the Name of Jesus for salvation. You do not want to be alone with a Predator with no help from above. 

  Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for hearing my prayers and coming to my aid yet again. Keep us from the power of the enemy, turn our darkest days into brightest nights. Amen.