Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalms 42:5 (NIV)
We all need encouragement from others. Even Jesus got encouragement from an angel as He agonized in prayer in the garden when He was about to face the suffering of the Cross. Luke 22:43 But before encouragement comes from outside, you can encourage yourself first. The angel who came to strengthen or encourage Jesus found Him already in a prayer (Luke 22:41-42) which is one way to encourage yourself.Encourage yourself by speaking to yourself. Every time you focus your mind on God, telling yourself who He is and what He can do you’re encouraging yourself. Every time you remind yourself what God has done in the past, how He has helped and seen you through, it’s encouragement and strength to your soul.