A Crushed Spirit

Scripture:

Proverbs 18:14  "The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?"

Observation:

The author tells us here that our human spirit is strong enough to endure through sickness.  Our human spirit can remain strong through adversity, but when that spirit is crushed, nobody can bear it.  According to this, the spirit of a person is strong, but can be crushed, and when crushed, it is hard to bounce back.

Application:

When a person's spirit is crushed by disappointments, frustration, separation, failure, etc., it is a very difficult thing to walk through.  Many today have been crushed in spirit when they did the right things and were punished for it.  Many have a crushed spirit because of words spoken over them by their parents, etc.  Out human spirit is strong, but a crushed spirit is really tough.  Only God can help us when our spirit is crushed.

Prayer:

Father, I know many people who have a crushed spirit, who just want to give up on life because they see no hope.  You are hope to the hopeless and life to the lifeless.  Touch and lift the heavy hearted who feel crushed by the circumstances of life.  Only You can bring them out.

Yours,
Jeff