Sometimes I feel particularly oppressed by the devil.

Other times I feel strong oppression from my own lusts, desires, and affections.

At times I even feel oppressed by certain people. Or by my imaginings regarding certain people.

So sometimes I feel discouraged or depressed.

“For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” (Psalm 43:2).

I want God to be my strength!

But how in the world do I make that happen?

I suspect it begins with something I seem to write frequently here: Awareness of Him.

Where does God fit in my life, in my conscious thought?

If it is only in these moments of beginning-of-the-day reflections, how can He be my strength through the day?