Out of Gas [2025 Re-Post] | Praise Podcast - Christian Podcasting Network

Have you ever been sidelined because you are out of gas? You aren't alone . . .

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00:00:34 --> 00:00:37 Have you ever been in a car that is just plum out of gas?

00:00:38 --> 00:00:42 It won't start no matter how many times you try to turn over the engine.

00:00:43 --> 00:00:48 It won't start no matter what you do until you put in more gas.

00:00:49 --> 00:00:53 We've explored a number of items for your mental health toolkit

00:00:53 --> 00:00:54 in previous episodes.

00:00:54 --> 00:01:00 But what if, despite all we've discussed, you are just out of gas?

00:01:02 --> 00:01:05 A few of us might brave a walk to the gas station,

00:01:05 --> 00:01:08 assuming there's one within walking distance.

00:01:09 --> 00:01:09 Sometimes,

00:01:09 --> 00:01:14 because those temporary plastic receptacles are so small and

00:01:14 --> 00:01:15 because we can't carry

00:01:15 --> 00:01:16 a lot of gas alone,

00:01:17 --> 00:01:20 we may be only able to get enough to go a little way.

00:01:21 --> 00:01:24 This is just temporary until we can fill up.

00:01:25 --> 00:01:26 Knowing this,

00:01:26 --> 00:01:29 most of us phone a friend to take us to the nearest gas

00:01:29 --> 00:01:30 station.

00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 Suggestion number one, don't isolate.

00:01:35 --> 00:01:38 As bad as you might feel and as much as you might hear Satan's

00:01:39 --> 00:01:40 mixtape of lies on

00:01:40 --> 00:01:40 loop,

00:01:41 --> 00:01:42 call that friend.

00:01:43 --> 00:01:46 Even if your temporary receptacle is small,

00:01:47 --> 00:01:49 any forward motion is a good thing.

00:01:50 --> 00:01:54 Suggestion number two, count anything as a win.

00:01:55 --> 00:01:59 If it's only moving you forward by millimeters, getting out of bed,

00:02:00 --> 00:02:01 brushing your teeth,

00:02:02 --> 00:02:04 counting the blessings of food,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:05 clothing,

00:02:05 --> 00:02:05 and shelter.

00:02:06 --> 00:02:10 Remember, we're just talking about getting through today.

00:02:11 --> 00:02:14 These are temporary measures.

00:02:15 --> 00:02:19 Sometimes we have to get out of the car and push.

00:02:20 --> 00:02:24 We have to slide into neutral so we can move forward with what

00:02:24 --> 00:02:25 strength we have.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:28 Moving into neutral,

00:02:28 --> 00:02:31 while we save our energy for the things we must do,

00:02:32 --> 00:02:34 can be a necessary and preservational tool.

00:02:36 --> 00:02:37 Rest when you can.

00:02:38 --> 00:02:40 Do only the things that you must.

00:02:41 --> 00:02:47 Again, it's just getting through today, sometimes minute by minute.

00:02:48 --> 00:02:50 At other times when we're out of gas,

00:02:51 --> 00:02:53 people see us on the road and offer to help.

00:02:55 --> 00:02:58 A youth group I know of got stuck on the road recently.

00:02:59 --> 00:03:01 Though the situation wasn't ideal,

00:03:01 --> 00:03:05 there were friends in the area happy to help and to serve in

00:03:05 --> 00:03:06 time of need.

00:03:07 --> 00:03:11 Use the collective synergy to move that metaphorical car forward.

00:03:12 --> 00:03:17 Ecclesiastes puts it this way in chapter 4, verses 9 through 12.

00:03:18 --> 00:03:23 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil.

00:03:24 --> 00:03:26 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow.

00:03:27 --> 00:03:30 But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another

00:03:30 --> 00:03:31 to lift him up.

00:03:32 --> 00:03:35 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm.

00:03:36 --> 00:03:38 But how can one keep warm alone?

00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone,

00:03:42 --> 00:03:44 two will withstand him.

00:03:44 --> 00:03:47 A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

00:03:49 --> 00:03:51 Cambridge defines synergy this way.

00:03:52 --> 00:03:55 The combined power of a group of things when they are working

00:03:55 --> 00:03:56 together that is

00:03:56 --> 00:04:01 greater than the total power achieved by each working separately.

00:04:02 --> 00:04:05 God in his wisdom has designed man to be a social creature.

00:04:07 --> 00:04:09 You may lose sight of it from time to time,

00:04:09 --> 00:04:12 but you are surrounded by people who want to help you.

00:04:13 --> 00:04:16 Just as you would do anything for certain people in your life,

00:04:16 --> 00:04:19 allow them the joy to serve and be a blessing to you.

00:04:20 --> 00:04:21 However,

00:04:21 --> 00:04:25 sometimes it's just plain wisdom to know when to call roadside

00:04:25 --> 00:04:26 assistance.

00:04:27 --> 00:04:29 Professionals who have seen this so often,

00:04:29 --> 00:04:32 there's no stigma in being stuck by the side of the road,

00:04:33 --> 00:04:35 and who have the tools to help.

00:04:36 --> 00:04:37 Our meme for today says,

00:04:38 --> 00:04:39 out of gas,

00:04:39 --> 00:04:40 take small steps,

00:04:41 --> 00:04:42 move into neutral,

00:04:42 --> 00:04:43 push forward,

00:04:44 --> 00:04:45 and in no time,

00:04:45 --> 00:04:46 you'll be back on the road.

00:04:47 --> 00:04:48 I'm not a clinician,

00:04:49 --> 00:04:53 and clearly this addresses more of the situational issues than

00:04:53 --> 00:04:54 clinical ones.

00:04:55 --> 00:04:57 If you feel this may be something deeper,

00:04:58 --> 00:05:01 contact a mental health provider as part of your roadside

00:05:01 --> 00:05:02 assistance team.

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