Luke 24:21

The facts all mentioned by the disciples were true, but the conclusions they made were not. Anything that even remotely suggests spiritual despair is always incorrect. It is not God or anybody else's fault if I am melancholy or troubled. One of two things can cause dejection: either my lust has been satiated or it hasn't been. Dejection is the outcome in both situations. Lust signifies "I have to have it now." I demand a response from God out of spiritual lust rather than going to God directly for the solution. What have I been expecting God to accomplish? Is it "the third day" and He hasn't fulfilled my expectations as of yet? Is it then acceptable for me to be depressed and to hold God responsible? We are going astray whenever we demand that God answer our prayers. Reaching out to God, not the solution, is the aim of prayer. Being depressed is incompatible with physical well-being, as depression is an indicator of illness. Spiritually, this is also true. Spiritual dejection is wrong, and we are always to blame.

To witness God's power, we wait for heavenly sights and earth-shattering incidents. We are proof that we do this even in our dejection. However, we are constantly unaware of God's hand at work in the people and situations in our lives. We will see Him if we will simply obey and complete the duty that He has assigned to us. Finding out that we recognize the great Godhead of Jesus Christ in the ordinary things of life is one of the most astounding revelations from God.