It may well be a sacrifice! Stop and take a moment to actually list as many good things in your life as possible, and then thank the Lord for them. “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit Not exactly depressed, but one person’s bad attitude away from not having a very good day. Sometimes I feel my emotions starting to go down and the blue funk creeping up. It’s a choice, an act of the will! And that’s what begins the healing process. “I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me” (Psalm 13:6). He has given me His Holy Spirit, also called the Counselor, to live in my heart!” He loves me infinitely and unconditionally. This is how I feel and what I have been through, but let me focus on who God is. “I trust in your unfailing love my heart rejoices in your salvation” (Psalm 13:5). How long do I have to endure this, Lord? So what does that mean for us? You can be blunt with God! Pour out that pain and put it at His feet. You’ll notice that David is honest and specific.
“How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart” (Psalm 13:1-2)? It’s an Rx for healing emotional pain: Remember the pain, recount God’s character, resolve to trust Him. In Psalm 13, David – the very powerful king of ancient Israel – shares with us his own prayer as a troubled man. The word “troubled” here means afflicted, suffering, enduring hardship or distress. “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray” (James 5:13). You might be surprised at the simplicity. God goes straight to the heart of the problem with a prescription I’d like to offer you. Sometimes, though, we try to cope with the symptoms, and stop short of facing the sources of the pain.
Let’s be clear: I absolutely believe some people suffering from damaged emotions need to get professional help. There’s a huge gap there, isn’t there? Maybe you’re in that gap – tired of your emotional pain and wondering how to get healed. Many of them are wonderful and life-saving.īut we also live in a country that’s among the world’s worst when it comes to lack of emotional health. We live in a culture flooded with psychotherapy, counseling programs, treatment centers, psychiatric hospitals, antidepressant drugs, recovery support groups, and self-help books and videos and podcasts.
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