Scripture: Psalm 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 38:4 My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
Devotional: Throughout the psalms we see David write of his depression, anguish, loneliness, fear, his heart-cry over sin, and the guilt he struggled with because of it. He was considered a man after God’s own heart, yet that did not shield him from experiencing the depths of depression. It did, however, give him the ability to hope in God and praise Him despite the distress in which David found himself.
He essentially has a conversation with himself – do you ever find yourself doing the same? It’s like a little internal pep talk- “C’mon soul, I know you’re feeling down, but God is with us! Let’s hope in Him and praise Him through this.”
As simple as that sounds, you can do the same- address the darkness, be honest before God, and remember His faithfulness. His heart longs to hear the cries of His children.
Reflect:
- What’s disturbing your soul today? Cry out to God in the midst of it and praise Him for who He is.
