The Antidote for Anxiety and Depression: Trust in Abba Father’s Care – Pt 82
A Sorrowful Heart
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
– Proverbs 14:13
Heart troubles is said to be the major cause of death in the world. While many of the symptoms experienced by persons are physical and treated with medications, they really derive from a sorrowful heart, a heart in hopeless emotional pain and grief. A sorrowful heart knows no peace and is in turbulence regularly caused by stress. This heart of sadness is even unable to laugh as it is weighted down by humour.
Often times a sorrowful heart manifests in different ways including anxiety and depression. For which pharmaceutical remedies are unable to cure. Medicine is incapable of relieving the deep emotional distress of a sorrowful heart for the masses who are in pursuit of inner peace. Such relieve can be had from a friend who tunes into your pain as a counsellor with keen senses to discern the root cause of your sorrow and intercede in prayer on your behalf for your deliverance.
Jesus is the Faithful Friend who sticks closer that a brother (see Proverbs 18:24). However, frequently in times like these you don’t have the head space to reach out to Jesus, He sends human friends to be His hands extended to you, His ears to listen to you, His eyes to see your body language that your words are not saying. His feet to walk with you through this journey to the end. His nose to be sensitive to or perceive or discern the source of the sorrow in order to effectively address it. Above all, His heart to show you He cares and loves you. May you know such a friend today.
God bless you!
MY PRAYER FOR TODAY
Abba, I worship and give You glory for sending Your only Son Jesus who is my Forever Faithful Friend. Thank You for the human friends whom You have given to me as precious gifts to help me be healed and delivered from a sorrowful heart. I declare that I am blessed by their demonstration of Your love and care for me. Therefore, my heart is glad. I pray this by faith in Jesus’ precious name with thanksgiving. Amen!
