Psalm 34:18 - The LORD Is Close to The Brokenhearted.
Psalm 34:18 (NIV) The LORD is close to the
brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
WORD STUDY
A truly Contrite Heart. Real sorrow for sin
is the result of the working of the Holy
Spirit. The Spirit reveals the ingratitude of the
heart that has slighted and grieved the Saviour,
and brings us in contrition to the foot of the
cross. By every sin Jesus is wounded afresh; and as
we look upon Him whom we have pierced, we mourn
for the sins that have brought anguish upon Him.
Such mourning will lead to the renunciation of
sin. DA 300
INTRODUCTION
Gods presence is often experienced in
difficult times. We often wish we could escape
troubles - the pain of grief, loss, sorrow, and
failure; or even the small daily frustrations that
constantly wear us down. God promises to be close to
those whose hearts are breaking, to be our
source of power, courage, and wisdom, and to help
us through our problems. Sometimes he chooses
to deliver us from those problems. When trouble
strikes, dont get frustrated with God. Instead,
admit that you need Gods help and thank him for
being by your side. [Life Application SB]
COMMENTARY PEARL
We lost him, Pat. The text from my
classmate Janie shocked and crushed me. Janie's grown
son Stephen had been battling pneumonia in a
hospital. Many class members were praying for
Stephen's recovery. I was certain he would be all
right and had told Janie that often. Jesus, please
help me comfort my friend.
Over thirty years ago when my
three-year-old son Blake died, there was nothing anyone
could say to comfort me. My grief paralyzed me. I
was lost. Then one day, several months after
Blake died, I read in the newspaper about a car
accident that had taken the life of the teenaged
daughter of a man who'd been a football star at my
high school. Jesus led me to set aside my sorrow
and sit down and write a note to Billy, telling
him that I, too, had lost a child and that if he
ever needed to talk, I was here. I never heard
from Billy, but this was the first step in my
healing - reaching out to another brokenhearted
parent.
Over the years, I've written notes to
many people whose children have died. In the
note, after telling the parents how sorry I am for
their loss, that I understand because I've been
there, that I am available to talk, I write
something such as, "Let me offer you hope. It does get
better. Your life will never be quite the same and
you will never stop missing your child, but you
can find joy again." At the time I lost Blake,
what I needed more than anything was hope. I
found that hope the nearer I drew to Jesus. Pat
Butler Dyson
Faith Step: Write a note to someone with
a broken heart. [Mornings With Jesus 2021
Devotional by Guideposts and Zondervan]
COMMENTARY
Those who have not humbled their souls
before God in acknowledging their guilt, have not
yet fulfilled the first condition of acceptance.
If we have not experienced that repentance
which is not to be repented of, and have not with
true humiliation of soul and brokenness of spirit
confessed our sins, abhorring our iniquity, we have
never truly sought for the forgiveness of sin; and
if we have never sought, we have never found
the peace of God. The only reason why we do not
have remission of sins that are past is that we
are not willing to humble our hearts and comply
with the conditions of the word of truth.
Explicit instruction is given concerning this matter.
Confession of sin, whether public or private, should be
heartfelt and freely expressed. It is not to be urged
from the sinner. It is not to be made in a
flippant and careless way, or forced from those who
have no realizing sense of the abhorrent
character of sin. The confession that is the
outpouring of the inmost soul finds its way to the God
of infinite pity. The psalmist says, "The Lord
is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Psalm 34:18. SC 37, 38
Christ's first words to the people on the
mount were words of blessing. Happy are they, He
said, who recognize their spiritual poverty, and
feel their need of redemption. The gospel is to
be preached to the poor. Not to the spiritually
proud, those who claim to be rich and in need of
nothing, is it revealed, but to those who are humble
and contrite. One fountain only has been opened
for sin, a fountain for the poor in spirit.
The proud heart strives to earn
salvation; but both our title to heaven and our fitness
for it are found in the righteousness of Christ.
The Lord can do nothing toward the recovery of
man until, convinced of his own weakness, and
stripped of all self-sufficiency, he yields himself
to the control of God. Then he can receive the
gift that God is waiting to bestow. From the soul
that feels his need, nothing is withheld. He has
unrestricted access to Him in whom all fullness dwells.
"For thus saith the high and lofty One that
inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the
high and holy place, with him also that is of a
contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of
the humble, and to revive the heart of the
contrite ones." Isa. 57:15. DA 299, 300
The Burdens of a Broken Heart
Rejection hurts. A broken heart, whether
from losing a loved one, suffering depression, or
breaking up with a sweetheart, can literally feel
like a heart attack. People across many cultures
know exactly what you mean when you say, "My
heart is breaking." It's more than a metaphor.
While our brains process the experience, we can
physically feel pain in our chests.
Physiology aside, we've all experienced
the hurt from loss. It's part of living in our
fallen world - friends let us down, loved ones die,
spouses are unfaithful. And at the peak of our
grief, depression, or traumatic experience, our
heart can feel like it's breaking apart.
Today's Bible promise gives us the
assurance of God's presence during these painful
experiences. The Lord isn't distracted by running the
universe; He is near to those whose hearts are broken.
And if there is ever a time we really need a
sense of God's closeness, it's when we are bearing
the burdens of a broken heart.
Even in the best of hours, it's so
comforting to experience the closeness of God. How much
more so in times of grief and sorrow? And
sometimes it is the grief and sorrow themselves that
open us up to the reality of God's presence. It's
often the suffering that humbles us, that gives us
the "contrite spirit" which is so essential to
knowing God and His salvation.
It has been said that Jesus died of a
broken heart. What does that mean? We know, based
on David's inspired words, that the Lord truly
knows how to comfort those who have experienced
excruciating loss because of what Jesus experienced for
us on Calvary.
Lord Jesus, help me sense Your nearness
amid the brokenness of my heart. [The Most
Amazing Bible Promises by Amazing Facts]
The Lessons of Loss
A teenage daughter of a friend of our
ministry reflected on watching her grandfather die at
home. She said with tears in her eyes, "I'll never
forget the loving care Papa received from my
grandmother. It taught me to care for the sick and dying.
More than that, it taught me about living bravely
in the midst of difficulties."
There is much the young can learn from
those who have traveled the distance. Likewise,
the elderly would be wise to consider the
contribution the young make even to our own lives. They
will see our mistakes, and they will see our
triumphs. We will hopefully recognize their struggles
and accomplishments and encourage them as they
face the unknown future. The Bible says, "To
everything there is a season, a time for every purpose
a time to gain, and a time to lose"
(Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6). In times of loss there are lessons
to be gained. Let's not miss the purposes of
God even in times of sorrow and disappointment,
for He is always with us on our journey.
What have you learned from someone in a
different stage of life than yours? [Peace for Each
Day by Billy Graham]
Where Is God When Youre in Pain?
God shares the pain of every single
person - including you. When youre hurting, he
isnt distant, aloof, or unfeeling. He is aware of
your pain, and he cares. And he even shares the
pain with you.
God the Father shares your pain so
naturally because he created you. The Bible says,
The one who formed their hearts understands
everything they do (Psalm 33:15 GW). In other words,
God is never shocked by your emotions or your
thoughts. He understands why you do what you do better
than even you understand. He is more than capable
to share your pain.
Jesus, Gods Son, shares your pain
because he suffered it on Earth. Hebrews 4:15 says:
Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because
he was tempted in every way that we are
(CEV).
He understands emotional pain, like
abandonment, loneliness, criticism, discrimination,
rejection, and betrayal. Jesus also understands
physical pain. Can you imagine being on the cross and
carrying the guilt of every evil thing done
throughout history? His death on the cross was the
worst kind of physical pain.
The Holy Spirit also shares your pain.
How? When you don't know how to pray, the Holy
Spirit is praying for you. The Bible promises,
The moment we get tired in the waiting, Gods
Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we
dont know how or what to pray, it doesnt
matter. He does our praying in and for us, making
prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching
groans (Romans 8:26 The Message).
Where is God when youre in pain? He's
grieving with you. He's standing by you. He knows
what its like to suffer, and he has compassion
for you.
He's not some aloof God who says, Oh,
I'm sorry you're hurt. Thats sympathy.
Empathy says, I hurt with you. But compassion
says, I'll do anything I can to stop your
hurt. That's what Jesus did. His compassion took
him all the way to the cross.
If you are in pain this Christmas,
remember Psalm 34:18: The LORD is near to the
brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit (ESV).
You're never closer to God than when you
have a broken heart. He is there, he cares, and
he shares your pain. [Daily Devotional by Rick
Warren: https://pastorrick.com/devotional/]
Brokenhearted? The Lord Is Close
Weve all had our hearts broken in some
way, maybe by disappointment, fear, shame,
rejection, or ridicule. I say to you, as your friend,
Im sorry. I really am. I care about the hurt
you have gone through, and God cares about it
too. He hurts with you.
What was God doing when you were weeping?
He was weeping too. In fact, it is in your pain
that God is closest to you, whether or not you
realize it.
The Bible says in Psalm 34:18, The
Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves
those who are crushed in spirit (NIV). How does
he do that? He saves you by giving you a heart
transplant. Its his specialty, in fact.
Its as if God says, For the heart
thats guilty, Ill give you a heart thats
forgiven. For the heart thats resentful, Ill
give you a heart thats full of peace. For the
heart thats anxious, Ill give you a heart
thats confident. For the heart thats lonely,
Ill give you a heart full of love. The heart
that has been bitter and angry? Ill give you a
heart that is forgiving, loving, and generous
instead. Let me do a heart transplant in you. I will
set you free.
Why do you need freedom? Because, without
Christ, youre enslaved. Youre a slave to the
expectations of other people. Youre a slave to past
memories. Youre a slave to future fears. Youre a
slave to current pressure. Youre a slave to the
opinions of society, and on and on and on.
But all you have to do is open your heart
to Jesus Christ and give him give him all of
it. Like David in Psalm 119:32, you can say to
God, I run in the path of your commands, for
you have broadened my understanding (NIV).
Your heart may have been broken, but it
doesnt have to stay that way. Decide today to stop
limiting God! He wants to do so much with your life -
more than you can even imagine. Open your heart
to God, and let him transplant your heart for
his own. [Daily Devotional by Rick Warren:
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/]
Six Ways God Helps You Grieve
Every one of us will experience loss in
life, so how does God heal a broken heart? You
dont get over a loss. You cant go under it;
you cant go around it. Youve got to go
through the grief. And if youre scared to express
emotion and refuse to go through it, thats where
you get stuck.
But how do you get unstuck? You let God
help you. Here are six ways God blesses a broken
heart.
1. God draws you close to himself.
Psalm 34:18 says, The Lord is close to
the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose
spirits have been crushed (NCV). When you grieve,
you may feel like God is a million miles away.
But what you feel and whats real are not
always the same thing. God isnt a million miles
away. In fact, hes never been any closer.
2. God grieves with you.
The Bible tells us that Jesus was a
man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief
(Isaiah 53:3 NLT). When you come to Jesus with your
grief, he knows what youre talking about, and he
understands your pain. God is a sympathetic. Hes not
aloof. Hes not apathetic. Hes not standing on
the sidelines. He grieves with you.
3. God gives you a church family for
support.
Were meant to grieve in community.
Healing comes in groups. Healing comes in the
church. Healing comes in community. Were better
together!
In Christ we, though many, form one
body, and each member belongs to all the others
Be devoted to each other like a loving
family Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn
with those who mourn (Romans 12:5, 10, 15
NIV/GW/NIV).
4. God uses grief to help you grow.
God uses grief and even pain to help you
become more like Christ, and he does it in three
ways:
God uses pain to get your attention
(Proverbs 20:30), he brings good out of bad (Romans
8:28), and he prepares you for eternity (2
Corinthians 4:17-18).
5. God gives you the hope of heaven.
There are many people who grieve without
hope. Your life on this earth is short, but if you
believe in Jesus Christ and trust him for your
salvation, then you have the hope of spending eternity
in heaven with God, and that hope will sustain
you through your time of loss. The Bible says in
1 Thessalonians 4:13, We dont want you
to be ignorant about those who have died. We
dont want you to grieve like other people who
have no hope (GW).
6. God uses your pain to help others.
This is called redemptive pain; it is the
highest and best use of the pain you go through. God
does not want you to waste a hurt. [God]
comforts us in all our troubles so that we can
comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be
able to give them the same comfort God has given
us (2 Corinthians 1:4 NLT). [Daily Devotional
by Rick Warren:
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/]
Caring for the Crushed in Spirit
The church today still sings the
powerful, beautiful songs of the British poet and hymn
writer William Cowper. Although he penned the words
of hymns like There Is a Fountain and
God Moves in a Mysterious Way, he was a
depressed man.
Cowpers mother died when he was very
young. Afterward, his father sent him to boarding
school and really had nothing to do with him.
Cowper struggled so mightily that he even made a
number of suicide attempts.
His father then committed him to an
asylum. There a doctor shared the gospel with him,
and William Cowper came to Christ.
After his release, John Newton, the
former captain of a slave ship, befriended him.
Newton wrote hymns as well, including Amazing
Grace. But Cowper still battled with depression, so
Newton took him under his wing. He looked after him
and helped him through life.
We too need to be the kind of friend that
John Newton was to William Cowper. When we see
someone whos hurting, we need to engage them in
conversation and offer to pray for them.
It reminds me of an experience my friend
and I had in a restaurant awhile back. When the
server walked up, my friend said to him, How can
we pray for you?
I thought, I dont know if this is
going to work.
But then the server started pouring out
his heart. It wasnt long before we were
praying for him.
The English theologian Joseph Parker
said, Speak to the suffering, and you will
never lack an audience.
Psalm 34:18 gives us this promise: The
Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues
those whose spirits are crushed (NLT). There
are so many hurting people in our world. So, pay
attention. Ask God to help you be that caring person
for someone else. [Greg Laurie from Harvest
Ministries; https://www.harvestdaily.com]
When Someone You Love Leaves
While growing up, my mother taught me
many valuable truths: every situation has a
positive side; everyone has a right to their opinion,
and too much talk can keep a problem stirred up.
But there is one thing she didnt teach me
that I had to learn the hard way: Sometimes
people you love will leave. This is one of those
difficult lessons most of us come face to face with in
life.
Sometimes people leave because they can't
love; sometimes they leave because they feel
guilty about themselves, sometimes because they are
afraid of intimacy, sometimes God has another plan
for you, and they can't go where you are going,
sometimes because relationships have their seasons,
and sometimes because God removes them from your
life. (Thats His love and protection!) There
are numerous reasons why people leave, but no
matter why they leave, its important to remember
that God loves you and their departure doesnt
have to mean the end of your joy. Jesus never
stops doing good for his kids.
I remain confident of this: I will see
the goodness of the LORD in the land of the
living (Psalm 27:13)
There will always be people to love, and
new people who need your love. The key is
keeping your heart open, free from unforgiveness,
bitterness, or self-hatred, and that you dont become
negative about people or cynical about love. Its
tragic how we wound ourselves by making unhealthy
vows not to love or trust again because someone
abandoned us.
In his book The Four Loves, CS Lewis
writes: To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love
anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly
broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it
intact you must give it to no one, not even an
animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and
little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it
up safe in the casket or coffin of your
selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless,
airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it
will become unbreakable, impenetrable,
irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.
In the aftermath of the disappointment of
desertion, guard against hardness of heart and ask God
to give you His perspective about your loss.
Keep your heart open so you can continue to love
well. It will mean the difference between internal
life and death.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds
up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3)
Lord, help me to trust you with my
heartbreak. Help me to remember that I dont need to
resort to being overly self-protective or cynical
about people or relationships. You are my
protector. Amen. By Shana Schutte [Wisdom Hunters
Devotional]
CLOSING THOUGHT
Depression: Jesus Understands Deep Sorrow
I was thirteen, working on some homework
at the kitchen table when the yellow crank-dial
phone that hung on the wall rang. My mom was
washing dishes at the time, and I remember her
gently drying off her hands before she answered
it.
Oh no! was her response. I watched
as her shoulders sank and her hand moved to
cover her open mouth. Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
she repeated, shaking her head. Whoever she was
talking to and whatever she was talking about
wasnt good.
A few minutes later, she slowly hung up
the phone and turned to me with tears in her
eyes.
Sam took his own life, she said.
My good friend " the right fielder on
our summer baseball team, the boy with a quick
wit " got off the bus, ate a snack, then made
his way to the basement of his house where he
ended his life.
No note. No explanation. Nothing but
shock.
I remember going to the funeral home with
classmates. As I sat near the back of the room, the
quiet was interrupted by the sound of an
occasional sniffle. Everyone watched as Sams mom
leaned on the casket, her legs buckling under the
emotional weight of it.
Forty thousand people will take their own
lives this year in our country. Another three
million people will try but fail. Suicide is the
tenth leading cause of death among adults, the
second leading cause of death for ages 10"24, and
sadly, the third leading cause of death among
college students. One in every twelve college
students will attempt to end their life.1
Why do people commit suicide? my
daughter asked me recently.
Some people do it because they are
committed to a cause, I explained. I told her about
the followers of Heavens Gate, the Branch
Davidians, the 913 followers of Jim Jones, as well as
suicide bombers committed to sacrificing their lives
for jihad. For others, I continued,
its a long, painful battle with a chronic
illness. After years of aches and pains, lying on
their back or being confined to a wheelchair, they
throw in the towel.
For many senior adults, loneliness leads
them to take their life. A loved one has passed
on, and they cant stomach the thought of
spending another holiday isolated in their house or
in a nursing home.
For some teenagers, its a cry for
attention. The music they listen to and the movies they
watch may glamorize suicide, lionizing the person
who takes their own life.
The list of reasons is long. But the
reality is that depression is the leading cause of
suicide in the United States. Ninety percent of all
suicides are depression related.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick. "
Proverbs 13:12
We all deal with sadness in our lives
from time to time; we all battle mood swings, and
we all have our weak moments. But not all of us
have a chemical imbalance in our bodies that
causes us to believe there is no light at the end
of the tunnel, no reason to get out of bed.
Sadly, many people dont know about the great
combination of prayer and pills to help them deal with
the hopeless feeling that the sun is never going
to shine again.
Add to the misery a very real enemy who
attacks and taunts and accuses and whispers, You
wont be missed. No one cares about you. No one
loves you.
Jesus said of Satan,
The thief does not come except to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy. " John 10:10
Satan has only one purpose, which is to
steal, kill, and destroy you and me. He will steal
our sense of value and convince us that life is
pointless. He will kill us by confusing us to the point
that we die emotionally long before we grab a
bottle of pills or a handgun.
And destroy " isnt that what
suicide does? It destroys hope for those who take
their lives, and for the family members left
behind.
He was a murderer from the
beginning, Jesus also said of Satan, not holding to
the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he
lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a
liar and the father of lies (John 8:44 NIV).
Satan convinces people that dying is
better than living, when in reality suicide
doesnt solve or simplify the problem. It only
complicates and compounds the problem.
Our enemy is real and subtle, and
unfortunately he has impeccable timing. He knows what to
say, when to say it, and most importantly, to
whom to say it.
Larry was one of those people. Satan had
his ear and his undivided attention.
I had to tell Larrys middle school"
and his high school"aged sons that their dad
had ended his life. They walked into the living
room after football practice, and the minute they
saw me sitting on the couch, one of them ran
outside. The other son shook his head and said, He
finally did it, didnt he? They knew.
Their dad had lost his job months
earlier, and theyd watched him spiral into a deep,
dark pit of despair. His identity as a man was
defined by his job and the paycheck it provided, so
when the job was taken away, his reason for
living went with it.
The morning after breaking the news to
them, I found myself sitting in the bedroom of the
youngest son. A picture of his baseball team sat
nearby. His dad had been his coach.
Is my dad in heaven or hell? he
asked me. His voice was barely audible.
I dont get to decide that. Thats
between God and your dad, I said.
Someone told my mom that suicide is
unforgivable. Is that true? he asked.
The Bible doesnt say that, I
responded. Im sorry someone said that to your
mom.
Suicide is sinful. The Bible clearly
teaches that God has numbered our days, and when we
cut those days short, we circumvent the plan of
God. To commit suicide is to murder oneself,
violating the sixth commandment in the process.
Its my life! some say. I can
do what I want!
You are not your own; you were bought at
a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
" 1 Corinthians 6:19"20 NIV
Suicide limits the power of God. When a
person takes their own life, they are boldly
declaring, My problem is bigger than Gods
power. And that is never true.
Like all sin, suicide breaks the heart of
God. But is it unforgivable? Lets explore
that.
There are six suicides mentioned in the
pages of the Bible, but none of them is referred
to as an unforgivable sin. The most
infamous suicide in the Bible is that of Judas. When
talking about his betrayal, Jesus said of Judas,
It would have been good for that man if he had
not been born (Matthew 26:24). Ive been in
church services and funerals where that one verse
is used to declare that all who commit suicide
go immediately to hell.
But Jesus didnt say that.
Could it be that Jesus was looking ahead,
knowing full well that Judas would not repent, that
Judas would die without salvation, and that in
going to hell, it wouldve been better if he had
not been born in the first place? Could it be
that Jesus actually made this statement with
heartache in his voice?
Anything else would be inconsistent with
the ministry of Jesus, the teaching of Jesus,
and the salvation that Jesus came to freely give
to all people.
Maybe Judas didnt go to hell because
he committed suicide. Maybe he committed
suicide because he was going to hell.
God doesnt judge us based on the worst
decision we make in life, but on the best decision we
make in life. And that is to let Jesus save us.
And what does Jesus save us from?
Sin. All sin. Including suicide.
For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any powers, neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of
God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. " Romans
8:38"39 NIV, emphasis mine
Jesus experienced an emotional low in His
life and reached the conclusion in the Garden of
Gethsemane that dying would be better than living,
saying,
My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the
point of death. " Matthew 26:38 NIV
That is a sadness Ive never
experienced in my life.
The apostle Paul found the bottom of the
barrel as well. He wrote,
We were under great pressure, far beyond
our ability to endure, so that we despaired of
life itself. " 2 Corinthians 1:8 NIV
But neither of them committed suicide.
Paul and Jesus reached the same conclusion:
Suicide doesnt eliminate pain. Suicide
creates more pain.
I can validate that, as a person left
behind to deal with the family members of those who
take their lives and the questions and the
confusion suicide creates. So if you or someone you
know is struggling with loneliness, sadness,
depression, or thoughts of suicide, I want you to know
that help and hope are available.
Is anyone crying for help? God is
listening, ready to rescue you. If your heart is
broken, youll find God right there; if youre
kicked in the gut, Hell help you catch your
breath. " Psalm 34:17"18 MSG
You can run to God.
God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble. " Psalm 46:1
Suicidal thoughts might provide the
greatest me too opportunity for us to love
people where they are and as they are. God wants us
to lighten peoples emotional loads:
Bear one anothers burdens, and so
fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
Shared joy is double joy, but shared pain
is half pain.
In the aftermath of my friends
suicide, I wish I knew what I know now. No one knew
what to say at his funeral or to his parents. I
would want Mrs. Reily to know that God is a dad
who understands moms.
He feels your pain. from Me Too by Jon
Weece,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If
you are living today without hope, or if someone
whom you love is suffering from mental illness,
can we pray for you today? We hope that today's
blog is an encouragement to you and we invite you
to share your prayer requests or comments on
our blog!
Also, beloved Christian author Kay
Warren, who lost her son Matthew to suicide three
years ago and has suffered from depression almost
her entire life, is offering prayers, stories
and Scriptures of hope all month long on her
Facebook page for Mental Health Awareness Month. If
this is near and dear to your heart we encourage
you to follow her on Facebook for daily
encouragement. You are not alone. ~ Devotionals Daily
BLESSED MUSIC VIDEO ON THIS TOPIC
Gaither - Through It All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LyI22aI3QE
LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY
Psalm 34:18-19 - The Blessings of Adversity.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2012/20120220-2245.html
Acts 14:22b - Tribulation for Entrance to
the Kingdom.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210810-1026.html
1 Peter 1:6 - For a Little While.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2023/20230724-1026.html
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
https://abible.com/links/
