JULY 24-25 -

“My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long?” - Psalm 68. “Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing” - Psalm 5:1

When we find ourselves down in the dumps, lethargic, little interest in life, or motivation, even talking, like concentration is too much effort. Tears are often very close. Nothing seems worthwhile. We have little on our lips but sighs. If you've ever suffered from depression, you'll know the symptoms.

David describes many of the same symptoms in Psalm 6. David was “a man after God's heart” (Acts 13:22) – Israel's king, a giant-killer, and yet, a man given to periods of deep depression. More amazingly though, is the fact that David's battle with depression has been recorded in God's Word to show He understands our weaknessess, and that He hears us when we hit rock bottom and call on Him for help.

In Psalm 5 David asks the Lord not only to hear his words, but to also consider his sighs when he was in the depths of despair. David's pain had grown too great for words to express All he could offer in prayer were sighs and groans. Our God is amazing. He not only waits to hear our prayers – spoken, but also sighed.

David's example shows us that throughout all our difficult times – especially when the way seems blocked and we don't know what to pray for, “The Spirit Himself intervenes for us with groans that words cannot express” - Romans 8:26.

'God accepts our prayers just as they are. In the same way that a small child cannot draw a bad picture, so a child of God cannot offer a bad prayer' – Richard Foster.

Kari Jobe will sing today “I Am Not Alone,” Click on the picture to listen.