😔 Low

Many of the Psalms are prayed from the bottom of a pit. You can be honest with God about how low you feel.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 42:11

¹I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. ²He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. ³He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.

Psalm 40:1–3

¹How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? ²How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me? ³Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death; ⁴Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall. ⁵But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. ⁶I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

Psalm 13:1–6

²⁸“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28–30

²²It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. ²³They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. ²⁴“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”

Lamentations 3:22–24

If low feelings last for weeks, it’s worth talking to your GP. Getting help is wise, not a lack of faith.

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