Burden Bearer
“My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O LORD —how long?...I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.” Psalms 6:3, 6 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/psa.6.3,6.nkjv The global statistics for depression indicates a very common mental disorder for all ages, except for toddlers. It implies that the attention for depression is more important than the expression of the problem. Unfortunately, when all efforts at seeking primary help from wrong sources failed, the victims of depression often opt for the worse. However, the Psalmist provides the great relief in the expression of an overwhelmed heart before the right burden Bearer - God. In His presence, there is nothing wrong with the expression of weariness, groaning, and weeping in a pool of bed swim tears. It is only heart-breaking when we express these emotions publicly before men; and then complain privately before God. When we learn how to focus on the right burden Be...