Mental Health

Before becoming a Christian, my life was full of insecurities and anxieties.  Fear ruled over my life to some degree while in others like sports and the Army was the complete opposite.  How could the two coexist in my life at the same time?

There were also times of being bullied or even when I bullied some people.
My heart would drop either way.  There are things most of us would like to change about our past behaviors and out thought patterns.

When hearing about a story in the news recently, a young boy jumps out of a school bus window landing on a truck passing by where he broke his elbow.     The father said the boy was being bullied and this was the only escape route.  

Oh my, as I put my hand on my forehead with my elbow on my desk shaking my head, wondering and hoping first this young boy gets the right help.  Second, the parents seek the right avenue of protection seeking the Lord's wisdom and protection for their son and his path on earth.  

I am not numb to the fact this still happens today; in fact, is only ramping up with a force which will eventually explode where Chaos will destroy those in its path.  We can't blame the kids, when we have adults who are a 1000x worse in their actions and sayings.  Just yesterday, a young man was trying to be funny by spraying water on me and other customers at a retail store.  It was not funny nor did I find one ounce of humor in it.  The Lord held me back but I did say some choice words to this young man.  It was not my battle.  

Today, the Lord gives me Psalm 42 and 43 (KJV) or Psalm 41 and 42 (Wycliffe/Douay Rheims)  to write about.    The writer is struggling with an ungodly nation or what I read as a bully that is making the writer mourn to the Lord for protection, guidance, security.  My favorite verse is from Psalm 42:11 and verse 43:5 "who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (KJV).  The Wycliffe instead of countenance says "Cheer" and the Latin Vulgate uses "Salvation" instead of Health.  

As I stated earlier, my insecurities and anxieties were real causing paralyzing fear.  When the Lord came into my life, he used these fears to allow me to draw closer to the Lord which gave me a healthy soul full of cheer or joy in the Lord.  Just like the writer of Psalms 42 and 43 in the King James, I do cry out to God when i feel lost, afraid, anxious, and insecure.  The Lord has always meets me with loving arms and a soft touch of love (light) which touches deep in my soul, my strength, my heart, and my mind.  

Just this weekend, a darkness drained every ounce of energy from my soul as I cried out it is well with my soul.  The Light of God brought the truth where darkness could not stay.  Everywhere I look, I see people who are hurting in life.  Mental health is real, the only answer in a lost world is to seek the health of the Lord.  He will answer.