Anguish

This pic makes anguish seem beautiful. Isn't this pin pretty? It makes anguish look so pleasant wrapped in pastels and decorated in gold. But reality says different. It is heavy and deeper than sorrow.  Anguish is defined as "severe mental or physical pain and suffering." In other words, you sometimes feel you are losing your mind.

The word that the Lord had actually given me 8 years ago was "contentment". It was a word to focus on which was defined as "ease of mind; satisfaction."  One definition of ease is "to relieve from something (as pain or worry) that distresses. Let me break that down again. Distress is defined as "suffering of body or mind; pain, anguish."

So there you have it. Many times we think of contentment as merely to just be satisfied with what you have. While that is one definition of contentment it is not the entire definition. Mine was more of relieving my mind from pain and worry. I won't get into all the details but my mind was tormented with worry and pain.

I don't know what you are going through today that is causing you anguish. But I do know that God sees you. Believe me, nothing escapes the notice of God. He hears your cry. He is with you and He wants to help you. Forgiveness is a start on the journey of easing your mind. It doesn't excuse the other person but it sets you free. I know what you are thinking, "But that isn't fair! If I forgive them then they are getting away with it!" I get that. But, no, it doesn't work that way. They never get away with it forever. At some point they will face consequences but, in the meantime, you don't have to live in a prison of bitterness and anguish.

Give it to God. He cares about the anguish of your soul. He longs to ease your mind.

Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of God’s grace. And make sure no one lives with a root of bitterness sprouting within them which will only cause trouble and poison the hearts of many. Heb 12:15 TPT

xo