The heavenly Heart Specialist

# 356 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 25:36-38, “Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. 37 So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. 38 Then it came about, after about ten days, that the LORD struck Nabal, and he died. ( 1 Sam 25:36-38,) Nabal makes his heart artificially merry by turning to alcohol, but when the alcohol wears off, the heaviness returns. We are not told what it was that Abigail said that renewed his heaviness of heart. Was it the fact that his stinginess very nearly cost him his life? Was it anger over the amount of Abigail's offering to David? I think it's safe to say that her words triggered some kind of regret in his heart. Here's the thing about regret, if dwelt on, it always produce depression, and what is depression if not a heavy heart? So how do we battle depression? Pr 12:25 says, “Anxiety (anxious thoughts over guilt and missed opportunities) in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.” The cure for depression then is to receive a good word. Where do you find a good word? You find it in the Scriptures. The Apostle Paul certainly had many regrets over his past mistakes, how did he cope with the fact that he had persecuted Christians to the point of death? He said in Php 3:13, “ Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,” What regrets in your life trigger a heavy heart? Bring them to the Lord! He implores you in Pr 23:26, “My son, (or daughter) give me your heart!” And in Ps 55:22, “Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you;” Yes, He is the heavenly heart specialist. He is here to help and heal your heavy heart today! Ps 61:2 says, “When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” “Lord, my heart is heavy today with emotions for which there are no words. You see deep within me; You know what I feel and why I feel it. Lift this heavy weight from my heart today, replace the load with Your love, peace, and joy. I trust You, healer of my heart, in Jesus Name, Amen.