Huge Sighs from the Soul

 I have been really out many large sighs lately over many things that are so beyond my control.

I found this as I was searching the internet this morning - An excerpt from an online article from Grace Gems (Arthur Pink - 1947): "So by prayer sighs, we mean those agitations and breathings of soul which are virtually synonymous with groans. A "sigh" is an inarticulate declaration, an indistinct cry for deliverance. The saints are sometimes so opposed and troubled, that they cannot find language suited to their emotions: where words fail them, the thoughts and feelings of their hearts find expression in sighs and cries. The workings of a Christian's heart under the pressure of indwelling sin, the temptations of Satan, the opposition of the ungodly, the burden of uncongenial society, the wickedness of the world, the low state of the Cause of Christ on earth—are variously described in Scripture. Sometimes he is said to be "in heaviness" (1 Peter 1:6), to cry "out of the depths" (Psalm 130:1), to "roar" (Psalm 38:8), to be "overwhelmed" (Psalm 61:2), to be "distracted" (Psalm 88:15)."

Many times, for me it has been so hard to find the words to express what I have been feeling and then to say with prayers to God. Sometimes we are so worn with our worries and such, that all we can do is let out a big sigh and just try to make sense of everything. The good thing is, God does hear us, even wen we say nothing, our sighs are in a way a form of prayer.


Gratitude through my many sighs of anxiety and uncertainty:


41     Bonfire time with the family.
42     A Sunday nap in the sun with the a light breeze.
43     Online lettering course.
44     Homemade tuna casserole.
45     An encouraging mom.


46    Scotch tape.
47    Grocery lists.
48    Aromatherapy balms.
49    Country pastures with color.
50    Late transit vans.


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