Cry Out: How to Bring Your Anxiety, Depression & Trauma to GodSample
![Cry Out: How to Bring Your Anxiety, Depression & Trauma to God](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F30951%2F1280x720.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
To lament, we:
Call on God. We address Him in a way that is authentic to us.
The practice of lament consists of five key components that allow us to invite God into our deep pain and anguish. The very first is one that seems so simple but is truly imperative to the process of inviting God in. The very first thing we need to do is to call on God.
I imagine that my four-year-old son calls my name more than 100 times a day.
“Mommy, can you help me?”
"Mommy, I want that one.”
“Mommy, can I have more?”
He calls on me because he needs my help, He needs my support, and he wants me to be his source of help. Who we call on when we’re in the deep distress that trauma, anxiety, and depression causes us reveals who we believe will help us. It speaks to who we believe has the power to change our situation, who we have put our hope in. My son has called my name so many times, he even calls on me when he needs nothing at all, hoping that I’m nearby just so he can feel at ease.
We don’t call on God to simply address Him. We call on Him because we know He will listen. We call on Him because we know He cares for us. We call on Him because our hope is in Him. We call on Him to remind our weary and worn souls that we are not alone. We call on Him to remind ourselves that there is someone who delights in us when we don’t delight in ourselves.
His name is a prophecy of hope, a reminder of the riches we have even in the poverty of our souls. In Him we have a God who sees us. One who can bear the weight of our anger, sadness, and dark experiences. A God who is our banner, covering us when we’ve been left uncovered. We have a God who leads us as a shepherd leads his flock. He is the God who is ever present, one who gives us His righteousness as a gift in our brokenness, one who transforms us, one who provides for us and fights for us. He is our peace when we have none of our own.
The Israelites, in their despair and hope, called Him by many names:
El Shaddai - God Almighty
Adonai - Lord. Master
Jehovah Nissi - The Lord My Banner
Jehovah Raah - The Lord My Shepherd
Jehovah Shammah - The Lord Who is Present
Jehovah Tsidkenu - The Lord Our Righteousness
Jehovah Mekoddishkem - The Lord Who Sanctifies You
El Olam - The Everlasting God
Jehovah Jireh - The Lord Will provide
Jehovah Shalom - The Lord is Peace
Jehovah Sabaoth - The God of Angel Armies
Application: Take a moment of vulnerability and call on God. Call Him by the name that most resonates with the need you have in your pain.
Take one of these names listed and fill in this blank: "_________, You are here."
Place your hand over your heart. Close your eyes and repeat that sentence to yourself whenever feelings of anxiety, depression, grief, rage, confusion, loneliness, regret, shame, or guilt arise.
About this Plan
![Cry Out: How to Bring Your Anxiety, Depression & Trauma to God](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F30951%2F1280x720.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or trauma? If so, you know that the weight of emotional pain makes it hard to talk to God or know what to say to Him. Licensed trauma therapist and Christian counselor Kobe Campbell will walk you through this 7-day plan where she'll teach you how to draw near to God in a way that improves both your mental and spiritual health.
More
Related Plans
![Stewards of God's Grace](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49527%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Stewards of God's Grace
![Essential Elements: Forging Godly Men](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F48981%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Essential Elements: Forging Godly Men
![Reading With the People of God - #5 We Believe.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49659%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Reading With the People of God - #5 We Believe.
![Marriage as God Intended](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F48932%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Marriage as God Intended
![Love Letters to My Daughters](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49433%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Love Letters to My Daughters
![Faithful Man: Devotions for Living in Faithless Times](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49599%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Faithful Man: Devotions for Living in Faithless Times
![Set Your Eyes Higher - a 5 Day Plan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49665%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Set Your Eyes Higher - a 5 Day Plan
![7 Days of Prayer and Fasting](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49613%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
7 Days of Prayer and Fasting
![Christmas Gifts From Jesus](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49614%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Christmas Gifts From Jesus
![When I Feel I Am Not Good Enough](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimageproxy.youversionapi.com%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fyvplans%2F49609%2F320x180.jpg&w=640&q=75)