One can tell the condition of a
person’s heart by looking at his countenance (his facial appearance). We all
know when people are happy; we can tell by the sparkle in their eyes, their
smile and their cheerful countenance. When they are old, happy people have
“smile wrinkles” instead of those caused by frowning. Facial expressions
reveal a lot about a person. Even children will speak up when they observe an
unkind face, and they might say, “That is a mean man!”
Sorrow in the heart can also be read on
the face. When we are troubled, we’ve probably heard someone ask us what was
wrong. We all experience things in life that break our hearts. If sorrow of
heart continues indefinitely, it can break our spirits. How can we recover from
heartbreak? We must give the situation to the Lord and ask Him to heal our
grief. If we have lost a loved one, we can enjoy the good memories, but we must
not allow the enemy to torment us with prolonged grief. God can fill the
emptiness from the loss of a mate, a child, a friend, or anything else. Jesus
died, not only to give us eternal life, but abundant life now. Since He Himself
bore all of our iniquities, pains, sicknesses, griefs, and sorrows, we do not
have to bear them. We can receive our healing and deliverance by faith.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we
are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his
own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah
53:4-6).
Those who have godly understanding
always want to learn more about God and His ways. We can ask Him for knowledge
to overcome every trial we face. God is bigger than our grief, pain, and any
problem that we will ever face. He is always there to help us to overcome
anything the enemy is trying to do. He will rescue us in our time of need.
However, we must not be like the fool who feeds on his own folly, continually
airing his troubles and blaming others (including God) for his circumstances.
People like this feed on self-pity. When sorrow overwhelms us, we need to
remember the little phrase, “this too, shall pass.” God is eternal
and He has good plans for our future.