As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression, these words brought comfort and reassurance.
If you feel like you like you can't get out of bed, take a deep breath and let God know. Admit your heartbreak. Confess your sadness. Pour out your heart to God. Lie in the darkness and ask Him for help. Embrace your dark night of the soul. Let Jesus know that He'd better do something because you can't do anything. Lean hard into God's arms; when you do, you will be embraced by grace.
Take life one heartbeat at a time. Let each step be enough. Lean on a trusted friend or a compassionate counselor who can share the burdens of your heart and soul. Ask God to open doors of help and restoration. Patiently watch and wait.
Then, don't fret about the future. Resist thinking about tomorrow. Fight the urge to fast-forward to what your life may be like in the long haul. Press pause on worrying about how or if your feelings of woe will be fixed. There's a better way. When you can't get out of bed, fall into the care of the One who knows how to bring you through the worst wilderness. You may not get over it, but God will get you through it.
Michael W. Newman, "Hope When Your Heart Breaks," page 112, published by Concordia Publishing House
