Pour our your heart to God. Tell him without mincing words how you are feeling – the pains, frustration, anger etc. Let it all out to the only One who can make it better. Don’t keep it all in, it’s self-destructive.
Emotional Ventilation of your frustrations at God in prayers, will keep you out of the mental hospital.

David the Psalmist sure knew how to let it all out. He said to God,
”Don’t turn a deaf ear when I call you, God. If all I get from you is deafening silence, am better off in a Black Hole. I’m letting you know what I need, calling out for help and lifting my arms toward your inner sanctum”

And after that, peace flooded his soul and he said,

“Blessed be God-He heard me praying. He proved He’s on my side. I’ve thrown my lot with Him” (See Psalm 28:1-9, Msg).

The most profitable form of emotional ventilation is prayers. It gives both relief and succor.

Prayer is talking to God: it can be spoken, sang, groaned or unuttered in the spirit.

Prayer doesn’t have to be sanctimonious or religious.

Prayer is as real as your online communications with friends on your social network or your mobile 📱 conversations with your parent or best friend. You don’t put up airs or talk with a false voice. You are open with them and expressive. You can be that way with God too, especially if you are born again.

As a growing Christian, when faced with serious challenges, I used to go into my bedroom, shut my door, pull up two chairs and say to God:
‘My Kinsman Redeemer, we need to talk. Please sit down and let’s have this meeting’.

I would imagine ABBA before me and pour my heart out to Him.
Because God is real to me, and I know from past experiences that He was the only one who could help me, I would 🏃 run to him whenever things get to screaming or breaking point for me. I know to ask for that special meeting in my closet.

After I’d place the 2 chairs and ask that He sat on the other, I’d just go ahead and vent!

It helped me grow in faith and grace. It also built up my self-esteem and enabled me confront issues head on.

I had no one else to confide in.

In the past, those I confided in had betrayed my confidence, so I had clammed up. I had stopped sharing my thoughts or issues with anyone.

Without those special prayer times with God, I would have imploded. Which would have resulted in a serious mental breakdown for me.

However, it did not because I had that live link with God’s Throne of Grace and always found help in times of troubles.

During those terrible days, the challenges I faced were enough to make me a permanent residence in a mental asylum.

I was sore distressed.

My life was in shambles and my sanity was really in question because what I was experiencing was beyond normal.

Problems were coming at me in quick succession from all over. It was logical for observers to conclude I could not remain sane with so much negatives assailing me.

However I retained my sanity because of those special closet encounters I had with ABBA.

Those talks with God helped me greatly. My prayer life got better and I learned patience as I waited for Him to talk back to me.

My perspective and perception became clearer as I listened to Him and followed Biblical instructions.

God talked back to me- either through a Bible verse coming to mind or a Word in my Spirit. He is a talking God.

Most times we don’t listen enough and miss out on hearing clearly from God.

I had made enough mistakes living life my way. The troubles were the result of my errors.

During my personal encounters with God, the errors of my ways came to light and I became determined to live by God’s righteous standards. His way is far higher than our ways. And since then, life got better.

Am trying to help you communicate more constructively and effectively with the God of the Bible. He alone can make things happen for you. He knows you more that even you know yourself. He created you and called you by name while you were still in mama’s womb (See Psalm 139).

I hope this write up has helped you.

Go ahead and let it all out at the place of prayer! Rave and rant all you can at Him! He can take it. Your meltdown will not bother Him. God’s love for us is forgiving, constructive and restores

Your prayers are building-blocks in a relationship with Him. They will amount to something beautiful. I am a living witness.

From now determine to have a ‘Me-Time’ with God to either praise or pester.

And learn to hear His voice and follow instructions.

Whatever He says would always have a scriptural backing, that is, it will line up with scriptures.

It’s important you have your Bible, a pen and paper handy when you enter into the Holy of Holies to have that Talk with God.
Shalom! Love you.
Hephzibah Christly