What Causes Weary Souls? Psalm 88 January 21, 2024

Why are people so weary and heavy laden? What causes us to be depressed, anxious, and unhappy? Psychology can be simplistic and reductionistic in treating the soul: just change your behavior and your feelings will change; just change your thoughts and your feelings will change; get counseling, examine your past, dreams, etc. Christians can also be too simplistic when dealing with weary souls: you just need to repent or just believe more, pray more. God shows us in Psalm 88 that the human soul is complex and that there are a number of things that can damage our souls. Therefore, we need to make care for our souls a priority and trust the God who created our souls to heal them.