The Void

Have you ever felt void? That feeling of just “blah?” You cannot really explain it at times other that you just feel void, empty, or lacking. Sometimes that feeling can be overwhelming; it can consume our entire thought process and direct the course of our day. The more we sit in that space (the void), the harder it gets to climb our way out. It is easier to just sit in our void, our despair and allow it to envelop us in a bubble lack of emotions, drive, and the will to change.

What a difficult place to be, and one in which we have all been. However, we do not have to stay in the void, in the bubble of isolation. Dragging ourselves out of that place is difficult, takes effort, and a will to change the negative thought process. Finding ourselves in this space is not a new venture for us, it has been something that has plagued mankind for thousands of years. Even King David faced this, and he was a man after God’s own heart.

Often David would share his emotions by writing them out. Psalm 69:14-15 states, “Deliver me from the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters. Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me” (Psalm 69:14-15, English Standard Version). This is just one passage of scripture where David pours out his heart while in despair, but David does not stay in his despair. We can also see there are many passages where David rejoices such as Psalm 18:1-3, “I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:1-3, English Standard Version).

King David knew despair. He sat in the void, but he did not stay there. He remembered where he drew his strength from; he remembered his purpose and direction in life. As we face our own trials of the void, we also must remember where we draw strength from and what drives us each day.

In Psalm 144 King David declares his source of strength, “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me” (Psalm 144:1-2, English Standard Version).

When faced with the crippling effects of the void, while there are added benefits to various modalities that I use such as BrainTap, infrared sauna, box breathing, and so on, my main source of strength and resilience comes from the Lord. He is, “my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge” (Psalm 144:2, English Standard Version).

You do not have to stay in the void. You are not alone. There are resources available to you. Use them.