61. Can God Heal Your Mind?

What do you do with the mess inside your mind?

In this reflection on Psalm 102, John Ortberg explores how the Psalms can become a kind of divine therapy, teaching us to bring our actual thoughts, emotions, fears, and beliefs honestly into the presence of God.

Drawing from Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, the ABCDE framework associated with Martin Seligman, and insights from Walter Brueggemann and Dallas Willard, John shows us a practical way to process what's happening inside us with God.
Psalm 102 doesn't clean up the mess.

The psalmist pours it out.

Fear. Despair. Exaggeration. Loneliness. Anger.

And then comes the turn:

"But You, Lord..."

We bring God what we're actually thinking and feeling, then allow the truth of who He is to reshape the way we see our circumstances.

In this episode:
- Psalm 102 and lament
- What "divine therapy" might look like
- Why our inner lives rarely match what we present publicly
- Lori Gottlieb's Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- The ABCDE framework
- Why lament Psalms use exaggeration and hyperbole
- Walter Brueggemann on Psalm 102
- Bringing truth to our thoughts
- Dallas Willard's "Eternity is now in session"
- Walking through an ordinary day with the Eternal God

Scripture: Psalm 102

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📚 Today's Resources:
Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed 
Martin E.P. Seligman, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life 
Walter Brueggeman, Praying the Psalms: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit 


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00:00 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
 00:39 Can God Be Your Therapist?
 01:04 The Mess Inside Our Minds
 01:52 A Therapist's First Patient
 02:33 Finally Naming What's Wrong
 02:58 The Life We Present Online
 03:48 Psalm 102 & Divine Therapy
 04:23 The ABCDE Framework
 05:07 Lament Isn't Objective Reporting
 05:31 Walter Brueggemann on Psalm 102
 06:24 Bring Your Actual Life to God
 07:07 My Days Vanish Like Smoke
 07:32 Why the Psalms Exaggerate
 07:58 Pouring Out the Raw Stuff
 08:28 "But You, Lord..."
 09:19 Eternity Is Now in Session
 09:43 Eternal Life Available Now
 10:22 Living in the Presence of the Eternal One
 10:53 Whatever Happens Today
 11:12 Get It Out, Bring in Truth, Walk With God