To Bemoan is to Mourn.

So, as I was reading my devotional in Jesus Calling today I came across a word I didn't exactly know the meaning of.

"bemoaning", or, "to bemoan"

Yeah...you probably don't know what it means either, so let me inform you. :)

I quickly googled it, otherwise I would have no idea what my devotional was about. hahah.

Advertisement (Bad banner? Please let us know)	be·moan  (b-mn) tr.v. be·moaned, be·moan·ing, be·moans 1. To express grief over; lament. 2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore:

My devotional:

"I am with you. These four words are like a safety net, protecting you from falling into despair. Because you are human, you will always have ups and downs in your life experience. But the promise of My Presence limits how far down you can go. Sometimes you may feel as if you are in a free fall, when people or things you had counted on let you down. Yet as soon as you remember that I am with you, your perspective changes radically. Instead of bemoaning (I bold faced it to emphasize) your circumstances, you can look to Me for help. You recall that not only am I with you, I am holding you by your right hand. I guide you with My counsel, and afterward I will take you into Glory. This is exactly the perspective you need: the reassurance of My Presence, and the glorious hope of heaven.

Zephaniah 3:17; Psalm 73:23-26



The word "bemoaning" really stuck out to me. First of all, I didn't know what it meant, and secondly, I've been "bemoaning" things all week. To bemoan means to grieve, lament, experience sorrow, pity, complain, wail about, weep over. I've been doing a lot of this lately....but I had no idea what to call it. After reading this I realize that to bemoan something means to express emotion over it. To grieve over it. To pity yourself and cry and wail like a big baby, at least for me anyway. The devotional said, "instead of bemoaning your circumstances, you can look to Me for help".

Instead of crying yourself to sleep each night over feeling lonely, or grieving your past, or throwing a temper tantrum because God isn't giving you what you want.....rethink it. Don't dwell on it, don't dwell on what you don't have, and don't dwell over what you do have. It continues in saying, "This is exactly the perspective you need: the reassurance of My Presence, and the glorious hope of heaven."

All the previous things I mentioned can be cured by one thing: perspective. Rather, a change of perspective. To cure the loneliness or grief, we need not dwell on it, or wail over it, or pity ourselves for not having a soul mate yet, we can be reassured of God's presence, and the hope of heaven that we have.

Sometimes I tell my self that it's ok to be human.....that inevitably, I will make mistakes, say something I shouldn't have said, or try being something I'm not. Through all of this, "I am with you. These four words are like a safety net, protecting you from falling into despair."

I will not grieve because I have hope in heaven. (Psalm 73:25)
I will not despair because I make mistakes. (Psalm 73:26)

I will not bemoan my circumstances because God is my help. (Psalm 73: 24-26)

Don't bemoan. It causes you more pain than good......................... :)