It is a well-known fact in this day and age that depression is commonplace in our society. It is considered perfectly "normal" for someone to feel like they cannot go on or like there is no hope for them. Teenage suicide is an expected phenomenon in America today and we hardly even blink an eye anymore when it happens. So, naturally, when I started feeling a little blue 4 years ago, I initially thought nothing of it. It was just a case of the down-and-outs and it would soon pass, right? Wrong! That was in 2007 and I have been depressed at one level or another ever since then. The way I see it, the issue of depression as a whole and more specifically MY depression history, should not and CANNOT be addressed or even talked about without the appropriate amount of consideration given to my Maker, God Almighty. I am saying this because I believe that my sadness has both a spiritual CAUSE as well as a spiritual CURE. The following verses address the topic of depression either directly or at least in one way or another, be it clear cut or a bit ambiguous:
x HEBREWS 13:5 x NEHEMIAH 8:10
x 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 x ISAIAH 40:1
x 2 TIMOTHY 1:12 x JOHN 16:24
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Hebrews tells me that God will never leave me nor forsake me. Second Corinthians says that my light affliction which is but for a moment is working for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. John says in his gospel that until now, I have not asked for anything in Jesus' name, that I need only ask and my joy shall be made full. Second Timothy says that I ought never be ashamed of anything I go through, because I know Jesus, and am persuaded that He is able to keep my heart safe until His imminent return to Earth. Nehemiah says do not sorrow for the joy of the Lord is my strength. Isaiah speaks comfort to my soul for I am His child.
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Wow! If all that does not cure depression I don't know whatever will!
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