Depressed, From Mom

Despondent, empty, lonely.  An emotional state.  Despondency.  To cast gloom upon.  To sadden.  A pit.

Lamentations 3:23, 27  Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each day.... And it is good for the young to submit to the yoke of His discipline.

Submit to God's yoke means to willingly come under God's discipline and learn what He wants to teach us.

Proverbs 18:14  The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear it if the spirit is crushed?

A broken spirit is one's person-hood which has been crushed by life's difficulties.

John 11:4  But when Jesus heard about it He said, "Lazarus's sickness will not end in death.  No, it is for the glory of God.  I, the Son of God will receive glory from this." 

This sickness (depression) is not unto death but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.

Silently reflect on what God wants.  Humbly repent.  Self control is needed in adversity.  Confident patience, depending on the Divine Teacher to bring about loving lessons in our life.

Depressed?  Read Job.  Need Encouragement?  Read Psalm 121

Psalm 121

I look up to the mountains--does my help come from there?  My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth!  He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will not sleep.  Indeed, He who watches over Israel never tires and never sleeps.  The Lord Himself watches over you!  The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.  The sun will not hurt you by day, nor the moon at night.  The Lord keeps you from all evil and preserves your life.  The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go both now and forever.  

From me.

Depression seems to be a part of life from time to time.  Some people battle it daily.  I was one of those people.  It is really a sad and sometimes debilitating sickness.  I know we all get sad sometimes and holding onto the Lord is the best thing we can do....Some need medical help, as I did because it is a physical condition.    But God is in the healing.  Always Him.  Thankfully I am out of that stage of my life, through the Lord's grace.  But I know many still struggle just to get out of bed in the morning...I pray that the Lord's hand would be upon You.  I pray if there is something that needs to be done, or to be changed, or  if help is needed, that you will find the answer.  God is always for us, even when we are in the pit.  When things seem the darkest, the blackest...let us focus our eyes on the Cross, it is there we find love and healing.