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How Should We Deal With Depression?

If a person is depressed, is he just players go around and congratulate each
supposed to let Jesus fight this battle? other and compliment each other on what a
What is depression? The act of being good job each did. That's praise.
depressed, which Webster's Dictionary When we praise God, we are telling Him
defines as being pressed down, dejected, what a good job He is doing. We pick out
dispirited. specific things we can congratulate Him
What causes us to be that way? A bad about. When we don't feel like it, that's
grade in school, a missed promotion at when we should to do it the most. This
work, a spouse leaving us, abuse in our is call the sacrifice of praise.
home when we were younger, someone dying We can sing our praises, write our
or an illness. praises, maybe even paint our praises as
There are so many reasons that we might long as they come from our heart.
be depressed--pressed down, dejected, Praise is the antidote to the spirit of
dispirited. heaviness. When we begin to praise God
I know I have been depressed on and off one step at a time, our lives change. We
for most of my life. I can trace it back need to praise our way out of depression.
to the physical and verbal abuse that Praise our way to a miracle. Praise our
took place in my home. way to a breakthrough, a turn-around.
I have always felt sad, or as if I didn't Praise is the number one way to combat
belong, as if I was an alien from another depression, but it is not the only way.
planet, who had been dropped here on In our lives there will be times and
Earth to be raised by humans. seasons of trouble, but our God has
To some extent, everyone has gone through overcome the world (John 16:33). We have
depression at one time or another, to put our trust totally and completely
especially as a teenager. in our God (Proverbs 3:5-6) and what He
I've heard from some well-meaning people has done for us.
that Christians cannot be depressed. We have to trust that God is in control
Christians are human beings like the rest and that He will do what He said He
of us. They go through failures and would, that He will turn everything that
disappointments, ups and downs, in life happens in our life around for our good
just like everyone else. They become (Romans 8:28).
depressed too. We have to put our trust in God rather
Let's take a look at the Prophet Elijah. than the news papers or in the news
A mighty man of God. He had initiated a broadcasts or in what the President says.
contest with the prophets of a false god We must choose to trust God in
Baal to see whose divine power could everything we do.
bring down fire--Baal or the One True One of the solutions God has expressed to
God. Of course, our One True God won (I me is to cast my cares (I Peter 5:7). We
Kings 18)! were never designed to carry the heavy
Elijah, probably feeling victorious and load that we endure.
vindicated, soon learned that the wicked God is more than willing to carry our
Queen Jezebel sought to kill him. Elijah cares, our worries, our fears. He is
ran and hid from her under a juniper tree just waiting for us to hand them over to
(I Kings 19). He felt very pressed down, Him.
dejected and dispirited. He felt sorry God is like a bank. We have to entrust
for himself and complained to God, as the bank with our money before they will
many of us do. take charge of it and keep it safe.
God wasn't moved by his complaining. Nor Unlike a bank, though, we must check our
is He moved by ours. Yes, we should cares in but not withdraw them. Instead
bring our problems to God, but we cross a we must exchange our currency of cares
fine line when we complain and try to get for His currency of sufficiency and
God to do things our way instead of provision (II Corinthians 12:9,
taking our problems to God and letting Philippians 4:19).
Him handle them. If needed, it is fine to go to a
Complaining involves a lot of questions counselor or psychologist. We should try
and commentary. Taking our problems to to retain one who is a Believer. Someone
God involves reporting the facts of our who believes in the ways of God.
situation to God, and as my mother says, Depression can be caused by a chemical
"Exchanging our facts for God's Truth." imbalance. Some require medication.
When we are complaining, we aren't Some require a professional.
interested in truth or facts. Rather we Either way, though, it is well within the
are focused on the way we feel. We are right of every Believer to believe God
listening to our emotions. has already healed our depression in the
What does the Bible say about depression? spiritual realm. Therefore it is within
The Bible speaks of being broken-hearted our right to stand on the promises of God
(Isaiah 61:1) and having a spirit of concerning the healing of our body and
heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). It says that mind (I Peter 2:24, II Timothy 1:7).
God gives us the garment of praise for When we stand on His Word, believing He
the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). will do what He said He will do (Mark
Now what is praise? When we are on a 9:23), He will come through for us in our
team--football, basketball, whatever time of need. He will give us the
sport we play--and the team wins, the breakthrough we need.




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