Todays Good Word........Dealing With Depression Take a listen. - TopicsExpress



          

Todays Good Word........Dealing With Depression Take a listen. I’ll Be There For You by The Rembrandts. https://youtube/watch?v=nzQWmAwNNCw Most of us are familiar with this song – television show Friends. But have you ever caught the lyrics to the song? They read, in part: So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A. It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year...... One preacher put it like this...Depression is an appropriate, God-given emotion in response to certain stimulus. It affects millions of people. 1 out of 7 people will seek professional help for depression – and those are just the ones who are willing to admit they need help! Millions more stay home and deny their condition – and are robbed of happiness for weeks, months or even years. It costs American business approx 4-6 BILLION dollars per year in reduced productivity, absenteeism, and related illnesses. Paul talks about being in despair even to the point of death (2 Corinthians 1:8). And, of course, Jesus faced depression as well. Did you know that? Hebrews tells us that Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, but without sin – even with depression. “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death…” Does that not sound like depression to you? Sure it does! That’s almost a textbook definition of depression – “exceeding sorrow of the soul that quite often does lead to death.” Depression is a normal part of life – how do we, like Jesus, deal with depression, and yet not sin? Acknowledge the Emotion and Identify the severity of it. Jesus told His disciples, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful…” He recognized the condition – He acknowledged it to Himself, His friends, and to the Father. We need to do the same. Decide Who or What is Going to Be in Control of your life. God allows depression in our lives to warn us that we need to deal with something. Is there some past trauma that we have not dealt with – loss, anger, abuse, poor decisions of the past, is there sin in my life? We then need to decide if we are going to allow the depression to control our lives, or are we going to allow God to control our lives? Its like being in a deep pool of water, holding on to a large, heavy rock. The rock will pull us down. If we refuse to let it go, it will destroy us. It is not the rock that will destroy – it is our decision. We must determine that we will let the depression go, and take the steps necessary to recover. Share the concern with God. Prayer is essential in dealing with depression. Let God know what is going on in your heart and mind. When Jesus was in His depressed state, He went right to God, and cried out, “Please God, deliver Me from this!” Moses and Elijah wanted to die! But you know what God did in those cases, He came and He ministered to them. He provided for them. He loved them, and embraced them. Angels came and ministered to Jesus and strengthened Him. For Elijah, God came and made him a cake, brought him drink, and allowed him to rest. Folks, God wants us to be honest with Him – He wants us to share our deepest hurts, disappointments, needs – even our anger! He loves us – He won’t punish us for our honesty. Take it to Him. Once the causes have been identified, we can usually see what needs to be done. Believe it or not, exercise is one of the most effective treatments for depression – and it’s the last thing we want to do when we are feeling down. But getting out and walking, running, playing tennis, any kind of exercise will greatly reduce the affects of depression. Checking our thoughts is another key. The Bible says we should take every thought captive. What am I thinking? Am I seeing things in a healthy way, or am I seeing everything as the end of the world? Get alone someplace – and PRAY. Ask God to reveal to you the causes of your depression. LIST the causes of your depression. RANK them – “Rest, diet, medication, anger, pain, grief, negative thoughts, unrealistic expectations, sin - whatever,” rank them in the order that you believe they deserve, then ATTACK the top one. Stay at it – be disciplined, don’t wait until you feel like it – DO IT! Add to those steps a couple of more: SCRIPTURE – write down verses like Psalm 16:8, 18:28, 27:1 and 46:1 on 3X5 cards and claim the promises of God. Give your pain to God over and over again. Claim Romans 8:37 “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Christ died to give us victory, and that victory is yours to be claimed. Jesus said Ill be there for you. Listen prafully https://youtube/watch?v=FBppKZ0eJlQ&list=RDFBppKZ0eJlQ#t=51 Would you take time today to talk to Him. Have a blessed day -mark.d
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:23:35 +0000

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