Depression strikes each of us at some time in our life. We all face depression for a day or two once in a while. It is a normal occurrence. Maybe we are in a difficult or trying season and can't shake the sadness. Often after enduring the death of a loved one, we emerge from mourning only to face an intense sorrow, one we can't seem to climbing out of.
The practice of writing in my journal and praying while seeking out God's direction from the pages of Scripture always helps me overcome the depression which comes from life hitting you hard. The Goid News is God's Word is filled with encouragement and direction.
For instance the other day, after listening to national news and hearing of war and hatred, and then the local news where again there was much violence and death, I started to wonder what this world was coming to. Can we be salvaged? I opened my Bible and began to read, and the words in John 16:33 came alive. "I have told you these things, so that in my you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart. I have overcome the world."
Put your hope in God. Nothing can be gained from turning to the world for peace or joy. Psalm 27 teaches in verse 1: "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear. The LORD is the stronghold of my life whom shall I be afraid?"
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