by Janet
Chester Bly
Discouragement.
Depression.
There’s many
causes ... emotional or mental, chemical or biological, hereditary or spiritual. Each origin requires a separate
remedy.
-- A trained,
compatible counselor.
-- Truth to
replace a false thought system.
-- Proper
diet.
-- Helpful
meds.
-- The right
kind and length of exercise.
-- Correcting
family fault patterns.
-- Right
relationship with God.
-- Practicing
spiritual disciplines.
-- Following spiritual
principles.
-- Confession.
Repentance. Deliverance from evil.
When you’re
miserable and can’t cope in your fight for peace ... consider King David and
his seasons of despair. Read all the Psalms. Or like I’ve been doing, listen to
them on CDs, especially Psalm 42. Dig into this diary of distress over and
over, until God’s love turns the light on again.
Pour out all
your thoughts on paper or a computer screen.
Fill up a
journal of where you are right now. Where you’ve been. And where you hope to
be.
What to do if
you’ve tried everything and there’s no other fix in sight? When the heaviness settles
in and claims you as home? Persevere until relief comes. Call out to God for as
long as he takes.
Perhaps he
will send a buddy, a partner, a friend.
“Then God who
cheers those who are discouraged refreshed us by the arrival of Titus” (2
Corinthians 7:6)
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What's been your best depression fighter?
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