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Christianity. Is Your Church Making You Depressed? If your place of worship has one of these harmful qualities, it might be time to move on. By Wesley Baines. Depression can have many sources. It...
- Wesley Baines
2 days ago · God doesn't like us taking pleasure in sin, but this doesn't mean God is anti-enjoyment. God is able to satisfy our desires with good things. He doesn't give a stone when you ask for bread. Jesus said God is a father who gives good gifts (Matthew chapter 7, verses 9-11).
- You Are Not Cut Off from God.
- You Are Not alone.
- God’s Love and Faithfulness Never Depend on you.
- God Can Bring Good Even Out of Something as Painful as Depression.
- There Is Still Hope Because Your Low Thoughts and Emotions Are Not The Truth.
- You Can Find Strength by Leaning on Community.
- Your Friends and Family Can Help you.
- It’S OK to Seek Professional Help.
The ultimate friend we find in our pain is Jesus Himself. He wept for us. And on the cross, He experienced separation from God in its fullness. Our Savior knows what it means to suffer darkness. But when you are experiencing a mental health crisis and feeling isolated, it’s very easy to forget that God is literally within you. The Holy Spirit is th...
When I (Mary) am depressed, I cannot read about God’s promises. It hurts too much. But within the pages of the Bible, I find friends who help me get through these times because of their honest expression of their feelings in dark moments. Check out these words from Jeremiah, Elijah and David respectively: O LORD, You misled me, and I allowed myself...
Depression makes it hard to make some of the “right Christian choices” you might normally. I (Mary) did not usually trust God, make a gratitude list or even recite prayers and Scripture during my darkest moments. My shield of faith often lay next to me on the ground, unused. I wish I had done those things. But in my not doing them, God taught me th...
God can handle your doubts, frustrations, failures and darkest moments because He is astoundingly gracious. He loves you through it all because that’s simply who He is. I (Mary) find myself in tears whenever I hear people say they want to kill themselvesbecause I’ve been there. Empathy is powerful. It enables us to comfort others and know how to pr...
One of the hardest things about depression is that it takes away your ability to feel hopeful. I (Elizabeth) remember, during one of my lowest times, having an overwhelming feeling that nothing would ever be good again. Rationally, I knew that probably was not true, but my emotions and anxious thoughts were screaming that there was no hope. Depress...
When you’re depressed, the last thing you usually want to do is be around people. The problem is that being alone with your thoughts is probably the most dangerous thing you can dowhen you’re really depressed. Depressive thoughts tend to spiral, and because depression overwhelms your emotions, it’s easy to believe the lies that your life is hopeles...
When I (Elizabeth) was at one of my really low points of depression, I remember a friend telling (not asking) me that she and another friend were going to come over and clean my apartment. I was hesitant but reluctantly agreed. She knew that I should not be isolating myself and that the chaos around me was not helping my mental health. Even after t...
Seeking help for depression does not mean you do not have enough faith or that you are a bad Christian. In the Bible, we see Jesus heal many people from physical illnesses, but Christians who understand the Bible well would not use that as proof that people with physical illness lack the faith to be healed or are being punished. When Christians are...
May 25, 2016 · One explanation for our cheerlessness is simple: many of God’s people don’t believe that the Christ we serve is cheerful. If we see God as happy, suddenly the command for us to “find your joy in him at all times” (Philippians 4:4, Phillips) makes sense.
Nov 30, 2020 · Your church and pastor cannot resolve your anger, frustration and ongoing chronic stress. Your church and pastor are not God, and their role is not to make you happy. Deep down, we know our churches are not the source of our unhappiness.
- Mark Tidsworth
Nov 4, 2018 · Resenting God tackles the many different reasons people become resentful toward God, from seemingly unanswered prayers to loss and suffering, and how that takes a grip on one's life, with the negative effects spreading out toward the rest of society as well.
Jul 31, 2023 · And if we think God wants us to feel constantly miserable in order to make us holy, then we won’t grasp all of His love. The truth is, even the invitation to grow contains the desire of God to bring us to a deeper level of health, freedom—and therefore happiness.
