Under The Fathers Wings
No Shame In Depression
Depression seem to be something that
we as Christians more than non-Christian
seem to want to hide from others. The world
has attached a stigma to depression, so
we don't want to admit that we get depressed.
I am here to tell you that sooner or later most
of us experience some form of depression.
It can creep upon us slowly, and we are there
before we even know we were going in that
direction, or it can hit us like a ton of bricks
and the darkness become so overwhelming
we can't seem to even cope with everyday
routines. Their is "NO" shame with being
depressed . It can be the result of a real
situation of failure or loss or bad news it
can invade our minds for no discernible
reason, if that is the case, that is when
we go to a doctor it may be a chemical
unbalance that may take medicine .I want
to say here ,that some, in the Christian
circles, believe that if we go to a doctor we
aren't believing in for God to heal us. All
I can respond to this is that God gave
us doctors, and medicine. In fact Luke
was a doctor. Going to a doctor doesn't
limit God's healing power or the method
that he chooses to use. There is no Sin
Sin in seeking them out. So don't let the
devil get into that trap. Well Guess what?
If anyone suffers from, we are in good
company. The Bible includes who
experience depression of all kinds, and
parts of Scripture were written by people
in the midst of feelings of depression.
The good news is that God does not
regard depression as sin, I know many
of us have either heard it preached or
at least left impression that if we are ,or
have been depressed we are in sin. But
Praise God ! we will see in God's Word
He does not consider it "Sin, "but rather
He responds to thoughts who suffer
its darkness with great tenderness,
understanding and compassion.
Psalm 139 1-12
O Lord, you have examined my heart and
know everything about me. You know when
I sit down or stand up. You know my every
thought when far away. You chart the path
ahead of me and tell me where to stop and
rest. Every moment you know where I am.
You know what I am going to say even before
I say it, Lord. You both precede and follow
me. You place your hand of blessing on my
head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
to great for me to know! I can never escape
from your spirit! I can never get away from
your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are
there, if I go down to the place of death, you
are there. If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there
your strength will support me. I could ask the
darkness to hide me and the light around me
to become night, but even in darkness I
can not hide from you. To you the night
shines as bright as day. Darkness and
light are both alike to you.
We see here in the above scriptures ,that there
Is no depth to which we can descend that God
Is not present with us. When depression comes,
We have to remember that even though we can't
See are feel His presence, He has not abandoned
us. We have to hang on to the fact that He has
Promised that "He would never leave us nor
forsaken us." He is a friend that sticks closer
than a brother.
Psalms130:1-8
From the depth of despair, O Lord, I call
For your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay
attention to my prayer. Lord if you kept a
record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever
survive? But you offer forgiveness, that
we might learn to fear you. I am counting
on the Lord, yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word. I long
for the Lord more than sentries long for
the dawn, yes, more than sentries long
for the dawn. O Israel, hope in the Lord, for
with the Lord there is unfailing love and
an overflowing supply of salvation. He
himself will free Israel from every kind
of sin.
The one thing we learn here is that when we
Fear God," I want to stop here and say that
fearing God doesn't mean fear as we know it,
it means to respect God." So when we
respect God we can cry out to Him in prayer
even in our deepest despair and He will hear
us. Not only will He hear us He will respond
to our need. Praise God! Isn't it comforting
to know that we have a God that love us?
That He is never turned off as others even
as our dearest friends are at times.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected, a man of
Sorrows , acquainted with bitterest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the
other way when he went by. He was despised
and we did not care.
The reason we know that Jesus can
related to depression, is because he
has been there. How do we know this?
The Word tell us this is so. He understands
all the pains of life, He has walked in every
situation of life that all humans walk in, yes
even" Depression."
Matthew 11:28-30
Then Jesus come unto me, all of you who
are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you. Let me teach you, because I am
humble and gentle, and you will find
rest for your souls. For my yolk fits
perfectly and the burden I give you
is light.
If we would just take Jesus at His word, we
would not try to handle things on our own.
Jesus cares deeply for us when we are
weary ,broken ,depressed or what ever
life has dealt us, bottom line He cares, and
provides acceptance, love and rest for us.
We should be like "John", he leaned on
Jesus every chance he had, because he
Knew that he not only received rest, but love
and acceptance. There is no other place
to be but in Jesus. That is where I know
we who love Jesus all want to be is
in Him.
Romans 8:39
Whether we are high above the sky or in
The deepest ocean, nothing in all creation
Will ever can separate us from the love of
God that is revealed in the Christ Jesus
our Lord.
Praise God not even life's worst depression
can separate us from the love of Christ.
This right here let us know that depression
is not a "Sin" as we have been in some cases
led to believe, and believe me when we get
the mind set, that it is sin ,something to be
ashamed of, then the old devil is going to be
right there to reinforce thought feelings of
unworthiness. That is when we read him the
Word of God, that "No weapon form against
Us shall prosper." Glory to God!
Judges 15:18
Now Samson was very thirsty, and he cried
Out to the Lord, "You have accomplished
This great victory by the strength of your
Servant, Must I now die of thirst and fall
Into the hands of these pagan people.
1st. Kings 19:3-4
Elijha was afraid and fled for his life. He
went to Beeersheba, a town in Judah, and
he left his servant there. Then he went on
alone into the desert, traveling all day. He
sat down under a solitary broom tree and
prayed that he might die. "I have had
enough, Lord," he said "Take my life,
for I am no better than my ancestors.
Often times we are made to feel that something is
Wrong with our faith. because we go into
depression .And the sad thing is that we buy into
that garbage, We see here that mighty men for
God suffered bouts of depression. Oft times ,
depression hits us when we have had great
achievements or spiritual victories. That maybe
that we aren't sure we feel like we are undeserving
and then the devil come in and cap on that and
we plunge down in depression. I have heard
people say ,on come on now, pull yourself
up and out of this, well I am here to tell it is
not always that easy for everyone. Some
people needs medical help, and there is no
shame in that either, if you have to stay on
medication all your life, it is no different than
those on diabetes medicine. And don't let the
old devil make it any different. Remember
there is" No Sin or Shame for being depressed
or battling depression. " Praise you
Jesus!!
Psalm 35:9
Then I will rejoice in the Lord. I will
be glad because he rescues me.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the Lord to help
me, and he turned to me and I heard
my cry.
Matthew 14:29-31
"All right come," Jesus said. So Peter
went over the side of the boat and walked
on water toward Jesus. But when he looked
around at the high waves, he was terrified
and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he
shouted. Instantly Jesus reached out his
hand and grabbed him." You don't have
much faith," Jesus said. "Why did you
doubt me?"
As we see here Jesus is always there to rescue
us. We have to keep our eyes on Him and
Him alone ,if not when we get into depression
the devil will take us under, It's not that
don't have faith or not enough faith or we
wouldn't get into a depressed state of mind.
God want us to know that it is all right
to get depressed, He understand, He love
us and will be there to catch us. I want to
say in closing that even if you have to be
on medication, that doesn't, that God is
not or will not heal you, God is in the
healing business, but there is no shame
or sin in depression, as we have seen
even men like David, Elijha, Jesus and
Peter to name a few fought bouts of
depression. So you see being
depressed is nothing new to this
day and time.
Lord Jesus I thank you for loving us so
even in all our frailties. Lord I pray that this
lesson you have given me will bring healing
from bondage. Let us see Lord that depression
is nothing to be ashamed of. Help us not
to point fingers and make others feel guilty
if they battle with depression. Help us as
sisters &brothers and show love, compassion
and understanding. Let us lift each other
up in prayer when it seems impossible to do
so for our selves. Lord keep us in the center
of your will. Thank you that you freed us from
bondage. Help us to rejoice in you without
ceasing. Amen & Amen!
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