Defeating Depression
November 10, 2009 by Pastor Chris
Filed under Daily Devotional
Depression is an attack of the enemy on your very soul. It can drag you down and make you think thoughts you would never imagine you could have thought. But don’t forget that the devils playground is in your mind and the worse thing you could ever do is allow him to “hang-out” and destroy your future with his poisonous temptation.
Some folks don’t realize that when you allow depression to reside in your life you are actually allowing the enemy to control you by way of your thought process. The word of God tells us the devil is here for one purpose: to destroy your life.
John 10:10 ”The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
That same verse gives us the anser to this situation: CALL ON CHRIST. He has left us with a spirit of peace, and that peace is what will lead us to a FULL LIFE, but sometimes we must fight for what we want in life. Sometimes it is the battle in our minds that defeat us more than anything else can. But overcoming this war ONE BATTLE AT A TIME builds your faith and develops your character. SO TAKE ACTION NOW, and delcare victory, even if only for this one day.
Don’t allow this curse from hell to ruin even one minute of your life. DECIDE RIGHT NOW that you are going to PURSUE PEACE and find joy no matter what you have to do to get it, and trust me if you set out to find peace you will not be dissappointed. The Lord is faithful to fill those who seek His Spirit.
Psalm 34:13-14 “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
Sometimes you have to FIGHT for what you want in life. How bad do you WANT what God has in store for you? I hear people all the time say.”I would do anything” or “I would give my last dime” or “I would give everything I own”. God doesn’t ask for great sacrifice to overcome depression, he ask for trust and action.
TRUST THAT HE WILL LEAD YOU CORRECTLY!!
TAKE ACTION AND FOLLOW HIS LEAD!!
Pretty simple really. God bless you as you seek His will and way in your life.
Pastor Chris Horne
Article on the differences between clinical depression and the “blues”. http://helpguide.org/mental/depression_signs_types_diagnosis_treatment.htm
Please note I am in no way generalizing or condemning the help of a physician for the treatment of clinical depression which is grounded in a checmical imbalance and should be treated with medication as well as therapy. Please allow the Spirit of God to give you eyes to see and ears to hear.
