Depression is real, and if you are fighting it you are not alone. Depression seems to have been the bane of many of life’s great leaders. In the Bible, Moses, Elijah, David, and Job all had to deal with it. In the secular world, Sir Winston Churchill used to call depression his ‘black dog’, and Ernest Hemingway referred to it as ‘the artist’s reward’.
President Abraham Lincoln battled depression and suicide all his adult life. There were times when for his own safety Lincoln would not allow himself to carry a knife, for fear that he would hurt himself, or worse. Read about Lincoln turning to the Bible to relieve his depression. Let the Scriptures help you just like they have helped so many of us. Sometimes depression can be a purely spiritual thing, read this – Depression Is a Spirit – It Must Be Fought with the Word of God.
Depression is the physical and emotional result of hopelessness – the ‘feeling‘ of hopelessness. We live in a world devoid of hope, and depression is the emotional product of that reality. The only thing that will actually change one’s life sufficiently as to destroy the cause, mechanics, and effects of depression is God’s hope and His word of hope. The answer is to get God’s hope back inside of you.
Hope will let you again see the ‘future positive possibility’ of your life. Without seeing it you will have no motivation or strength. The good Word of God, and the good word of others to you, can change the outlook and condition of your heart. Fight for God’s outlook with all you have. Fight it with the Word of God. (Also, confess the scriptures on Hopelessness.) Anyone who is among the living has hope.
God’s hope encourages, motivates, and keeps you on the road to faith, peace, and victory. And if you suffer from deep ongoing depression, get help. And please read this – Helping Others Is God’s Prescription for Depression. Send me a comment, we love you and we want to help you. You are important and you have value. You are not alone. With God’s help, you will climb out of this hole.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down (depression), but a good word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:25 Holman Christian Standard Bible
These scriptures on depression will give you hope and will build your faith. Confess and meditate on them to win the fight against depression. The key is not losing Hope. Allow the hope of God to seep back into you. Remember, there is a real Person (God) behind each and every one of these promises. He promised them to you for a reason – to help you.
Deuteronomy 31:8 – The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 33:27 – The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
2 Samuel 22:17-22 – He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; (18) He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. (19) They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. (20) He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (21) The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. (22) For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Samuel 22:29 – You are my lamp O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light.
Ecclesiastes 9:4 – Anyone who is among the living has hope.
Psalms 9:9 – The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalm 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 31:22,24 – You heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help… Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 34:18, 19 – The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (19) A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm 37:23-24 – If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 43:5 – Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God.
Psalm 55:22 – Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
Psalm 62:5 – Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
Psalm 126:5 – Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
Psalm 143:7-8 – Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I’ll lift up my soul.
Psalm 147:3 – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 145:14 – The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Proverbs 12:25 – Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down (depression), but a good word cheers it up.
Isaiah 26:3-4, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusts in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. (Perfect means complete. If I keep my part of the promise by staying steadfastly focused on the Lord Jesus Christ, He will keep His promise to give me His perfect peace. See also Philippians 4:6-7 below)
Isaiah 35:10 – And the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away
Isaiah 40:31, But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 53:4 – Surely he took up our sicknesses and carried our sorrows.
Mark 9:23 – Everything is possible for him who believes.
Romans 4:18-22 – Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall they seed be. (19) And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: (20) He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. (21) And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able to perform. (22) And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Romans 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
II Corinthians 7:6-7 – Nevertheless, God, that comforts, those that are depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus; (7) And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
Philippians 4:6-7 – Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 4:8 – Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:10 – Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
2 Peter 2:9 – The Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials.
1 Peter 4:12 – Dear Friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:13 – But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Read how Lincoln Turned to the Bible to Manage His Depression and other articles: Scriptures Against Hopelessness – Scriptures Against Worry – New Testament Scriptures on Faith & Believing – Do God’s Promises Cover What You Want?
Comments
I am a senior citizen. I have had depression since I was young. It got really bad several years ago. I almost didn’t make it. Please pray for me.
Tom – I don’t know your details but can empathize with feelings of hopelessness and shame. It has taken me a very long time to accept (I still have periodic doubts) that if God forgives us, who are we to doubt Him? If some of our feelings of failure involve someone who either died or is inaccessible to us , well, God sent us Jesus to free us of past, present and future wrongs, so his forgiveness encompasses all, and He speaks for all, so every single one of our wrongs now and in the future is erased if we just accept His grace. Don’t try to handle everything at once, depression is exhausting, but remember that God loves you and He will see you through. When you are lying awake for hours try to picture yourself shaking the dust off your feet, just as the disciples did, and walking toward the sun.
The words I would use to describe how I feel right now are hopeless, despair, shame, and disappointment. I don’t sleep and when I do it’s out of pure exhaustion. I feel so alone in this. To share this with my wife just puts her on an emotional roller coaster and there is no comfort for either of us. I know this is only temporary, but it seems to have been going on too long. I can’t think straight and feel as though I go in circles. When I get my hopes up I seem to be met with disappointment. My situation is financial and this time of the year has always been a little slow for me as the owner of a small one man business. I have prospects wanting to purchase, but everyone seems to be in a holding pattern right now. I have larger projects on the horizon, but I have to survive financially to get there. I am very tired.
I have been where you are , psalm 42:5,6 says put your hope in God , when we put our hope in other things
that’s when despair comes , .
ask the Lord to show you anything in your life that you are putting your hope in besides Him ..
don’t give up read Gods word , think on good thoughts ..
and it is so good to be around people stay busy …..
It seems I go through phases. There are times I just want to withdraw from everyting and everyb ody and hibernate. There are times I want to be with people almost 24 x 7. There are times when I have a happy, well balanced medium between those other two times. Right now, I’m in a funk deeper than I’ve been for a long time. I don’t like it, I get crabby, I get defensive, I end up alienating my best friends. I hate myself when I’m like this and I can’t let on I’m feeling this way, because people can only take so much and then don’t always want to help. They would rather just stay away until I “get over it”. I’m scared, plain and simple. I pray, but after a while they’re just words on a page and I don’t feel any better. Then I have to pray that I can take the words to heart, mediate on them and keep on hoping I’ll get over it. I don’t want to have to get on medicine, that scares me more than the funk I get into. I try to reason with myself. I just changed jobs. God got me out of a most terrible job situation and even though I had to take a substantial cut in pay, got me a job that doesn’t have that stress. But now, the new job has no challenges or responsibilities at all and I feel unwanted, unliked and useless. So I know that has a lot to do with my funk. I need to be wanted, and sometimes I need to be needed, but above all, it appears I need to be liked and included and then it seems like there is nothing I can’t overcome. I need a prayer partner and scriptures that are clear to understand.
Sheilagh, I know exactly what you mean. Years ago I called them my nebbish weekends, I would exist on coffee and cigarettes and wallow in my misery. Although much older now and obligated to deal with people daily, I still sometimes feel like that. It sounds trite I know but it is true that your pastor/church can help you because even good friends get tired of being brought down, so you must find another outlet. Do you write/keep a journal? Try writing down your thoughts, it not only gives you something to do but it helps track your feelings. And there is nothing wrong with getting help from a doctor through meds, you need something to help you. It’s too bad that your new job is not challenging or fulfilling, what do you do with yourself at other times? I have always urged friends who were seeking new adventures to join a campaign and luckily things are getting very active. It is not that important about your political views, just get involved, you will meet new people, you will find challenges and satisfying work, and you will develop valuable contacts for the future. I’ve been there and it totally changed my life and gave me a great career. Good luck. Trust God. Trust yourself!
Thank you Kay. I ‘do’ a lot of your suggestions already and most days it helps, just sometimes I can’t seem to deal with things. As much as it pains me to read through other posts, it helps me remember I am not alone. I pray for everyone going through a rough time. I feel guilty feeling sorry for myself when there are others that have so much worse things happening to them. I am going to get back into volunteering at the shelters. It keeps me focused on someone else. I will still have weak moments, but these posts really help.
Thank you everyone!
Forgot to say that I am slowly coming out of a deep pit myself and it was the response I received on this site from Rex that got to me and started my climb uphill. I think he really cares. Thank you, Rex.
Kay – We really do care and we really do love you. That’s right; get out there and get active!
Remember hope is swirling all around our heads all the time. For some stupid fallen-world reason we can’t always see or feel it swirling. It is there. It is always there.
I am focusing this year on the things that I know to do in God but have not found the energy and will to do – and I am doing them. Tell the Devil to go to Hell and do them also. Love, Rex
Love it!
Anna, my only comment is to recommend that if you are not under a doctors care, you should be.. From experience I know that the thyroid affects many parts of the body (esp eyes) in subtle ways and you’ll just feel “off”. Good luck.
Through our struggles it allows us to draw near to God, which He wants. However, you need to be able to function as well. Sometimes our hormones are off or chemical imbalances are off in our brain. Pray about if something is not healthy that God show you what it is. My thyroid is off and I struggle with depression. I take a natural herb/vitamin called Positive energy. It has Royal Jelly that comes from the glands of the worker bees. It helps me to have energy and to be positive.
Xmas is the saddest holiday for me. It’s a day when sister, brother n mom if so father reunites and it becomes a festive day and a worship weekend. Xmas to praise our Father our Lord King of Kings. The one that never leaves me behind. I can say that after years this Year is the best I ever felt maybe because I’m used to being alone or what I believe I now have Jesus in me. He is everything more so on my loneliness .
I got married and after a year he divorced me for another woman and I got so heartbroken. I waited for 3 years to heal. I got in to another relationship and we have been together for two years, he is now also leaving me for another woman. am so depressed and unable to cope . I am trying to let go but its not easy. the stress is not affecting my health. please am kindly asking for your prayers
I believe that our children can hurt us more than anyone. On a personal level I do understand what you are going through because I am dealing with something similar. The thing I can suggest you do is pray and hold close to God and his word. I pray everday that my child’s heart will soften and that I find peace. Some days are better than others and I know it is diffucult. I will be praying for you.
Rex,
Thank you so much for your kind words.
There it isn’t a day that goes by without anyone harassing me or discriminating me. I swear, it feels like if the world see me as there rival of some source. It’s weird, scary and I feel trapped at times on how to handle these types of situations at times.
There are so many questions unanswered.
The good in me will never change. Circumstances will never change whom I am. I still above all things I still believe in caring, helping others in need and believe in love. God created me with a huge n sweet heart and that’s what these people wants and need. I’m independent since I can remember growing up. I was rejected by my parents and spent numerous countless time crying and seeking for their unconditional love n respect. When I die I will take with me the pain in my heart. I don’t know how to love them n yet I still hv Faith.
You should be very proud of yourself.
In the past I have replied to several writers hoping that sharing my faith would help them. Now I find myself virtually faithless. My oldest daughter and two grandchildren are visiting from overseas and she has become so cold and hard that I have trouble seeing the charming bubbly little girl we carried out of the airport some 32 years ago. She has even made plans to spend Christmas with friends rather than with family so it’s as if she resents making this duty call. And her sister, whom we carried from the airport 28 yeas ago, has never accepted us as family, she has terrible problems with her birth parents’ abandonment and I know she feels unworthy of anyone’s love. So I have run out of things to try and prayers to pray. I am a trustee and worship chair at my church but if it weren’t for not wanting to be home I wouldn’t even go there. I am so alone.
Kay – This is your moment of decision of faith. This may be your lowest point. Your time of testing alone in faith. Spend time with God – choose to without feeling or understanding. Ask for His help and His mercy. Pour your heart out to Him and then get quiet before Him.
Do not let go of your daughters. You are their hope in God. Don’t let the devil talk you out of believing for them. You are their lifeline. They are saying, “I don’t need you and I don’t need God, and, I don’t love you and I don’t love God.” The more they can hurt you, the more you will let go. Keep loving and believing. It is a surface act. Deep deep down there is the need and the love. Deep down, those little girls are still there. “Train up a child and when they are old, they shall not depart” – It does not say continually. They will come back, maybe when they are older.
I have witnessed to personal friends who appeared a cold and hard as ice at the time. Once saved, they gave a different account of what was going on inside that heart and mind. Spend time with God and listen for what He has to say. Expect Him to speak to you. Take your time, it may not come immediately. Only go with what He says. Maintain your hope because it is the connection with life’s motivation. We love you. Rex
Rex, thank you. I will try to try.
Kay – I am believing for God’s peace and encouragement all over you in Jesus Name! He is your peace, strength, and your private refuge. We love you and we are with you. Rex
I wish there is a way to connect with people outside of just making comments.
Hi Alicia, I do feel your pain Alicia ;( I’m 39 and always felt alone, and been betrayed by many. At the end of the day I find myself only talking to God and asking him to forgive me for everything and to continue to work in me. I pray for those that attact me in a daily basis. I have never
Mari – Hopefully this Christmas season we are going to connect this site to a dedicated Facebook page. We are working on it. Hang on to God and to His word. Hear from Him and forget all else. We love you. Rex
very depressed and I need help
Lakeisha – We will pray for you in Jesus Name! Just know that someone loves you and God loves you. There is hope all around you but for some reason you cannot see it. Go to the front page of our site and start reading some of the articles. We love you. Rex
Please pray for me to become closer to God so that I may get rid of this awful depression and become the mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and person that I can and desperately need to be 🙁
Hello. My name is Rose. I have been struggling with depression for over a decade and I’m only 28. I no longer want to experience this as it feels soooo horrible. I too like the others I’ve read about feel alone in this. I don’t talk about it with others because I feel they won’t understand me and I feel ashamed as they may think I’m weak in faith…. And I may be…. In this area… Depression feels so real in my world, but I feel others don’t understand that part unless they too experience depression. I just wanted to post so others know I exist and I can feel like I’m being heard. Thank you all for sharing as it relieved the thought of being alone in this. I will be taking these scriptures and confessing them day and night, like medicine, and expect that they will help as it is the word of God and there’s nothing more powerful than that. I do believe I don’t ever have to experience depression in my life I just haven’t found the way to get there, but I’m working on it. ….. The worst part of depression for me is looking at my life and seeing that it’s wonderful, that the Lord has truly blessed me… But because of depression I can’t seem to enjoy it….
Rose
Depression runs on my mom’s side. Plus I have an underachieving thyroid which doesnt help my mood.
I beleive in the POWER OF WORDS AND SCRIPTURE. I do, I do. However, if something is off hormonally or chemicals left unchecked and unbalanced in the brain, you can pray ALL DAY & quote scriptures ALL DAY till you are blue in the face.
Pray about seeing a Dr /Specialists if anything is off. Not a regular Dr. They will not find it. It has to be a specialist.
In the meantime, I take a vitamin/herb called Positive energy, and it has ROYALJELLY that comes from the glands of the worker bees.
Plus Ginseng to help with energy.
If you are allergic to bee stings don’t take it, but if you take it everyday you will see a big difference in energy and mood.
Thank you so much for this website and all the verses. I have been feeling so alone. My husband has depresssion, and he has become such a different person…lashing out at me, saying the most hurtful things. My heart is breaking, but I don’t know how much more I can take. I just don’t know how to deal with all of it.
My prayers I been struggling also with depression for years I continue to fight but it’s never easy. I pray and cry alot there’s a part of me feels like why is this happening but I continue my fight because I pray to jesus and god and it’s the best thing to do. I pray in Jesus name that we all be healed in Jesus name. Any one can call me if they ever want to talk things out number is 505 449 8457 lupe valdez
Padilla,
Do not give up. That is what the enemy of our souls wants us to do . His job is to kill,steal, and destroy. Jesus said I have come to give you life ,abundant life. He wants you to be filled with His peace. Accept His love and forgiveness and be filled l ed with His Spirit I pray in Jesus name amen.
He will deliver you from all evil forces you just have to call out to Him and plead the blood of Jesus over yourself and the enemy will have to leave.
Speaking God’s Word is your protection tion. Ephesus 6:10-17
Hello,
My name is Katie. My boyfriend has been dealing with anxiety and depression for over 7 months now. It has been very hard on us all. He seems to be sinking down farther and farther and it seems to be harder and harder for him to keep fighting . He struggles with having faith in the Lord to help him through this. He is at a job that doesn’t seem to make him happy anymore. He makes good money and has a lot of perks with the job and is a supervisor so its very hard to give this job up. He has been looking for something else but hasn’t seem to found anything. We both have been praying for the Lord to help him find a job that he likes and for the Lord to show him some answers. He struggles with keeping faith in anyone or anything. He gets very discouraged and very depressed. He is at the point he wishes something would happen to him where he doesn’t have to keep fighting. I have always been a believer and always had faith in the Lord so its hard for me to understand where he is coming from. I try my best to show him gods grace and pray for the Lord to show him answers and bring his peace and comfort. It seems like the more I pray for him the worse he gets. I can feel satan surround him and feel him give in to satans words. He gets to the point where it would be easier to just give up and not fight . He feels very tired of living this life and just wants to find happiness again. He has trouble with having faith in the lord and I feel like my words don’t mean anything to him anymore. He started going to church and talking to a counselor and reading his bible but still struggles to find the answers he is looking for. He is on medications for anxiety and depression but don’t seem to be working. I feel at a loss right now. I don’t know how to help him if he pushes away God and everyone who loves and cares for him. I guess I’m looking for help and answers through this as well. We have been together for 5 years and raise a 7 year old daughter together. Its hard for me not to just want to give up on him and end it . I just wish he could feel that hope and faith that I have.
Dear Katie, how hard it is to watch someone you love struggle, and even worse give up, and there’s little you can do to help, so it is very important that you don’t let your faith slacken because that is all your boyfriend has right now. Look up the movie “War Room” and if at all possible you both should see it, it is about someone who has given up and their struggle to fight Satan and regain their faith. Right now you have to keep supporting him. If your church has a prayer group, join it. Maybe you can help him search for a new job or even just a new activity to engage him. Get him involved in something with the child you are raising. Most of all, do not give up. I will pray that God blesses you both.
i am so glad I found this site. I have been off and on with depression for a few years and just a couple of days ago, I sank back into it really bad and after reading these scriptures, my heart feels lighter and I feel a little better so far. please keep me and others who are currently going through things in life in your prayers.
I am thankful for finding this site. I have been depressed since as early as I can remember and have struggled my entire life with manic depression and suicidal temptations. I pray to God for forgiveness for being weak and tempted to take the easy way out. I pray for strength and I try to see the good in everyday, but I need help. Therapy and medication have not helped. Dear God, please save me. Please pray for me. I am 26 years old and cannot not do not want to go on much longer living like this. My depression is consuming me. I can’t breathe. All my love to those in pain and those who try to help.
Padilla – please read Shakira’s message and feel the hope she now enjoys. You are never alone. Aside from being in so many people’s prayers from this site, God really is always with you. I don’t know why we must sink so low, I have been there, too, in fact part of my constant prayer is that He be especially with those who feel alone and that they feel his gentle hand upon their shoulder. Please speak to someone you are close to or your Pastor and if you don’t have one, find a church, somewhere God is waiting for you. Please be blessed and do not, ever, give up!
I came across site looking for scriptures to help me through my depression . I have been diagnosed as having severe depression. I lost both my parents within 4 months of each other. My boyfriend who was in my life for a few years asked to move in with me. I would not let him move in with me as I choose to live the Godly life and not live in sin. He in turned moved in with another woman and married her and said it was my fault and my choice. That brought me over the top. My life feels so lonely and empty to the point I feel life is not worth living anymore. I would never harm myself though but sometimes I pray and wish that God would just let me sleep away. I feel like a failure and I don’t know if I’ll ever get back to being happy. I’m trying and praying so hard to bounce back but so far I’m not able. I need something to give me hope again because I feel so broken. Please pray for my strength as it is failing me.
Cathy – You did the right thing with your boyfriend. It is him with the failure problem not you. If you could see correctly you would realize how well off you are now because of it. The Devil is using your loss and hurts to paint a black picture of everything.
Hopelessness does not mean that there is no hope for you. As a Christian you always have hope in Christ. What it means is that you cannot see the hope that is there all around you. It is a blindness to hope, and you know where that comes from – a spirit sent to harass you. Read this – Depression Is a Spirit – It Must Be Fought with the Word of God. And read this article – You Cannot ‘Out Think’ the Devil But You Can ‘Out Speak’ Him.
God’s word can help you but you have to work it and do your best to not be guided by your feelings. The Devil has somehow gotten control of your sight and your feelings, so you will have to ignore them for a while. Speak the word intensely no matter what you see or how terrible you feel. We love you. You are not alone. You will make it. The light is around you. Speaking His word will help open your eyes to it. Rex
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the words of encouragement
Thank you. I do pray all day everyday. I have started going to a healing group at church as well.
Leslie – I don’t doubt your sincerity or perseverance, and I felt that you really were praying all day everyday. My point is – something is not working. Do something different and find out what that thing is. Change the way you pray, what you pray, or take the scriptures and walk the floor and speak them out of your mouth till they are totally part of you. They are not now, otherwise you would not be thinking about dying and so depressed. Something is not connecting, so you don’t necessarily need to double-down on what you already are doing. Read the most recent post on our site.
As a Christian, we are going to go through stuff, sometimes deep stuff, but there is a victory for us in faith, and I do not mean dying and going to Heaven. There seems to be an issue that is holding you back. Find out what it is and deal with it. Faith is of the heart but the realm of the battle seems to be centered in our minds. Many times we cannot fully control our minds but we can control what we say with our mouth. That is the essence of the article I mentioned above. Joyce Meyer has a lot of good things to say on this.
There is a path to victory for you. The victory will not be overnight but the peace and joy can quickly return so that you can make it all the way to the end. There is a path, find it. We love you. God loves you. Rex
Thank you. I will keep reading and praying
Leslie – We do love you. You will make it. Seek God knowing that there is an answer, and that you just have to find it – in Him. That is a much different approach than hopelessly crying out for a miracle. There can be and will be a miracle, but you must seek Him with an expectant heart, that is a trusting heart.
The more of the Bible you can get inside of you the easier it will be. Let God speak to you while you are reading and praying. Rex
Leslie – pray loudly and boldly for God to ease your burdens. Even though He knows what is happening with us, He wants us to verbalize it to Him to express our faith and trust. You are in my prayers.
I have been depressed for sometime. After losing my oldest sister in 2014, l have gradually started bck living. But somethings have changed l just do not desire somethings l used too. I am a loner l have two daughters that depend on me, l have been out of my place since May 2015. I am asking through prayers that financially l will be blessed with a place for my family. The bible tells us to die to the flesh everyday, and l honestly know that it is the holy spirit that has changed my mind about fornication. I feel so filty when engaging in unGodly acts. I just want to uplifted and assured l am doing the right thing and not feel like l am not. My prayer tonight is for Mental Healing, strength to regain what the enemy has stolen from me! And continue closing doors on ppl that are no longer needed in my life. I Am Depressed almost everyday, l have crying spells, but will never attempt anything as foolish as sucide. Please keep me and family in prayers.
Lord Jesus..Give this sweet woman peace in her life..Joy to her heart.Fill her with Hope..let her recognize the doors she should walk through..let her rebuke the tempations satan throws at her..to be strong and keep her safe in your loving arms..In Jesus Name I pray this..AMEN