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?
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Still waiting for your reply faith maechanic…
Appreciating the persistence you put into your website and in depth information you provide. It’s great to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same old rehashed material. Wonderful read! I’ve bookmarked your site and I’m adding your RSS feeds to my Google account.
IG – Thank you for your gracious words. We work hard. We have plenty more material to complete and issue. God bless you. Rex
Sorry for the numerous typing errors but please be patient enough to read….
No problem. Don’t worry about that. I am reading now. I will get back to you.
Hi….I have a problem of a grandose type of fea which is leading me to scarery unwanted thoughts tht haunt and torment me day and night…I belive stongly that God is the solution and he gas been my piller of streangth through this but I swiich between epusodes of rrcovery for bout a week or a few days and thease thoughts come back and haunt me again;becoming worse everytime and I’m afraid of how worsr they will become…after every intence episode of thease thoughts I cry and stay low for the whole day…I loose apetite and ive always been a tiney person and I noticed I’m loosing even more weight and now I think my family have noticed how my apetite flactuates between those episodes..lately I could go for weeks depressed and unhappy and think of surrendering to my familyabout it but I do not have enough courage and the current situation is not appropriate for me to add on but I rilli think I need professional help as soon as possible because I fear I may get mentaly retaded…i ve conluded this by analysing the too many mistakes I make…delayed speech confusion etc and it is affecting my friendships and schoolwork….I rilli fo not know what’s next…I put my lif in Gods hands and hope I am rescured immediately because I cannot bear it any longer…offen my flashbacks of recent events sre all filled with cludy thinking…there is not one day I remember thinking straight…it is rillu killing me inside and I have not told anyone yet to full detail…I once budt into tears while at a church service out of nowhere because of thease thoughtd…I try as hard as I can not to think of thease devastating thoughts but this only agrivates the extent and honestly right now I am tired and weak and worn…its up to God now to rescure me because I do not know rilli whay is next…I’m a 18 year old girl ad doing advanced levrl and it is realy affecting my studies…I have parrents who expect so much rom me and I cannot bear letting them down..I’ve had thoughts of suisde and I ask Hod to pull me out immedietly because I cannot visualise a positive near future with this…please pray for me and I’ll pray for you…
Mufaro – As you probably already know this is a spiritual attack of evil. It would be good if you could get someone to pray for you directly and take authority over the demonic forces that are coming against you. There is no distance in the spirit and I will do it from here. If you are not a Christian already read this and pray it out loud – Salvation. Read this book on praying in tongues and God will help you with it – Seven Reasons Why Every Believer Should Speak in Tongues.
You might not know it but you have authority over this demonic attack through the use of the Name of Jesus. What He purchased for you on the Cross was given to you in His Name. When you use His Name you are using what He fulfilled. Here are two articles – One – Two.
Now, I break the power of the Devil over you in Jesus Name. I speak mercy and favor and protection over you and all that you have. You will be delivered from this in Jesus Name. Satan, take your hand of of this beautiful young girl in Jesus Name and leave her NOW. We speak freedom and deliverance over you and you will be free in Jesus Name.
Speak this over yourself and say this out loud to yourself. You will not feel anything at first, but keep at it. Believing is not feeling. God will honor it. We love you. You will be free.
Read articles that jump out at you. Let God speak to you. His word to you will give you the faith to have victory. Again, we love you. Rex
I will pray for you also. I have the exact same symptoms and each day is so hard when you feel you have no control . Wow Mufaro I never knew someone could be experiencing the same thing . It’s so stressful and scary
I’ve created a little file for all of these poems that you’ve written! I want to take my time going through them, and want to review them when I get a chance. I have a cousin whose been in big trouble with alcohol addiction and I might forward one or two of these to him if that is OK?
This is so beautiful! Thank you for posting this. I was going to ask you if you felt comfortable posting your poetry! I kept thinking about asking you so this is great! I’ve never had this kind of gift! I’m a bit of an artist and I can play music and even write songs, but I’ve never been able to write poetry.
You mention that you burst into tears and you think there is no reason. There are reasons for your tears though you may not be able to access those cognitively right now. Physiologically extremely powerful toxin’s literally fall out of the tear ducts when we cry, so God has given you this mechanism for healing and you may notice that there is a sense of relief after tears. Sometimes there is greater angst when we are unable to cry. Tears are a gift even if you can’t access the reason now. I would have taken anti-depressants myself except that I witnessed years of prescription drug abuse perpetrated against my brother by psychiatrists. He got worse and worse, so over time I began to believe that something was terribly wrong with psychiatric practice and the cocktails of toxins they routinely give to patients. They will tell you that you’ve got a chemical imbalance to get you to take the drugs, hopefully for life, and then the pharmacists can laugh all the way to the bank.
I’m very sorry to hear of your chronic physical pain. I have more physical ailments in my life now that I’m older, sometimes I wonder if they act as a safety valve for my emotions, but I don’t have to work right now and have been able to afford very cheap acupuncture. You mentioned the problem at home that you’ve coped with for 23 years. You may not be able to divulge or write of these events in a forum, but journaling about this can be powerful if you haven’t already. God can work with our pain more easily if we are able to express it more easily.
If you can put your successes with abstinence from alcohol to work for other people, you will definitely help other people, but most of all yourself. This will work much better for you than anti-depressants. I like your line, “God pulled me from it to help others.” This is your ticket to health and empowerment, and maybe even a new line of work. Let us know how things are going!
On February 15th 2012 I attempted to take my own life and I was in a coma for two days. I had gone to my brothers grave where I believe the pain in my life started. I am told when the paramedics reached me I was not breathing and they inserted a breathing tube into my throat and CPR had to be performed. It’s time for me to go to sleep but I can’t because of my anxiety. My days are filled with anxiety so much I feel the pain in my muscles. My head is full of confusion…. will I be allowed to go to heaven after my attempt? It is so hard for me just to get out of bed and go to work. I am telling my testimony to many people and some have been open to discuss but at the same time I feel very ashamed for what I did. I’m asking God what am I here for? Why did you save me? I had not drawn in over 20 years and now I draw to help me calm down.
I feel as I read your post that you are a very brave and courageous person. I think you’ve had tremendous hardship and this certainly develops courage. God forgives you and Jesus forgives you! This is a given! The real work for you is to forgive yourself.
It’s amazing to me that you can go to work considering all that has taken place in your life. Can you take time off from your work? Eventually there will be an answer for your question, “God what am I here for? Why did you save me?” There will be answers to these questions. You might have to wait for those answers, but they will be there. Even now your post has created a response in me! I’ve felt compelled to answer your post, and I feel inspired by the tremendous challenge your life has presented to you. Those questions you asked might be answered in miraculous and joyful ways. It’s wise and powerful that you’ve reached out in the way that you have. I hope that you’ve recovered fully from the physical part of your ordeal.
I hope you can learn to treat yourself with special love and kindness. God has great plans for you! This is the truth! Thank you for your post and keep writing!
Hi all
I thank those who replied to me previously for the advice. It has worked but I’m still in the midst of the battle. I’m having anxiety and depression here and there and sometimes I feel hopeless. I pray and ask God for help and it works for the most part but sometimes it’s overwhelming. If anybody has more advice it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless
Thank you gail..:)..you are Godsend…Alisa..pray for me and I’ll pray for you..we’ve been made overcomers in this life trough the blood of jesus christ..
Thank you gail..:)…its comforting to actualy be able yo talk to other peoplr who have gone through the struggle..you are truly Godsent
I am still having trouble controlling my thoughts..I hope and pray I will be in the right state of mind soon…I know I will be okay soon a well as the other people going through this as well…its rilli tough and I feel like I’m alone in this world…i m even becoming socialy phobic little by little and its killing me cause I’ve always been somewhat a talkative character..I rilli hope thinhs will change soon..Christ..heal our hearts..
Hi…I’m an 18 year old girl who has been suffering from depression for two years now.
I do not know what seems to be the problem …I have a loving family and friends but deep down inside me..I have a dark hole which has left me hopeless and currently I think I’ve been seeing symptoms of anerroxia…I’m an A-level studient and this state of mind has been rilli affecting me..I am worried about the future and how things might become worse because of my depression…I am a christian and believe God will hear my prayer in due season…I thought I was the only one suffering to this extreame but I was humbled to discover other people are suffering a lot more..worse than me..I want to trust in God and revive my spirit of hope…I fear telling my loved ones because of what they may say..pleasehelp me on how I can solve my problem…thank you for thr bible verses and thank you for carering…let’s keep praying for each other…the devil will be conqured!!!
Without a doubt with the kind of faith you have, “God will hear your prayer in due season,” many people don’t have this level of faith at your very young age. This famous truth describes you: “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a woman perfected without trials.” Your gem is being polished to a high gloss and other people will see the beauty of this gem and will enjoy the wisdom borne of your struggle and pain. I had very deep depressions at your age and those struggles did perfect me. I have the benefit of having struggled and the qualities I developed through this struggle are something that other people are immediately aware of upon meeting me. Now days these painful spiritual struggles are medicalized and people are told that their issues are medically based from a bio-medical disease and drugs might be prescribed. This paradigm makes massive profits for the drug industry, but obscures the spiritual reality of this existential struggle. You may know this but you don’t have a disease, you have a very natural response to a very challenging world and finding your place in it. “The Devil will be conquered,” you are already very wise!
I know what you mean by a “dark hole” and I’m so glad that part of my life is behind me. Writing to you allows me to see how much those dark times contributed to my development. I’m so glad I had those dark times, but it isn’t easy to survive sometimes. I believe your level of awareness is much better than mine was in my youth. I was dealing with anorexic behavior and had no idea what was going on, but my body needed nourishment, because like you I had a lot on my plate. I was a high level achieving student and this kind of perfectionism adds an extra level of stress. I’d also moved from California to Oregon into a teaching program at a college in Southern Oregon. I didn’t realize that I was moving into a much different economic, social and cultural environment along with the fact that Oregonians felt threatened by the migrations of Californians into their state.
When I was your age I didn’t realize the emotional suffering of other people, except for my brother who was a career psychiatric patient. Subconsciously I believed I was going to go down the same path as my brother.
After a particularly difficult time I entered an educational program in health care and ended up caring for young people (close to my age) who had broken their necks in freak accidents, (like diving into a pool and landing wrong). These people brought me back to life, helping them was a God send! A young beautiful gal who’d broken her neck used to sing all the time when we were caring for her. There was a famous song at the time, “Thats the way I like it uh ah uh ah,”
I hope I can post this link to the song! Keep writing! You are helping me to realize what I’ve achieved!
I am having a very hard time lately with feelings of sadness and I’m feeling very alone. I keep crying out to God. I know he is with me. I just can’t shake this sadness it washes over me like waves. I have lost some of my closest friends because of my faith and I feel so guilty. I feel like my friends just don’t care about being there for me like I’ve been there for them and it makes me very sad. I trust the lord to get me through this. I just need someone to pray for me. I don’t know my place in this world anymore I feel like it’s moving passing by me like I’m invisible. I’ve tryed over and over again to focus on others and help them but I feel like I’m drowning in loneliness and I can’t help feeling resentful that no one is stepping up for me. I have a lot of anger and frustration. I don’t want to feel like this. I dont want to cry for myself. Please Lord help me find my way out of this. I know first hand the power of prayers. Please pray for me.
I’d written the following in response to a posting from Mufaro, but this applies to you:
Without a doubt with the kind of faith you have, “God will hear your prayer in due season,” many people don’t have this level of faith at your very young age. This famous truth describes you: “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a woman perfected without trials.” Your gem is being polished to a high gloss and other people will see the beauty of this gem and will enjoy the wisdom borne of your struggle and pain. I had very deep depressions at your age and those struggles did perfect me. I have the benefit of having struggled and the qualities I developed through this struggle are something that other people are immediately aware of upon meeting me. Now days these painful spiritual struggles are medicalized and people are told that their issues are medically based from a bio-medical disease and drugs might be prescribed. This paradigm makes massive profits for the drug industry, but obscures the spiritual reality of this existential struggle. You may know this but you don’t have a disease, you have a very natural response to a very challenging world and finding your place in it. “The Devil will be conquered,” you are already very wise, and great friends will find you in this world!
I am struggling with depression and loneliness like a deep stabbing in my heart. I have been single for 10 years with no close family and long for a good relationship. I never seem to find one. I just want someone who will love me and be good to me. And stay.
Hi, I’m 18 years old and still battling depression. I cry a lot about the abuse(I’ve been molested when I was 2). I’ve been having anger problem. I don’t know why am I still crying and still angry. I go to my psychiatrist and they prescribe me the medication to cure the depressions, and I don’t want to take it. Is there any way to get through this without taking the medication?
Marquisha – We will pray for you. You need to get delivered from darkness that came into your life with the molestation. If you are not a Christian, accept Jesus in to your life. To the best of your ability forgive the people involved in hurting you. Believe that God will help you with true forgiveness. The anger and bitterness continues the pain and damage. The sooner you can get away from that is the sooner you will get away from the memories and pain. It is not easy but let go of it as you let go of them.
Find a good Church that believes the Bible and fine someone you can trust to pray for you. Read and speak the scriptures and confessions on this site. Do it even though you do not feel anything. The feelings will come. Just do it. You will make it. We love you and God loves you. Look to Him in simple faith to show you the way out of it. We love you. Rex
Marquisha,
When you cry there are toxins that pour out of your eyes, so the crying is helping you to heal. The anger is also helping you to heal. Anger is completely appropriate and will help you to completely heal from depression. Your depression is not a disease in any way, it’s completely natural reaction to what happened to you. A medication may not be appropriate for you at all as you don’t have a disease of depression! You have a natural reaction to abuse. You can find a counselor or group where no drugs or medications are involved. I don’t believe in the medications either. If you’ve been on them for a while, be very careful getting off of them. You have a beautiful name and you are going to triumph over this great challenge! I feel great admiration for your struggle though I don’t know you! Love Gail
Marquisha
The most powerful medicine for feelings of depression is “forgiveness,” but don’t put too much pressure on yourself to achieve forgiveness till you feel ready. I spent many decades depressed but have never felt such joy until the miracle of forgiveness. I would never have believed it could be this powerful to forgive! Let us know how it all goes? Gail
I am asking that you all pray for me through my pain,hurts,and struggle in my life.
Angela, we love you and are praying for you. It may feel like you are alone but you are not alone.
Talk to God with an expectancy. Look to Him like He actually can help you. He can but He is moved by believing. Go to Him and ask for His mercy. Trust that He can change you and your situation.
Browse some of the articles on this site and if one jumps out at you read it. You don’t have to truly believe it right now..it will come. Just get it inside of you. Rex
This is for my 16 year old son. Please keep him in your prayers. Hes feels down about us moving so many times due to his dad being a Marine and him losing his friends. He doesnt think his family loves him and he is really pulling away and staying to himself. I know the Lord is going to pull him and us through this but I would love some prayers from those who trust and depend on Jesus as we do. I love my son with everything in me and pray everyday for his breakthrough.
Hi, am 22 and ve been battling with moods and wierd thoughts in my head, sometimes I feeli like there’s no hope for me maybe because of my size and my behaviour, and yet am a saved christian, but now I read all this posts and I realize that I’ve been totally ungrateful, today I ask that God forgives me and delivers me from this darkness
I too will pray for each and everyone here on this site I have found today. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years. Having a downfall of deaths in my family. My mother, maternal grandmother, a set of twin grandbabies died in my arms., my father,a week after him my baby sister. I ended up in a mental hospital for a few weeks. I cried prayed, read my Bible and got back on my feet. They did subscribe medication though, Just last year my baby brother was brutally murdered. I left the place I lived all my life feeling like that was part of my depression. And I was so excited about it. Well been here since July, haven’t found a job, losing everything, staying with different people at 45 years old. Haven’t been without 2 or 3 jobs since 1995 when I was raising 3 girls on my own. Now they are grown but can’t help me cause I was still taking care of them before I decided to live my own life….It seems like it was a bad idea now. Never been married, relationships always ended because of ,they say my attitude, or the crying spells they did not understand. I refuse to go back but, I can’t even afford my medication anymore cause I am financially drained. I am scared also. But god did not give us the spirit of fear and I am holding on best I can. My oldest has 3 kids and in now suffering form anxiety. Please pray for her. I have seen some people going through more than me. So I can’t complain. Lord I thank you. If you all pray for me I would appreciate it. I will be praying for you. Have a Blessed Day!!
thank you for this article…
I’m currently going on thru depression (for more than half a year) and late as I maybe (don’t worry, I’m not yet suicidal), the Bible seems to be the best refuge for people undergoing this dark battle like me.
thank you and God bless us all
Hi I am suffering from a depression and anxiety I need prayers for my relationship meanwhile I do love him but he went out and cheated on me resulted in him having a baby with someone else. This has torn me up inside nonetheless, I have prayed and ask God to guide and uplift my heart to have a forgiving spirit. I do wish to be with him each day Im trying to cope with i because Im willing to make my relationship work. I just need prayers meantime, Im praying and fasting to God myself for me and trying to keep the faith. Its not an easy road I just want to overcome this heavy burden I need to be like Job in Job 1:12-13.
Forgiveness is a trait of the strong Shannie, a trait which very few truly posess, and although you seek it out, your partners actions may be Gods way of delivering you into the arms of someone truly worthy of your love and affections. Look to your faith, listen to the voices of those who truly love you and feel the lords guiding hand. Forgiveness can be granted by you and by the lord should he truly seek it but even in such an event as true forgiveness being bestowed upon your partner, but you are not obliged by forgiveness to remain in the relationship should your heart and words from the Lord guide you in another direction. keep an open mind and heart to put you on the path of your true destiny, one which you may already be on. Blessing and prayers be with you in this difficult time.
Hi all, my name is Gina. I am sooo relating to many of you right now and I feel your pain. I, too, am at a loss at this point in my life — feeling so alone, desperate, lonely, exhausted, scared, depressed, etc. I have always been a very spunky, lively, Christian woman with “fire” and an awesome sense of humor, charming, personable, etc. I haven’t been feeling right for the past several years — as if something is definitely “off” because I know me…and my body. I have struggled for about seven years with possible thyroid issues that STILL can’t get clearly and definitively diagnosed, which has been a heck of a battle in itself. I feel that this has greatly contributed to my “depression/anxiety” over the years. I cannot take thyroid med…tried them all, many times, with horrible side effects. I am also dealing with hormonal imbalances, of course, being post menopause, and with that possibly? adrenal fatigue. While I have been to many docs and endocrinologists and getting nowhere (some say I have thyroid disease, others say not sure). Whatever. Yes, I have been under a tremendous amount of stress for various reasons, which will cause and/or magnify issues….but I still feel whatever is making me feel sooo bad, so not myself, not being able to cope w/things lately, major brain fog, fatigue, impaired vision, “waves” of depression and/or anxiety and serious lack of mental and physical motivation — that literally come out of nowhere, unpredictable, regardless of situation or circumstances, good or bad day — is not just “stress”, but more hormonal/chemical. More importantly, I am concerned for my teenager and feeling like a failure as a mom. 🙁 We have moved a tremendous of times over the past four years, been without a place to live, major financial issues, etc. I need to be me again — strong-willed, competent, and not fail as a mom!! I need my life back. I am so frustrated in despair anymore. I am tired of burdening my kids and family with this nonsense and hate not feeling like myself. I googled scriptures for depression and came across this. I feel like I’m in hell. Just looking for answers and support. I get how you all are feeling and am praying for all of you.
I can relate to a lot of what you posted here Gina. I feel like I need serious professional help. 6 years ago I had a major nervous breakdown, and a nurse practioner got me addicted to a medicine that has and is literally destroying everything in my life. Dear God please us in Jesus Name.
Gina & Sean..and whoever else is looking for encouragement, through sickness or hard times:
I just wanted to quick send a message, as I see you just recently posted the needs you are having. I am no physician or professional…just a follower of Jesus who also deals with these emotional ups and downs, with that, I want to encourage you.
I came to this site to find a specific verse for a friend, who is very much in your shoes. I felt I should encourage you as well. The most important thing is to find your identity in Christ. Know he loves you, gave his Son up for you, and although we don’t always feel the peace that says comes with knowing Christ, our souls can find rest because we KNOW(we may not feel) but we KNOW he died for the unbelief we have fallen into because of our physical state. Second thing, Satan is alive and well. He is working in our lives and is fighting against each of us, but God is over even him. I encourage you to read Ephesians 6:10-20. Choose to fight against the evil one, REPLACE each thought with a truth of Gods word, and in His promises you read in His word. Half the battle is mental. He will deliver us from our hopeless state.
Our pastor asked for prayer..as he is also in the middle of sickness..
“1) Pray that we would be ruled by the truth of who God is and what his promises are, not what our circumstances are and how we feel about them.
2) That God would not just help us endure this trial, but would deliver us from it.
3) That we would continue to rest in and proclaim the grace of God during this prolonged season of suffering.
4) That God would guard us from the attack of the enemy who would seek to cripple us with doubts and discouragement.”
Last, I encourage you to find a church family. It is important to be encouraged daily. They will help carry your burden and pray over you.
I hope these things have brought a sense of hope, if so…you know the Holy Spirit is working in you, don’t push it away, trust the word the Lord has started in you will be completed!! Don’t give up! Learn to praise Him even in the storm.
I’ve been battling this for two years now. Seams a lifetime. It began when we moved to this very cold place. People are not as friendly as they were in the south. I haven’t made any friends. Christian churches are very few. I’m just trying to find a place to talk to someone about this darkness that is taking over my soul. I’ve been a Christian for a long time but I feel God has deserted me and I am having a difficult time trusting any more, having faith, I don’t even want to pray. I’m not sure what to do.
I know all too well, as I moved to Spokane from FL, and finally I am starting to feel the true love of Christ withing His body which is the church. Persevere and hold on to the strong tower and solid rock foundation that is Jesus Christ as He wraps you in His arms and is paving the way as you get acclimated to the harsh cold weather while you can be awe of God’s beautiful creation around you. Pray for the churches and the body of Christ also, they need our prayers. Remember the Word of God is the most powerful weapon against satan’s lies and deceits to take us away from the Lord. Will pray for you and yours. God bless you.
Hi Ann,
God is able to change your present situation.Just a little more faith and you are there.Were you paying your tithe while you were employed? If the answer is yes then be rest assured of a quick financial breakthrough. If you were not,ask God to forgive you and make a vow to pay your tithe immediately you get another employment and your breakthrough will come.There is power in tithing and giving,i can testify to that
Hi, This is Anna. Please pray for me. I am at the point of giving up hoping to find a job to earn a living for my family. I am in a foreign land with my family. Last May, my employer just left me hanging in the air. He never paid my salary since January 2014 and I have nothing left for my family and esp. for my kids who are in school. I have tried all my best to apply and subject myself to all sorts of interview but to no avail. I am having sleepless nights thinking of our current situation…. I am the only source of strength of my kids and my family…. I don’t know what to do. I have been fervently praying but seems like I am not heard…. At this point, I need your encouragement, your prayers to let me surpass this adversity…..I financially broke and nothing to spend…. Please, please…. Please pray for me that I may find a job soon…. That is all I need to keep me moving forward…. I know that when I can have the means, I can manage everything…. I just need to fish to feed my family to survival…..
thank you for everything! May God bless us all!