somebody asked me, "how do you deal with depression?"
I said:
All people around this planet experience depression at certain levels, I myself have also been down there and fought hard. Over the years, I've learned that when this virus attacks ones mind, the only key to the exit door is Jesus. You need to move the spotlight on Him not on you. Because depression is magnified when you get that spotlight and make it brighter on you. Move that to Him because at the end of the day, IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU. He has to shine brighter, then you will be saved by His light.
Some would say it is easier said than done. I agree. Depression is not easy. You have to shake it off every single day. It is serious. But God is greater. He will outshine you and your depression. All you need to do is to just let Him be God.
And when He sets you free, know that you are set free indeed. Don't get back. When you have overcome, don't turn back. When you follow Jesus, THERE IS NO TURNING BACK! Do not doubt the power of the Most High God. He has overcome the world and that includes your depression.
When I say these things, people under "depression" would tell to my face, "shut up, you are being churchy.. I know all these things, you don't have to preach to me!"
So I will just shut my mouth but continue to preach using my own body and heart. At the end of it all, love conquers all. That's how Jesus won me.
Whenever I feel depressed, I cry. We need it! But we've got to get up again and remember Jesus' love and mission on earth. THERE IS A TASK THAT HAS TO BE COMPLETED AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!1 I need to pack up and follow Him. Yes I am wounded, I am bruised, I am limped, but again it is not about me. It is Him whom I follow. My God is greater than my wounds.
Stop talking about YOU and start talking about HIM.
1 see Matthew 24:14
