Depression setting in

Lead Me Lord said:

People have seen me post here before..so..hi again. So many things have been involved, and I've been trying to follow the Lord more. He's blessed me by keeping me safe and such, and I know that He will forgive me as long as I trust in Jesus, but I feel so depressed today for some reason. I get the feeling it's simply because of my sin. I'm really struggling here, and I need a bit of encouragement. God bless you all, and glory to Him for all things.

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I suffered depression for 8 long years... I was told it was a chemical imbalance. Maybe it was. Who knows. But I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and I was able to throw away the medication and never look back. Now, I've cried since then, and I've felt bad since then, but I look at it this way:

We need to look past the temporary and onto the future. I know that I'm going to touch lives and I believe that is my calling. If I let the temporary struggles of my feeling bad get in the way, it's like letting Satan win. I keep "the end" in mind, meaning I look past the present and think about the future. I choose my attitude (CYA - choose your attitude) and even though I am not in control of what may happen around me, I AM in control of how I look and react to those things. I am in control of me and my attitude. If I'm feeling bad... that's ok. We need to feel bad sometimes. But don't get down on yourself. Perk up and try to see the positive in life. Count it all joy. Even when times are tough - get on your knees and pray (which I need to do more of) and step out on faith with a good attitude and God will reward you as he sees fit.

He're what I've learned about prayer - when you pray - expect your prayer to already be answered. If you can't accept God's gift - whatever the answer to your prayer is - then you may be looking straight past the blessing he is trying to provide for you.

I'm a new christian, so what I am saying may be incorrect or what have you - these are just my thoughts and experiences. However, maybe my struggle can help you out in some way. I hope you get to feeling better.

--Demented

Hi,
I'm so sorry to hear that you are battling depression. It's rough.
I, too struggle with depression. Recently, also, I was struggling with feelings of hurting myself, but I realize what God has done for me, and it's so awesome, that I cannot destroy His temple! (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).
Over the years, I have been in countless sessions of therapy and have tried just about every medication for depression out there.
I have found.....just recently..... that MY only way out of depression is to get in the Word and stay hungry for getting to know My Lord and Savoir. I am not saying that I don't still get down and depressed. But now, when I start feeling down, I remember that any feelings such as doubt, fear, worry, etc don't come from God......so I pick up my Bible; or I go see my Christian friends; or the new pastor in town. Fellowshipping helps me. But ultimately, I always turn to the Word. This has not always been easy.......I've had to discipline myself; i.e, instead of watching my favorite sitcom on TV, I have to remind myself to sit down and pray and read my Bible. It gets easier, though, when I start to think of how God saved me from a life without him........which is what I consider hell. Life without God is hell. When I think about being with God, fellowshipping w/God, entering into a personal relationship w/God...... whew.... profound.....so this is what I try to acheive daily. I try to start my day with prayer and reading some passages in the Bible, and I try to see God in everything during my entire day, praying and listening all day long.
I hope I have made sense here......I was kind of rambling. Just sharing how God is working in MY life to keep my depression at bay.

I feel so depressed today for some reason. I get the feeling it's simply because of my sin.

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Stop dwelling on your sins. Jesus was pierced for our trangressions a long time ago. His stripes healed mankind thousands of years ago. Instead, concentrate on loving..go out into the world and find people that need the Light and show them the Light. Paul taught that concentrating on the Law will lead to sin, while concentrating on the law of Love will lead to virtue. If you make it a point to go out into the world and do some charitable work I'll bet that you will feel better in two shakes of a Lamb's tail.