Are you struggling with depression? Do you have a tendency to isolate yourself or know somebody who’s struggling that is isolating themselves? That’s what we’ll be looking at on this episode of Married By Design.
This week in our episode, we’re going back to first kings chapter 19 and the struggle that Elijah had with depression. We saw the event that triggered his depression in the threats of Jezebel. This week, we’re going to look at his reaction to those threats. How does Elijah respond to the threats of Jezebel? He isolated himself. He ran away from the problem, he left his servant, and even went a days journey into the wilderness by himself and sat down under a tree. What we want to do in the session is to look at the reasons why you should turn away from isolation and running to a place to hide.
Your homework, should you choose to accept it, is to apply these principles in your life. If you’re struggling with depression, we would encourage you to call out to a good friend that can support you as we’ve talked about today. Maybe you would even want to share this episode with them so they have an idea of how to help you. If you as a couple know somebody who struggle with depression, including your spouse, you can put some of these principles into practice.
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