Depression is at a high and it's a pandemic in of itself.
But there is hope.
Pastor Vlad shares a powerful and encouraging message on the keys to fighting off depression.
Notes:
Depression is a deep sense of despondency, discouragement, and sadness, often linked with a sense of personal powerlessness and a loss of meaning in and enthusiasm for life.
1. Make a decision to live a physically disciplined life.
1 Kings 19:5
Eating
Sleep
Exercise
2. Embrace community.
1 Kings 19:3
Family gatherings
Small group
Church
3. Escape to extended fasting.
1 Kings 19:8
Fasting is abstaining from food for spiritual reasons.
Fasting brings spiritual reward when it’s in the right motive. Matthew 6:18
Fasting is the time of feasting spiritual food.
4. Experience God in His word.
1 Kings 19:9
Read the Bible daily.
Get a study Bible. (Examples: Spirit-Filled Bible; The Quest Bible Study)
Memorize Bible verses. (Bible Memory app)
5. Live for a cause in the midst of the chaos.
1 Kings 19:15
According to Viktor Frankl, we discover meaning in life by
1. By creating a work or doing a deed
2. By experiencing something or encountering someone
3. By the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering
Final thoughts:
1. You don’t have to die to end your pain.
2. Taking medicine is not a weakness of faith.’
3. Depression is not a pet to be entertained but a pest to be exterminated.
