Our feelings can seem like a roller coaster. But God and God’s existence are not at all dependent upon our feelings.
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Mental health is like a marathon, but we can run well and finish knowing we run every step with the Lord Jesus at our side.
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I’m convinced that depression, as well as other physical and mental illness, are things the evil one uses to get a foothold and sabotage us in a persistent effort to wage war for souls. But we can help fight back. On how to be an ally for someone with depression.
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What if we could create an epidemic of care to counter the epidemic of mental illness?
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On shining the light even on dark days by wearing the “clothes” of Christ—compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
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Have you ever tried to love someone with depression but it feels like there’s a wall between you? Or maybe it’s you who has depression, and while your heart longs to love well, the depression feels like a barricade so thick and high you can’t possibly overcome it. Here are four ways to offer love despite depression.
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Depression can be confusing for Christians, who struggle with why they wrestle with it yet still stand firm in their faith. If you or someone you love is among the many who struggle with depression, know you are not alone. There are a number of people in the Bible who experienced what appears to have been depression.
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All around us people are suffering. Most of the time they still have one foot planted in the now, but sometimes that foot starts sliding toward an invisible line between “hanging in there” and hopelessness. Perhaps your smile or your kind word, perhaps your grace, can be the stopgap. Perhaps your thoughtful, compassionate questions and care can help steer them to the help they need.
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I’m not eager for bad times. I truly hope I get to spend the rest of my days without hard moments, grief, sadness, stress, or pain. But I now longer fear them—and I’ve come to understand there is a joy to be experienced right in the center of that pain.
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