Christian Depression (2)

Job 36:15 But those who suffer He delivers in their suffering; He speaks to them in their affliction.

Have
you ever felt so tired that it is an effort to get up and get dressed?
What if a simple task like combing your hair or, retrieving a pair of
shoes from another room seems like a major endeavor?  Depression is not just a feeling disease, it is a physical illness with clear symptoms and medical cures.

In
the depths of my depression I called out God and prayed that He would
heal me. His answer? I went to my doctor and she increased the daily
amount of my medication. Within weeks, I was feeling as if my vitality
was coming back. You see, my anti-depressants don’t make me happy,
instead, I have the stamina needed to complete important tasks at hand
like making a bed and getting showered and dressed. My problems still
exist: the stressful workplace, the extreme demands on my time, the
financial worries still remain, but, now I have the willingness to cope
with these issues instead of being consumed by them.

Continue reading @ Spiritual Battleground: Christian Depression 2

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