If you are fighting
depression you are not alone. Depression seems to have been the bane of many of
life’s great leaders. In the Bible, Moses, Elijah, David, and Job had to deal
with it. In the world, Sir Winston Churchill called depression his ‘black dog’,
and Ernest Hemingway referred to it as ‘the artist’s reward’.
President Abraham Lincoln
battled depression and suicide all his adult life. There were times when for
his own safety he would not allow himself carry a knife. Lincoln often turned
to the Bible to relieve his depression. Let the Scriptures help you just like
they have helped so many of us.
This little prayer helps me as I meditate on each line:
Be still and know that I am
God
Be still and know that I Am
Be still and know
Be still
Be
(Based on Psalm 46:10)
More Scripture passages:
Anyone who is among the
living has hope (Ecclesiastes 9:4)
The eternal God is your
refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms (Deut 33:27)
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall (Psalm 55:22)
May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and PEACE as you TRUST in him, so that you may overflow with HOPE
by the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT (Romans 15:13)
Dear friends, do not be
surprised at the painful trial you are suffering…but rejoice that you
participate in the sufferings of Christ (1 Peter 4:12-13)
Cast all your anxiety on him
because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7)
As Rev. Fred Prince always reminded his congregation "Remember you are loved!!!"
