Gen.4:3-7
- God commands us by His word not to live by our feelings,
but to decide by my will to respond in a manner which is pleasing
in His sight. To react to please self is to be mastered by the
reactions which is sin.
John 15:8-12
; James 1:22-25
- Depression is not to be used as
an excuse for you to live in an unbiblical manner. Even if you
feel depressed, you are still to live biblically. Your thoughts,
words, and actions are always to edify others and bring glory
to God instead of just obeying God's word when you "feel
like it".
Ps.32:3-5
; 38:1-10
; Col.3:25
- Symptoms defined as 'depression'
are sometimes precipitated by sin which means you are living to
please yourself instead of living to please the Lord. If you do
not repent, confess your self-centeredness and return to living
in a biblical manner, you will experience even further difficulties.
l Pet.3:10-12
; Rom.8:11-14
; Heb.4:15-16
- To love life and see
good days, you must turn from doing evil and be obedient to God's
word. In spite of "feeling" depressed, you can live
biblically because of divine resources that God graciously provides
for you. By faith be in the spirit, see self in the Throne room
looking at life from God's perspective, Gal.5:16
; Rom.8:2
. Pursue
peace and harmony, run after it, flee from fear, agitating passions,
and immorality, Ps.23:1
,6
.
Rom.14:17-18
; l John 4:18-21
; Phil.4:6-7
- The way you feel and
the way you view yourself, your relationships, and your circumstances
are often indications of whether you are living to please yourself
or living to please the God. It is not the world or things of
the world that should occupy our thoughts and time, but are you
approaching life from God's perspective, living and thinking God's
word. Fear, darkness, depression reveal an absence of loving God
and my neighbor. It is our thinking which refuses to be taught
by Christ or anyone else. This spirit exalts itself against God-the
spirit of antichrist.
John 16:33
; Rom.5:3-5
; l Cor.10:13
- No matter how difficult any
situation appears, the Lord Jesus Christ has overcame it. God
will not allow anything into your life that is beyond His control
or beyond your ability to handle it without sinning. Trials are
for your good, they will bring out the power of God in your life
when you respond biblically.
l Pet.1:6-7
; 2 Cor.4:7-10
- All the terrible things that are happening
to you are but 'light afflictions'. Look beyond the circumstances
and see God in control, perfecting and maturing you for an eternal
destiny.
l Tim.4:7-11
; Rom.6:11
,13
,19
- All that I am, my talents, my time
belong to the Lord. A good steward is one who starts with God
and from God, puts off disobedience to God's word, and puts on
living a disciplined and obedient life out of a consistent desire
to please the Lord instead of self. Persistency is the key, it
takes sweat and tears to break lifelong habit patterns.
Matt.7:1-5
; 2 Cor.10:3-5
; Col.3:2
,5-9
- In order to put off sinful
habits, you must first identify them by examining your life in
light of God's word. Once you have identified sins, repent, confess,
and immediately put these sins aside.
Gal.5:16
; Eph.3:16-21
; l Pet.4:11
- As you put on righteous deeds
in the power of the Holy Spirit, you are to glorify God to demonstrate
your love for Him and to please Him in all things. We are to do
regardless of how we feel, realizing we are in the Spirit all
the time and act from this position.
Eph.5:14-18
; James 4:17
; Col.3:17
, 23-24
- Establish a biblical
schedule for fulfilling your God given responsibilities, keeping
the schedule regardless of feelings of depression you may experience.
Do all your work heartily as unto the Lord for His glory.
2 Cor.4:10-12
; Matt.20:26-28
; Phil.2:3-7
- Stop living to please
self by following God's commandments. Regard others as more important
than yourself, be a servant to God and others.
2 Cor.12:7-10
; Eph.5:20
; Heb.12:1-2
; Rev.12:11
- Do not be bitter
about your conditions, thank God for your circumstances or physical
condition that you cannot correct. But correct all deficiencies
in your life that hinder you from serving God and others.
l Cor.11:31
; Eph.4:29
; Col.4:6
; 2 Cor.10:5
; James 1:25
- Biblical
self-evaluation is necessary in every area of your life which
includes your actions, your relationships with others, your words
and your thought life. As you obey God's word in all areas of
your life, you will receive the Lord's blessings.