https://youtu.be/mtz3NLb9KXw?si=nxBrKQNS8lWvZC2K
Hi brethren, I hope we are all doing good. It another moment @mcgi . So, I want to react to brother Eli's sermon on depression and anxiety. I will start by saying this world we are is full of ups and downs. Things happen and sometimes, we couldn't help ourselves thinking, being anxious and some even go into depression when they are overwhelmed. However, the Bible encourages us not to let all these get to us. According to Philippians 4:6, we are told not to be anxious for anything but make request in prayers, supplication and thanksgiving.
To overcome anxiety and depression, we need faith and our faith must be strong. We need to believe that God is in control of the affairs of men. When we believe His words that God will not withhold any good thing from us, even lack and want cannot scare us, not to talk of taking us into depression. Depression is real but it only shows hopelessness, but we shouldn't be hopeless as Christians. Christ in us, the hope of glory. Ours is just to pour our hearts out to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The book of 1Peter 5:7 sks us to cast all our burden and anxiety on Jesus because He cares for us. Many go into depression because they hang unto unnecessary buddens that should be left at the feet of Jesus. They worry so much on what to eat, what to wear and carried away with the fear of the unknown. All these should not push us away from the promises of God. My perspective to life changed the day I read Matthew 6:27, "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?" Anxiety cannot solve anything. It can only lead to depression and depression in turn worsen our health. So, dearly beloved, let's give no room for anxiety and depression. Let's keep our hope alive. God will never forsake us.
Thanks for reading. God bless you.