(How To Save A Good Chunk of $100 Billion)
• 2001: “Depression and distress cost Canadians at least $14.4 billion in 1998”…
• 2001: “Antidepressant use skyrockets in Canada”…
• 2011: “The combined economic impact of direct cost and lost productivity due to poor mental health is well in excess of $50 billion per year”…
• 2022: Most experts agree: It is well over $100B now.
God’s Word can help us save a large chunk of the $100B that poor mental health costs us. God has an answer, not only for the symptoms of depression, but also for the root causes. Luke 4:18-19 is a great start:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor and healing for the broken-hearted. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Jesus Identifies 5 Symptoms Of Depression Here:
“Good News For The Poor” Feeling
“Healing For The Brokenhearted” Feeling
“Recovery Of Sight For The Blind” Feeling
“Release For The Oppressed” Feeling
“Jubilee” Feeling
Winning In The Battle Against Depression…
1) Get
If we don’t deal with our pain, our pain will deal with us…
THE BIG 4 THAT LEAD TO A BROKEN HEART:
Issues With
Issues With
Issues With People Rejection Isaiah 49:14-16
Issues With Protection Abuse Psalm 136 - “…His love endures forever” times 26!
2) Get
Hebrews 1:9 Where freedom goes, joy flows! A major cause of depression is sin. To win in the battle against depression, we need to Get Free:
Get Free Of
Get Free Of
Get Free Of
3) Get
Ephesians 2:10 “We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Happy people are busy people. John 4:34. Where there is no vision, people perish Proverbs 29:18. When purpose walks in, pain walks out 2 Timothy 1:6,7; Psalm 139:13-18
4) Get
Psalm 147:1 “…How good it is to sing praises to our God…” Praise is an issue of focus and faith Hebrews 11:6. When worship consumes us, wellness completes us.
Isaiah 61:3 – “…a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair…” Luke 4 actually quotes from Isaiah 61:1-3:
“1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness…”
The Top 5 Benefits Of Praise & Worship:
A) Attitude Adjustment Psalm 3
B) Inclusive Intimacy Psalm 100; Psalm 22:3
C) Vision & Voice 2 Kings 3:13-16; Psalm 95:1-7
D) Winning Warfare Psalm 149
E) Depression Decrease Isaiah 61:1-3. We trade despair for a garment of praise.
5) Get
Isaiah 61 Choose: Beauty or Ashes? Mental health is a choice. Resilience is not a gift, but a growth.
“Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response” Mildred Bathel
“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes” Hugh Downs
“Happiness is an inside job” Wally “Famous” Amos
“Happiness depends upon ourselves” Aristotle
“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts” Marcus Aurelius
“Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again: Rejoice!” Paul in Philippians 4:4.
To rejoice is a choice! The apostle Paul is a great example of this. The entire book of Philippians is written in a prison and yet it is the “joy book” in the New Testament. 15 times we read of rejoicing! Happiness is a choice!
6) Get
The Oil Of Joy Or Mourning? Isaiah 61:3 - “…the oil of joy instead of mourning…” Literally, “oil” speaks of the presence of the Holy Spirit. When we tap into the presence of the Holy Spirit, we have joy. Psalm 16:11 tells us that, “You will show me the path of life; in your Presence is fullness of joy; at your right Hand are pleasures forevermore.” When the Holy Spirit fills your heart, depression can leave your life.
Getting In Touch With The Holy Spirit is the key to joy:
Psalm 4:6-8 The Psalmist was full of joy in the Spirit…
Luke 10:21 Jesus was full of joy through the Holy Spirit…
Acts 13:52 The disciples were filled with joy & the Holy Spirit…
Romans 14:17 The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit!
Ephesians 5:18-20 Joy in the Holy Spirit an alternative to wine!
Galatians 5:22 Joy is a fruit of the Spirit!
7) Get
THEY Will Be Called Oaks Of Righteousness Isaiah 61:1-3:
“3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities…”
Isolation leads to depression, while community leads to completion.
“ONE ANOTHER” PASSAGES IN SCRIPTURE - POSITIVE COMMANDS:
Love one another (John 13:34 - This command occurs at least 16 times)
Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10)
Honor one another above yourselves (Romans 12:10)
Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16)
Build up one another (Romans 14:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Have the mind of Christ towards one another (Romans 15:5)
Accept one another (Romans 15:7)
Admonish one another (Romans 15:14; Colossians 3:16)
Greet one another (Romans 16:16)
Care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:25)
Serve one another (Galatians 5:13)
Bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2)
Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:2, 32; Colossians 3:13)
Be patient with one another (Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:13)
Speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15, 25)
Be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32)
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19)
Submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21, 1 Peter 5:5)
Consider others better than yourselves (Philippians 2:3)
Look to the interests of one another (Philippians 2:4)
Bear with one another (Colossians 3:13)
Teach one another (Colossians 3:16)
Comfort one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18)
Encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
Exhort one another (Hebrews 3:13)
Stir up [provoke, stimulate] one another to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24)
Show hospitality to one another (1 Peter 4:9)
Use the gifts that God has given us for the benefit of one another (1 Peter 4:10)
Clothe yourselves with humility towards one another (1 Peter 5:5)
Pray for one another (James 5:16)
Confess your faults to one another (James 5:16)
“ONE ANOTHER” PASSAGES IN SCRIPTURE - NEGATIVE COMMANDS (what NOT to do to one another):
Do not lie to one another (Colossians 3:9)
Stop passing judgment on one another (Romans 14:13)
Do not bite and devour each other (Galatians 5:15)
Don’t envy each other (Galatians 5:26)
Do not slander one another (James 4:11)
Don’t grumble against each other (James 5:9)
We are “members of one another” (Romans 12:5; Ephesians 4:25).
Jesus Gives Joy:
1) Joy When We Meet Him John 10:10
2) Joy When We Spend Time With Him Psalm 16:11
3) Joy When We Serve Him Luke 10:17-20