2 Corinthians 7:10
“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation
without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”

Depression: Ministry Consequence or Personal Choice?

Depression is a

illness that develops when we

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the

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of God in Scripture.

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that rejects

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leads to soul

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.

We are never

of depression but rather are the

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of depression in our own lives.

Our

causes depression.

Depression is a significant

to making us ineffective in our

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Addressing depression requires

the

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on God’s

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and developing practices that allow our

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to heal.

Next Steps:
*The first step in protecting yourself from depression is to enter into a relationship with God through faith in Jesus.
*If you are feeling depressed, angry, or hopeless, then recognize it for what it is: prideful idolatry of the self. Confess and repent recognizing there is only one person, Jesus himself, who can sit on the throne of our lives.
*Seek help from others when you are struggling to get your mind focused on God’s truth.
*Act by directing the mind and will to move the body into action in service of God — fulfilling your God given ministry.

Journey Group Discussion Questions:
When you are depressed, angry, or hopeless, do you tend to lash out like Jonah or ask God to “test your thoughts” like Jeremiah does in Jer. 12:3?

How does our willingness or unwillingness to examine ourselves change our views of others, God, and ourselves? What practical differences result from honest or less than honest assessments of ourselves and others?

Both Jonah and Jeremiah said plenty to God. How does submission and repentance before God contribute to good mental health, and what can we do to develop a consistently submissive posture before God?