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I am deeply depressed;
Psalm 42:6, HCSB
therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
God should be our greatest desire, and when life gets in the way we should cry out to God from the places of safety, like Church, and in the midst of trials, just like David did when running from his son who tried to steal the throne.
Why am I so depressed?
Psalm 42:5, HCSB
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
God should be our greatest desire, and sometimes we focus on something else or He is calling us to think of others with His love and will by allowing sadness, depression, and anxiety. Prayer and praise to our Savior will restore our desire.
I thirst for God, the living God.
Psalm 42:2, HCSB
When can I come and appear before God?
God should be our greatest desire, and coming into His presence through reading the Bible, prayer, and being with the Church are the start. Our hope is eternity through Christ.
As a deer longs for streams of water,
Psalm 42:1, HCSB
so I long for You, God.
God should be our greatest desire, our help in our greatest need and our continual joy in all of life.
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18, HCSB
With faith in Christ alone are we declared righteous, and our realization and sadness over our sin is what drives us to our Savior who lifts us from sin and shame.
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18, HCSB
With faith in Christ alone are we declared righteous, and the world will try to suppress God’s righteousness. Yet, we have the blessed hope that Christ is making all things new and will make the struggles now appear insignificant, like the pain of childbirth and holding the newborn.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
Romans 8:31, HCSB
God has redeemed us from death and sin through the cross of Christ, so we can be confident that the worst someone can do to us is kill us so that we are with Him. Have no fear, for He is Lord of all.
I will be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. You will not be scorched when you walk through the fire, and the flame will not burn you.
Isaiah 43:2, HCSB
God has redeemed us from death and sin, so we know that no floods, no fires of eternal torment, no wrath or punishment from God will destroy us. We await eternal life because of our resurrected Lord.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5, HCSB
In a world of pain, violence, and oppression, we need the wisdom of God who took these on Himself through the cross of Christ. We have the solution. Let us share Christ with the world.
Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14, HCSB
The world is full of pain, violence, and oppression, but we do not fear and can even bring comfort to others because we know that God is strong and on our side. He took these things on the cross for our sake, so we now take His peace and freedom into the world.
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