Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again,
my Savior and my God.
Dear Christian Woman, You are Not Alone.
I don’t often know why I become depressed. But I suppose it is much like catching a cold. You’re all fine one day and the next day, the symptoms creep in unwelcomed. At least, that is what my depression often feels like, rather random and lacking much reason.
David’s words echo in my mind, “Why are you downcast, O my soul?” Like King David, I often find myself searching for the reason behind my affliction. But in the end, it’s not so much the why that matters but rather the ever present hope through depression, that is found in the Lord.
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