Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God- soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.
I have asked myself these questions, listed all the reasons I shouldn't be depressed, even scolded myself to snap out of this. It doesn't work. Why? Because I'm sick. I have a disease. While the thinking component is important in recovering from depression, that's not all there is. I also need to exercise, take medicine, eat, sleep, and fix my eyes on God. Don't let this verse sound like a scolding. My soul is cast down and disquieted because I have an illness called depression. I have the "hope of the hopeless," however, when I fix my eyes on God.
Lord, I want to be praising you again. I want my praises for you to come naturally and spontaneously, from my joyful soul. Keep my hope in you. Amen.
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