The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates the lover of violence.
He tests the good and bad alike; if anyone cheats, God's outraged.
Sometimes depression feels like a punishment, a deserved punishment. That is one of the lies of depression. Depression is an illness, plain and simple. "[God] tests the good and bad alike," so do not think that this is his judgment. Maybe your depression is telling you, in its black or white way, that you are bad. No! What God creates is good, and that includes you. Have you done some bad things? So have we all. God is still looking at you, his creation, and calling you "good." This disease is not a punishment for being bad. Depression is not a punishment; it's a disease.
Lord, depression is a disease of the body, mind, and spirit. It's so hard to fight thoughts of punishment and blame. Fill my mind with clear and true thoughts, especially that I am as you created me: good. Amen.
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