Sadness is an emotion that we will all feel from time to time. It's just a part of life. Someone will die, you will feel bad about mistake, someone will say something that hurts you...you just can't get away from those things.
However, sadness doesn't have to turn into depression. Sadness is literally a "slowing down" of everything that allows us to cope with the stress of the situation. We "slow down" to be able to preserve our sanity. However, depression will never allow you to "speed back up" to a normal pace of life, but will keep you confined to that "slowed down" life.
If you are depressed, you need to know that you can be healed from it. Depression doesn't have to steal your life away. You can move beyond where you are at right now. Here are a couple of things you can do to live a life free from depression:
1. Change Your Atmosphere
Depression can't live in a place of joy. Just as a fish can't live without water. I have found that depression lives with depressed people....Does that make sense! In other words, you can't stay depressed if you change the "depressed" atmosphere that you are currently living in.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself. It's not helping you. Change your cycle! Get up and get moving in the morning. Dress yourself up and stop wearing sweat pants everyday. Clean your house. Get your hair done. Do something that makes you feel better. You will be amazed at what that will do for you.
2. Read God's Word
Nothing will change your depression like the presence of God. God has a way of ministering healing to us in ways that we can't even fathom. God can heal wounds that you can't articulate to anyone. Let Him into your life.
Do it right now. Ask God to help you get over depression and live the life that He wants you to live. God is an ever present help in times of trouble. Don't ever forget that. If you need a good reading program to get you started, then go to www.youversion.com and check it out. It will certainly help you.
Remember life doesn't have to control you, you can control it and the way you react to it.
Something to think about,
Pastorj
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