On depression

Matthew 26:38 NLT

"He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.""

There is no better description for a state of DEPRESSION in the Bible than the one Jesus Christ gave to His disciples above.
What are the lessons we can learn from the verse above?

1. Even the Son of God faced depression. My dear brother or sister, our Saviour has gone through your condition. Trust him to understand how it feels.

2. His first action was to ask three of his disciples to "stay and keep watch". When you feel the devastation of depression, talk to your close associates about it, but more importantly, ask them to keep watch over you.

3. He prayed about it. Even when you reveal your situation to humans, ask for God's help. Christ knows precisely how you feel because he has experienced it. Luke's version (Lk 22:43) stated that an angel was sent to strengthen Christ during the experience.

4. Man is not reliable, only God is. When Christ returned to them 3 times, his disciples were sleeping. He woke them and used His condition to point them inwards on the need to pray against what he was going through. This means it is possible to overcome temptation (including the temptation to succumb to depression) through prayer. He said, "for the spirit is willing, but the body is weak". Therefore whatever our physical condition, it is always possible for our Spirit to overcome our flesh!

Say to yourself today, Depression will not overcome me for I am crucified with Christ.

Selah