Letter from the Pastor
May/09
I’m not depressed at the moment, far from it in fact I feel quite buoyant right now, and all things appear to be going well with me. However, like almost everyone I do suffer from time to time with some depression. Actually the most common time for me to experience the blues is after a sustained period of feeling great!
As I said almost everyone from time to time experiences depression of one sort or another, the causes can also vary from situation to situation and from person to person. So it is often extremely hard to put your finger on the root of the problem. Of course the ultimate as root of depression is sin. If sin hadn’t entered into the world through the fall all would not be as it is today. But given that the way you or I feel in a given situation can depend on such things as chemical imbalances in our bodies, sometimes as a result of diet, other times as a result of certain chemicals producing things in our bodies not working as they should.
Other causes of depression might be more spiritual in origin, such as persistent personal sin in our lives, or depression can even be traced at times as being caused by other people’s sin that has affected you in one way or another in the past. Or even more complicated the cause of our depression may be the result of a combination of any or all of the above.
The good news is that depression is a trial to the believer and like any trial can be valuable to us. Two verses of scripture come to mind then for our encouragement when we experience depression.
Psalm 119 : 67 & 71
“Before I was afflicted I went astray but now I keep Your word.”
“It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.”
God Bless,
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"For many it is better not to be free from temptation, but often to be tried lest they become too secure, too filled with pride, or even too eager to fall back upon external comforts."
- Thomas A Kemphis
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