Sermon notes
Proverbs 27:7 (ERV)
When you are full, you will not even eat honey. When you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
If you are in the wilderness of depression and you feel like there’s no way out, please read these 3 truths:
- The enemy is making you promises that he can’t keep.
- Ending your life does not end the pain, it exponentially multiplies it.
- You may feel like no one understands, but Jesus does.
If you’re wandering in the wilderness of depression…
- Speak your pain to God.
- Remember the provision given by God.
- Listen to your body that was created by God.
Counselors will tell us that we make our most destructive decisions we are one or more of these: HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)
If you’re crawling in the Cave of Depression…
- Think on true thoughts.
- 5 false thoughts people who are depressed may deal with:
False Extremes
False Filter
False Mind Reading
False Fortune Telling
False Lense
- 5 false thoughts people who are depressed may deal with:
- Look for God in the right places
- God is just as present in your struggle as he is in your success.