There is a CURE

Hey everyone!
Wow. I have been learning so much.
If you haven't read Managing your Emotions by Joyce Meyer...you HAVE to! It is absolutely an amazing book. Probably one of the best that I have ever read.
I have learned so much about myself and God's forgiveness, and what I'm capable of doing in the past five days than I have in the past two years. It is truly a life changing adventure.

Recently the Lord has been speaking to me.
And I don't mean a light word here and there.
I mean like sermons!
I have five pages of notes from His talks with me.
It's is truly amazing how much God will tell you if you will just take the time to stop and listen.
God wants to speak to you.
You just have to willing.

Lately He been dealing with me on my depression and gaining eternal peace..
I am not going to confess that I am depressed... but it's true.
And in Joyce Meyer's book she has a whole chapter on "Understanding and Overcoming Depression."
That chapter broke me down. I realized that depression is a choice. We don't have to give into it. We can combat it with the word. We don't have to go down.

Colossians 3:15 says "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful"
This verse is so important because in it we realize something, we are called to peace. We are of a peaceful nature. God has called us to in perfect peace. Not constant discord.
My new favorite verse is Isaiah 26: 3-4
"You will keep in perfect peace his whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord,  the Lord, is the Rock Eternal."
When I read this verse I stopped. I prayed. And I meditated on it.
This verse has become alive inside of me.

Jesus is called the Rock because He has always been solid and stable- always the same, never changing.
Our circumstances may change, people come and go, we ourselves change, but God will never change!

We can have peace and we can live lives that are happy and not depressing.
When the devil sees that his tactics are not working, we realizes he is failing and will be utterly defeated.
The devil is not creative. He uses the same problems and tactics against everyone. If we can learn to combat them, then he will have to choice but to give up and move on to another victim.

When we are depressed, it often seems like we are riding an emotional roller coaster. We seem to go from one extreme to another. But we are to walk in the JOY OF THE LORD, which is defined as a calm delight.
When we think of joy a lot if times we think of it as a feeling. A loud expression. But the Bible defines the Joy of the Lord to be a calm delight. Soothing even.
We may not feel joyful, but we are.

Psalm 3:1-3
"Lord, how are they increases who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. Many are saying of me, there is no help for him... But you, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head."
In life it seems like when one bad thing happens, everything else too falls apart.
And a lot of times that is true, but a lot of times it is just exaggerated.
Our eyes and hearts are downcast because we are looking at the problem, rather than at the Lord.
When we are feeling depressed we need to recognize it, submit it to the Lord, call upon His for His help, then fight that depression in the strength and power of the Holy Spirit.
If the devil is going to fight against us then we need to fight back!
He may try to bring us down but I know that when he comes to me, I'm not going down easily. In fact, I'm not going down at all! I am going to fight with every fiber in my being.
Anytime that you feel your spirit start to sink down into depression. you need to take action immediately. Don't wait until you have been in the pit for days before you start to do something to lift your spirit.

Genesis 13:14
"...Lift up now your eyes and look from the place where you are, north and south, east and west."

Now is the time!
We must lift up our eyes and wake up!
Sooner or later the Lord will deliver us.
Our victory comes through recognizing that you are being assailed and in knowing what to do to defeat the enemy behind the attack.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DEPRESSION!
We don't have to stay like this forever.
I am not despairing or becoming depressed because my confidence is the Lord, the lifter of my head.

Psalm 143:8-12
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my god; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life, in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble. In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant."

David recognized his problem. Submitted it to the Lord. Then he cried out to the Lord, begged for His help. He then fought with his soul. The Holy Spirit gave him the strength to overcome.
That same power lives inside of you.
You can overcome. Just like David did.
Don't give in. Don't give up. Fight the good fight.
Life you life.
Depression isn't a life, it's a distraction from all the wonderful things God has in store for you.
God loves you.
Believe in that.
He loves you.
So much.

I hope that you take this to heart.
Miriam