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Depression has a way of convincing you that you are alone even when you are not. It drains your energy clouds your thoughts and makes God feel distant. You may still believe in Him but feel completely disconnected from His love. In those moments it is easy to think that God only meets people in strength not in weakness.
But Scripture tells a very different story.
God does not turn away from you in depression. He draws closer. Psalm 34:19 says Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all God never promised a life without darkness but He did promise His presence within it.
Depression can make prayer feel heavy and Scripture feel empty. Even then God hears you. Psalm 6:6 to 9 shows David weeping through the night yet trusting that the Lord had heard his cry. Tears are not a sign of weak faith. They are often the language of a hurting soul reaching for God.
Elijah one of God’s powerful prophets fell into deep despair. In First Kings 19 he asked God to take his life. God did not rebuke him. He let him rest. He fed him. He spoke gently to him. This shows us something important God meets us with compassion not condemnation when our minds and hearts are exhausted.
Depression lies to you. It says you are a burden that you are broken beyond repair and that God is disappointed in you. Romans 8:1 speaks directly against that lie There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus God’s love is not withdrawn because of your mental struggle.
Even when you cannot feel God’s love it is still surrounding you. Lamentations 3:22 to 23 reminds us Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed for His compassions never fail They are new every morning God’s love remains steady even when your emotions are not.
Jesus understands emotional pain. Isaiah 53:3 describes Him as a man of sorrows acquainted with grief He is not unfamiliar with depression or sadness. When you sit in darkness He sits there with you.
If you are in the depths of depression do not measure God’s love by how you feel. Measure it by the cross. Romans 5:8 says God demonstrates His own love for us in this While we were still sinners Christ died for us That love does not disappear in your darkest moments.
Depression may be loud but God’s love is stronger. It may take time to feel light again but even now you are not alone. God’s love reaches into the deepest places and holds you there until healing begins.
You are still loved
You are still seen
And God has not let you go
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