Jesusluvsall's Blog

As I look back over my life, I realize that living with depression has been an issue since childhood. When I was 11, 12, 13, 14 years old, depressing songs seemed to connect with me even as I was doing something I enjoyed like cutting the grass for elderly neighbors.

While I do not doubt Jesus can heal anyone from depression, he has not chosen to do so with me. It has been more of a ‘my grace is sufficient for you,” situation for me. Jesus has chosen to give me grace day by day.

One way he gives grace is through others. Isolation makes depression worse and yet isolating is something people with depression tend to want to do. A therapist used to remind me to not isolate. The temptation is to shut out the world and others feeling no energy to deal with it all. But isolation makes depression worse.

God knows we need him and other people. God is highly relational and created us for relationship with him. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit living in perfect harmony and relationship for all eternity. We are created in his image. We are created to be social beings.

Even if it is a day of barely making it out of bed, it is better to get out and be around people. Even if being around people feels heavy, it is better to not stay isolated. As a Christian, it has meant at times making myself go to church or to teach even when I have not felt like it and often those are the days of great and small blessings I would have missed out on.

Thank you for reading. God Bless.