Main Reading
Now, I will like you to take note of the following key thoughts on depression:
1. Depression is a major sponsor of oppression
Depression opens the door for, and sustains oppression because satan is at work where joy is lacking (1 Samuel 1:18-19).
2. Depression frustrates discretion (Isaiah 12:3)
Depression affects reasoning. Whenever people are depressed, their reasoning pathways are blocked. A depressed person lacks the capacity to find solutions to issues. They are too depressed to think about solution. They are too depressed to think about a way out. Their mind is blocked, and so they cannot reason.
3. Depression decreases momentum (Psalm 42:5)
A depressed man is a tired person. He sleeps tired and wakes up tired. Waking up in the morning is a battle for him. When he wakes up in the morning eventually, he asks himself, “I am going to this office today again?” He sees the distance from his house to the office as a challenge. His energy is gone. He has no enthusiasm for work because he is depressed.
Beloved, determine never to give in to depression. Make the choice for joy always.
Remember this: A depressed man is a tired person; he sleeps tired and wakes up tired.