Sometime ago, God’s servant, Bishop David Oyedepo, who is my pastor, said that he was preaching in church one day, then a woman got angry, carried her Bible and walked out of the service. He made a particular statement in the message he was preaching and the woman said, “These people should know how to talk and not talk anyhow.” She walked out of the church talking carelessly.

The lifestyle of strife and bitterness is a deadly enemy of destiny. Another word for strife or bitterness is competitive jealousy. The lifestyle of strife finished people like Lot and Absalom in the Bible. Lot began to compete with his uncle, Abraham, who brought him out from Haran. Absalom strove with David, his father. Both Lot and Absalom ended in disaster and tragedy.

Having looked at the dangers of depression in our previous studies, it is very important to make the choice against depression.

Today, we shall be looking at what it takes to deal with the spirit of depression.
1. Fight depression.
Fight the spirit of depression. It is called the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). Fight it.

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.