what
Life is all about…
When
someone says they have a “problem,” be sure and ask them a few questions to
find out what is REALLY their “problem.”
I have learned that “their problem is not their problem.”
But
all discussion about that aside, the real issue is “the way out.” For example, doctors say they want to help a
person with depression. They give them
some medicine to neutralize their emotional state, thereby seeming to “help”
them. Of course the medicine is
temporary, and the person will have to take some more medicine to carry them
through another time period.
But,
God has an answer for anyone who is depressed.
Proverbs 12:25, “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a
good word maketh it glad” (KJV). What
that verse is saying is that “heaviness in the heart of man” (caused by being
anxious over some thing in life) has resulted in “the heart stooping” (to bend
down)…depressed. BUT (what I call a “holy”
but), a good word makes the heart glad (not stooped, depressed). WHERE do we find a “good word”? GOD’s WORD.
In
case you need more convincing about “depression,” listen to this: “Hope
deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12
And
“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the
spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13
And
“The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.” Proverbs 14:10
And
“A merry heart does good, like a medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.” Proverbs 17:22
Take
a moment to sit down and list the “feelings” that come from a heart that is stooped/depressed/heavy. Then think of verses that address those
things.
I
will post my list in a couple of days…
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