Depression

This week, Chris Hodges, Lead Pastor at Church Of The Highlands in Birmingham, AL, discusses the number one health problem in the world—depression. While we show grace and empathy for those who struggle with physical illness, a stigma tends to remain when it comes to talking about depression. This stigma often prevents those suffering from depression from receiving the help they need.

While Pastor Chris is not a doctor, he does share how we can fight depression from a biblical standpoint and how important it is to understand that our illness is not our identity. It’s okay to not be okay—sickness is not a sin.

To avoid giving the enemy a foothold that could lead to fear, anxiety, and depression, we should avoid four traps: faulty thinking, living in isolation, letting our feelings and emotions lead us, and falling into the comparison trap. There are countless examples in the Bible of those who suffered due to falling victim to one of these four traps, and we can learn from them so as not to make the same mistakes.

Not only should we avoid those four traps, we can also battle depression by getting physically healthy, pouring our hearts out to God, experiencing the power and presence of God, and letting Him give us a new purpose and direction in life.