14/01/2023
𝐈'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
1. Your Consistent Thought
According to the scripture, “𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔” (𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒔 23:7). You will agree with me that whenever you felt depressed, it was because of the consistent thought you kept having in that area of your life that made you felt displeased, dissatisfied and let down.
Often, some people accept or even validate such negative thought that leads to depression. They feel they have the right to think in such a manner.
Life can be unbearable at times, but the fact remains that regardless of what we tend to be going through or has gone through, God intends for us to align our thought with his words, not with our situations. One of the ways we can align our thoughts is by renewing our minds.
𝑹𝒐𝒎.12.2 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅: 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅. (𝑲𝑱𝑽)
I can tell you from experience that it's easy to go into depression when you begin to conform your life to challenges, instead of guarding your heart will all diligence (Proverbs 4:23)
If you are struggling with depression, I advise you to begin to feed that area of your life where you are waiting for intervention with God's word.
𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍 4:8 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆--𝒊𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚-- 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. (𝑵𝑰𝑽)
2. Your Consistent Belief.
At some point in our lives, we have all held on to one belief or another that has either shaped or marred us. Hence, your beliefs largely determine the outcome of your life.
Belief is an idea that one accepts as being true or real. This is often based on a fact, opinion, and assumption.
Let's look at some of the beliefs that can cause depression.
i. The belief that everyone is better than you.
ii. The belief that marriage is a scam.
iii. The belief that you are not good-looking.
Iv. The belief that nobody loves or cares about you.
Your beliefs are formed from an early age. These beliefs are formed as a result of your surroundings; what you were told, what you heard, and what you observed and experienced.
We have three fundamental types of beliefs.
Foremost, we have beliefs about ourselves. Second, we form opinions about other people. Finally, we have beliefs about our surroundings. Our perceptions and perspectives, in turn, shape our reality.
If you are going to avoid getting into depression, you should start choosing the right thoughts and let go of every belief that hasn't contributed positively to your life.
Precious Wertvoll