Severe Depression

[JesusIsMyOnlyHope]

I have been struggling with severe depression. The last few weeks have been especially difficult for me. Please pray for me

 

[Isabelle11]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Saraha]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen

 

[barwady]

My sympathy and prayers are with you as I too suffer from severe depression. Lord help us comfort and touch us with your power of healing in Jesus name, Amen

 

[JesusIsMyOnlyHope]

God bless you for those prayers

 

[Inquisitive angel HYS]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[123]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[val7]

I've prayed for you in Jesus' holy name...prayer changes things! Stand on God's word - you have even more power than a conqueror - believe it.

“Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.†{Romans 8:37}

 

[smoore2002]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Jeff in California]

May the Lord lift you up and give you strength. Life can be so difficult and it's hard sometimes that God does not always take away our problems but he walks with us, protects us and he gives us the strength to overcome them. May God be with you today and may you have a season of peace and blessing.
 
There's a blog entry about Psalm 91 written by a sister who also suffers from depression telling of the comfort she found there. I hope you can too. 
The full text is here: http://www.fitiswell.com/blog/2015/8/27/psalm91
 
Here's part of what she said:
 
Having gone through what I did, the panic, the depression, the years of fighting to feel "normal", not flying, trying to control everything so I wouldn't panic, makes me even more thankful for the peace I feel now. I have never really shared this publicly. I have rarely shared this with anyone. My friends will probably read this and be surprised. I just didn't open up, even after I had battled through it. I don't know why. It was so private at the time, so personal, so hard, that I couldn't bring myself to share.
 
But, as my church begins a new series on Psalm 91, it made me think about how much that chapter meant to me. I am so thankful for God's word and how it speaks life to me. I am not, in any way, saying that you should not seek help for anxiety or depression beyond prayer. If you need counseling, do it. If you need anti-depressants, do it. This was my journey. And Psalm 91 was a lifesaver. An absolute lifesaver, life changer, a life giver to me.
 
And as I look back and see what it did for me, I know that someone else may be in the same boat I was in. Someone may be struggling, afraid to ask for help. I am here to tell you, don't be ashamed. Tell someone. Don't fight alone. There is no shame in anxiety. There is no shame in needing help. You don't have to stay there. You don't have to live in a panic. Reach out to someone you trust. Find what works for you to help you on your road to recovery.
 
I want to share Psalm 91 with you. I had a devotional that had this chapter in it and they recommended changing it to first person, so that the verses are speaking directly to you. I am going to share it like that for you.
 
Psalm 91- 
I dwell in the secret place of the Most High, abiding under the shadow of the Almighty. 
I will say of the Lord "He is my refuge and my fortress; 
My God, in Him I will trust.
"Surely He will deliver me from every trap, 
And protect me from deadly disease. 
He will cover me with his feathers. 
He will shelter me with His wings. 
His promises are my armor and protection. 
I will not be afraid of the terrors at night, 
nor of the arrow that flies in the day. 
I will not dread disease that stalks in darkness, 
not the disaster that strikes at midday. 
Though a thousand may fall at my side, 
and ten thousand are dying around me, 
these evils will not touch me. 
I will open my eyes and see how the wicked are punished. 
I will make the Lord my refuge, 
and He will give me shelter, 
and no evil will conquer me. No plague will come to my home, 
for He will order His angels to protect me wherever I go. 
They will hold me up with their hands so that I will not even hurt my foot on a stone. 
I will trample on lions and cobras, 
and crush them under my feet. 
The Lord says "I will rescue you because you love me. 
I will protect you, because you know my name. 
When you call on me I will answer; 
I will be with you in trouble. 
I will rescue you and honor you. 
I will reward you with a long life and give you my salvation."
 
This was life changing for me. It touched on every fear I had. God promised to keep me safe, to keep me from sickness, to give me long life. All things that I had worked myself into a panic over. I spoke this to myself at all times of the day. Some days it was on my mind all day. Keeping me from full blown panic as I needed to be a mom, a wife, an employee. I needed to live. I began each day with it, as a prayer, reminding myself of God's promises.