As depression becomes more common and more talked about in society, many Christians are wondering what the Bible says about depression.
Depression can be very difficult to express or understand. We hear more and more people talking about depression, and see more people struggling with it.
Listen to the way that some who are going through depression describe what they are going through:
“Whenever I have a good few months and I think I’ve gotten over the worst on my depression, it silently returns. This isn’t a battle I asked to fight. I’m tired of knowing it’s always coming back.” “I wanted to write down exactly what I felt but somehow the paper stayed empty and I could not have described it any better.” “No one realizes how strong someone with depression has to be just to do daily stuff like shower, brush hair or get out of bed.” “When you’re depressed you don’t control your thoughts, your thoughts control you. I wish people would understand this.” “I am not using my depression as an excuse. Trust me, I’d give anything to function ’normally’ on a day to day basis.” “There comes a point where you no longer care if
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