Free From Depression

Biblical – Christian help for depression There is a great need for Christians to be aware of the problem of depression amongst believers. So many Christians are struggling with their emotions and the churches are not always prepared to help them. There are often very limited knowledge amongst pastors and leaders how to handle depression. Many times it is easier to pray for a knee that hurts, than to help someone who suffers emotionally. But the Bible offers wonderful Christian [...]

   Depression in Christians One woman asked me ones: Why is there something like depression in Christians? Should we not be free from bondages like that? The woman who asked had herself a lot of problem with depression and her whole family struggled in this area. Her father had some years before committed suicide and in the extended family there were more suicidal stories. I never forget her question: Why is there something like depression in Christians? Because she asked [...]

Christian Depression It is not always easy to tell if someone is depressed or not. If someone are a Christian depression can been hard to identify if the person want to hide it in order to not appear like a “bad” Christian. It can also be hard to know if someone is really depressed or if they just experience some of those days we all have when we feel down and maybe discouraged. You can be sad, feel grief and [...]

It is impossible to know all causes of depression – each and every individual has there own history and own personal experiences. This is of course true even with Christian depression. There is research though that suggests a genetic link to depressive disorder, and that the depressive orders run in the families is something that you can see when you counsel people with depression. Ask them about there family, and many have a father or mother or some other relative [...]

God does not throw you out Due to bad relationships many people today are fighting feelings of rejection. When you are helping people to be free from depression you will find this as a common cause. Constantly carry feelings of being different; not fitting into the group, having a bad self image and so on is paining people of all ages. Maybe the worst of all is to meet an elderly man or woman who has been under this burden [...]