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Not finding fault here, but just for discussion on the following part----

"She radically threw off all her other supports (a practice I do not recommend) and decieded to trust in Christ alone to relieve her depression."

The part I do not understand why would this not be a recommend practice? Is this not saying "God I'll trust in you a little bit, but if you can't help me, then I will still have my other groups to help"? I find that I believe that God spoke this world into exsistance and everything else for Him to do is a walk in the park.

In my life there have been many times when I faced situations where I thought I that my strength could handle it all, only to find how weak I am.....When I "TOTALLY--100%" gave up control and 100% depended on God, I found the situations repaired. (I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me). I have learned that many folks take their problems to the foot of the cross and turn their burdens over to Christ and then when they leave they take their burdens with them.

We have an awesome, awesome God and to be caught up in the hands of the living God it truly an awesome experience.

Like I said not finding fault, just discussion purposes. I believe in the medical world, I believe God works miracles through doctors....I am just one of these people who think you either believe or don't believe, you trust or you don't trust. no such thing as being just a little bit pregnat. Believe me I often fall way short in my spiritusl life, but, to say this is to admit that I am human for none of us are perfect.

I enjoy your daily post and appreciate them much, but just wanted to stir the pot a bit...lol when I see how God has changed Tenac, Excel, "ME" and others I know beyond a shadow of doubt that God is very much alive and all powerful and very eager to help those who submit themselves to Him.

God Bless

[mathew633]

THE SOURCE OF ALL HOPE
Psalm 43:5
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance, and my God

Sometimes the depression resulting from a seemingly impossible situation is related to a wrong concept of God. David wrote: "How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? . . . How long will my enemy triumph over me?" (Psalm 13:1, 2 NIV). Had God really forgotten David? Was He actually hiding from David? Of course not. David had a wrong concept of God, feeling that He had abandoned him to the enemy. David believed a lie about God, and consequently he lost his focus. His situation seemed hopeless, and hopelessness is the basis for all depression.

But the remarkable thing about David is that he didn't stay in the dumps. He evaluated his situation and realized, "Hey, I'm a child of God. I'm going to focus on what I know about Him, not on my negative feelings." From the pit of his depression, he wrote: "I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation" (Psalm 13:5 NIV). Then he decided to make a positive expression of his will: "I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me" (verse 6). He willfully moved away from his wrong concept and its accompanying depression and returned to the source of his hope.

If Satan can destroy your belief in God, you will lose your source of hope. But with God, all things are possible. He is the source of all hope. You need to learn to respond to hopeless-appearing situations as David did: "Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance, and my God" (Psalm 43:5).

If Satan can't destroy your concept of God, then he will seek to destroy your concept of who you are as a child of God. He can't do anything about your position in Christ, but if he can get you to believe it's not true, you will live as if it's not, even though it is. The two most important beliefs you possess are who God is and who you are as His child.

Prayer: Above all, Father, help me focus continually on who You are and who I am in Christ, and to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/dailyinchrist