While Jesus did not specifically address depression, anxiety, and other mental and emotional issues, he said a lot about how we should live and care for ourselves, both through his words and his actions.
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Our feelings can seem like a roller coaster. But God and God’s existence are not at all dependent upon our feelings.
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Mental health is like a marathon, but we can run well and finish knowing we run every step with the Lord Jesus at our side.
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There are behaviors we can adopt daily to help us cope with difficult situations and emotions, and taking a cue from Jesus can help us with this.
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What if we could create an epidemic of care to counter the epidemic of mental illness?
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The Bible tells us compassion is one of the ways we can model Christ and love others well in this world. One way we can love our people with mental illness is by understanding it better and developing empathy. Here, I share a new way to do this.
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In a deeper sense, January reminds me of the reset we get in Christ, which the apostle Paul tells us about in 2 Corinthians 5:17. We can let go of the past, knowing we get a do-over, a new identity, a blank page in our January calendar. We get a fresh start in Jesus.
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Have you ever tried to love someone with depression but it feels like there’s a wall between you? Or maybe it’s you who has depression, and while your heart longs to love well, the depression feels like a barricade so thick and high you can’t possibly overcome it. Here are four ways to offer love despite depression.
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When things are continually cropping up in our minds, in our dreams, even in the pattern of relationships we form with others, it’s a sign the past isn’t really gone—despite our intentions to make it so. Is there a benefit to stepping back so we can move on? What if we need to go backwards in order to go forward?
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