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Day 4: Fight for your Relationships

If you are walking through depression, sometimes the best thing to do is spend time with good friends. Community matters. Go out for dinner with those you love, join a connect group to meet new people and fight for real and meaningful relationships! Do not do this journey alone—we need each other. 

One of the first signs of depression and anxiety is isolation. When you are tempted to withdraw from those around you, it is time to fight even harder for genuine friendships. 

Good friends bring laughter, support, listening ears and open arms—all things that help with the battle for mental and emotional health. 

I love what Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” 

Are you in a time of adversity? A difficult season or situation? Lean in close to your friends and family. God created brothers and sisters for times of adversity. If you are personally walking through depression right now, get vulnerable and open up to someone you trust this week. 

Isolation is a setup for destruction. Positioning yourself around people who care for you is vitally important to mental and emotional wellbeing. I know it can be tough to get out of the door when you are facing depression, but ask God for help to push onward and build community anyways. He is an ever present help in time of need! 

Show up, get together, invest in your friends and make memories. When depression tries to draw you further away, push all the harder to get closer to the people in your life. Fight for your relationships! 

Pray with me today: “Father, give me the strength to fight for community and relationships. I pray you would bring the right people across my path and deepen the relationships I currently have with family and friends. Help me to open up with honesty and vulnerability and use the people around me to encourage my heart! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”