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Day 3
Perhaps you are now tired of the journey you’ve been on with depression. It’s been a roller-coaster ride that hurts so badly, perhaps you think not continuing life is better than moving forward. In the Scriptures, Job’s experience of intense suffering led him to regret the day of his birth. But his story doesn’t end there. Job begins to see God differently and it brings him hope and many blessings.
Pray
God, I don’t want to spend another day like this. Please change things for the better.
Read
Job comes to the end of a long journey of pain and sorrow with a fresh perspective about God.
Job 3:11; 42:1-6, 12
Reflect
At one point in Job’s life his torment is so severe that he wishes he had died in his mother’s womb. But after intense dialogue with his friends and with God, Job realizes that what others have told him about God doesn’t line up with his own experience with God. His conclusion is that God “can do all things” (ESV) including turning his dark days around. Do you believe God can do the same for you? Why or why not?
Respond
Write out Job 42:2 on a post it or in your journal. Make it a song and sing it to yourself when you feel low in spirit.
Scripture
About this Plan
The Bible may seem an unlikely source to turn to for answers, but there’s no mistaking the face of depression as a psalmist cries out to God in anguish or as Job laments the day of his birth. Amid their pain and suffering, they find hope in God. Their accounts and the encouraging words of others in Scripture can help you navigate the murky waters of depression.
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