Anxiety & Depression - SE StudentsSample

You probably have some secret emotions bottled up, don’t you? Maybe you suffer from a deep sadness that no one knows about. Maybe you are constantly being debilitated by anxiety. But you might feel like you can’t tell anyone.

But you can! You can share these feelings with God. They are not scary to Him. They do not change the way He feels about you. 

We are told in 1 Peter 5:7 to cast all our cares on the Lord because He cares for us. He cares about you and everything that is on your mind. Even the secret things. 

In verses 1-3 of Psalm 77, we are shown what it looks like to cast our cares before God. Openly, freely, and verbally the psalmist audibly cried to the Lord in his distress. With a soul that cannot be comforted (anxious), the psalmist remembered God. In the midst of his trouble, he moaned and his vision and understanding of God’s goodness was blurred. He was tired and weary (depressed) but chose to search for, seek, and think of God in the midst of his anxiety and depression. 

Today, sit before the Lord. Express the emotions you feel. Write these down, say them out loud, or share them with a leader. The Lord sees your emotions and He hears your cry. He is not far from you and He deeply cares for you. 

Take a deep breath (seriously—inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth) and invite God to care for you today.