Together We Can Find Hope

Hello dear friend. I want to thank you for taking this journey with me over the past seven days. If you are someone who does not struggle with depression, you have been very patient and you may have even been wondering, “Why would God show this to me?”

The truth is that 29% of Christians in the United States have struggled with depression at some point in their life—that’s over 45 million Christians! That’s more people than the population of the state of California and Massachusetts combined! And the number is even higher across the globe. No matter where you live, out of every 10 Christians you know, 3 of them are struggling with depression right now…

But, there is hope in Jesus because Jesus understands pressure and pain.

Listen to the very words of Jesus as He struggled before the crucifixion, “Then he said to them, ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.’” (Matthew 26: 38, NIV)

I am not saying Jesus was depressed, but I am saying that we have a great High Priest who can sympathize with our weakness and step into the storm of life so we know we are not alone. I hope you made the same discovery in the past week. Statistically and biblically, we are not alone! See also Hebrews 4:14 NIV

I would love to share with you the final decision and step I made in my journey towards victory.

I made the choice to trust in God’s unfailing love. Earlier in the series, I read you the pain of King David. In Psalm 13 he speaks again and I want to invite you to feel his pain, “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death. and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.”(Psalm 13:1-4, NIV)

David was still in the process of finding hope, and yet he made a decision to trust in God’s unfailing love. How do I know? David says it and it’s recorded in the Bible!

“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.” (Psalm 13:5-6, NIV)

No matter where you are on the journey, the love of God is faithful, and He is working in you to bring about a huge victory in your life. Don’t give up. God loves you and so do I! The Bible promises that joy comes in the morning, so I am praying that you experience it every single day.

Take a moment and sing the Lord’s praise! If you have life and breath in this sacred moment, He has been good to you!

You are a miracle!

Grant

P.S. The texts this week may come into a personal area of your life. If you or someone you know are struggling with depression, and would like more information, we encourage you to visit ineedhope.net, a resource provided by Jesus.net.