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"Cure for Depression"
--"Forget yourself and go to work."--
I don't disuased the idea of chemical imbalances in the brain, health, sleep, and all that good stuff. However, I do believe that we create many of the problems wtihin ourselves. Today, I'd like to mainly talk about depression. There are times in life when we are depressed-we lack sleep, good eating, a good attitude, etc, like when you need time to greive over the death of a loved one or you're just really going through something that is difficult for you. Everyone has those times, good and bad. Sometimes we let that time prolong; we allow ourselves to be depressed, to let it horde over our lives. While I'm sure many of you agree that this is not a healthy practice, far too many people do it. The question is...why?
Why are we so depressed? What is the REASON for the whining, the crying, the self manipulation? Do people do it because they want attention, because it's an excuse to not look at the real world? Every rhyme has a reason, as it goes. It's like a massive poison, of self-satisfying self-pity. Don't get me wrong; there are times tha one might be depressed, or simply need to cry. But I'm talking about CHRONIC depression. You cannot always be sad about something going on in your life. Instead of wallowing in self pity, people need to get off their butts and do something about it. Harsh? To some. But it's a real cure: get outside of yourself! If you want others to bear your burdens, start bearing other's burdens. Forget yourself and go to work. There is nothing like a healthy dose of getting outside your box of life and exploring the world and all it has to offer. If you're always thinking about how depressed you are and never replace those thoughts with being thankful for what you got, then you're going to just be shooting yourself in the butt. You'll be creating children in the future who want nothing to do than to satisfy themselves. Selfishness is a major factor of depression. So is pride.
Humility brings forth the need to see others as they really are. To truly love, without spite. It clears your vision of the world around you and brings you closer to God. Imho, the only thing that can make you EVERLASTINGLY happy is God. If people turned to God instead of booze to fix the world, we'd be a whole lot better off. A true saint of God isn't one who neccessairily belongs to one sect; but one who has charity. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself aunseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth."
There is is, plain and simple. The cure for depression is, essentially, charity. Charity suffers long, it endures without respite. Rather than crying about how the world is so horrible, one who is full of charity rejoices in living, thanks God for His gifts, no matter how bitter life may be, and is kind. One who is full of charity is selfless; they think of others before themselves. They worry not about such simple, frail things about who has a nicer car or computer, who got their elf to lvl 60 and who didn't. Someone who is filled with chairty is not prideful but humble, seeking no evil, seeking truth, is not easily provoked, and beareth ALL things.
Charity never fails. It's an everlasting, pure trait. It's something everyone of us needs. Perhaps if we were all a little more full of charity, then perhaps we wouldn't have so many divorces and broken families. Perhaps people would be less selfish, not worrying about how much money they have or what they look like, or the "quality" of material things of life. These focuses dull the spirit, decay the soul. If we are truly to solve all the problems in the world, then perhaps we first ought to look at charity.
A flat tire will not fix itself by complaining. The tire will be fixed when you get up and do. The problem with depression is that it has you right in a cesspool of pity. You don't move forward. You sit and stew or move right back. Isn't it interesting that the Adversary uses such easy tools to take us away from our true goal? That when we focus upon ourselves, we loose the ability to see what's in the future? Depression. Are we using it for good, or for bad? The Lord said, "Be of good cheer and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you and will stand by you." So, really....what's stopping you from being happy? Are you determined to let he Adversary win...or God? How often will you seek to pity yourself instead of loving others, showing true care, not simple pity, for others, by actions and not word alone?
These I things I say in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
