The Bible And Mental Health

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The Bible And Mental Health

• Depression

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Introduction

• a) Discouragement a temporary feeling of
  disappointment or disheartenment resulting from
  some event in ones life

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Introduction

• b) Depression a longer period of despondency
  that makes one unable to function as a healthy
  and happy person.

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• Causes of Depression

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Physical Tragedy

• Injury from accident
• serious illness
• Lk. 531
• Ecl. 95
• Rev. 1413

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Not Having Material Things

• Lose a job-house fire-loss of investments
• Mt. 619-21
• 1 Tim. 67-8
• Hard work is the eraser of hard luck
• Mt. 611

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Forsaken By A Friend Or Someone You Love

• Ps. 1188
• 2 Tim. 416-17

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Death Of A Loved One

• Gen. 258
• 2 Sam. 1223
• Heb. 927

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Death Of A Loved One

• God knows about our grief
• Ps. 568
• 2 Kings 205
• 2 Cor. 13
• Ps. 5522

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Death Of A Loved One

• All of our heartaches will be removed in heaven
• Rev. 214

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Personal Guilt

• Is. 5720-21
• Note Davids description of a life in which sin
  is allowed to linger
• Ps. 62-7
• One laboring under the guilt of sin has a way out

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Personal Guilt

• Acts 238
• Acts 2216
• The apostate child of God has a way of return
  also
• Acts 822

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Conclusion

• We can be forgiven of sin and have the guilt
  removed
• We many have to suffer the consequences the rest
  of our lives, but that should not cause us to be
  depressed or to turn from God

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• Conquering Depression

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Do Not Become Self-centered

• Lk. 2334

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Refuse To Constantly Focus On The Negative

• Prov. 1624
• Prov. 237
• Mk. 721-23
• Phil. 48

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Remain Spiritually Active

• Heb. 1025
• I Cor. 1558

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Find Friends Who Will Lift You Up

• Those with similar problems may tend to bring you
  down

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Refuse To Be Constantly Critical Of Others

• Mt. 712

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Do Not Expect Quick, Magical Solutions To Your
Problem

• We must be realistic-sometimes difficult
  situations take time to get better

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Remember You Have More Than One Good Quality
About You

• Gen. 126

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Learn To Trust In God No Matter What Happens

• Prov. 35-6