On a More Personal Note

This last week seemed unusually difficult. I'm not sure why. I became depressed. I didn't realize the problem until tonight as I sat in our church services wondering why it seemed that I was so far away from God. I realized that I was depressed. I then thought about how I was going to deal with it. I reviewed some options, but the only one I really liked was to see God crush it. I mean, no one can conquer like He can conquer. Satisfied I had the answer, I turned back to listening to the sermon. It couldn't have been more than a few minutes later when I tried to remember my previous thoughts and found that I struggled to do so. When God finally gave them back to me, I decided I'd better write them down. I tried not to do it, but the words came out as a poem.

I have no Bible study to offer today, but perhaps this will help someone as it did me. May you find the love, peace, joy, strength, mercy, and grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord to be sufficient for you.

Depression comes from all around.
Attacks, it seems to bring me down.
I could fight and for a time,
perhaps some victory be mine.

Alas I fear that though I win,
the same strong foe would come again.
Repeatedly the darts are tossed,
until exhausted I have lost.

'Tis far better to turn to Christ;
who for my victory sacrificed,
so then in Him I conquer all,
and in His strength shall never fall.

Wow! Don't you just love God? Makes me want to shout; "PRAISE GOD!!"

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