Depression, burnout, and stress are to the mind what sickness and disease are to the body. This is emotional "illness" and is a growing problem today. Doubt, discouragement, and depression are all primary weapons used by satan in the battle against our minds. He maligns God's character and faithfulness, redirects our focus on our problems instead of God's promises. There are many things we can do to win this battle though. Of course, first and foremost is turning to Christ and trusting in Him to strengthen us.

Below you will find many scriptures to help in the area of depression. Feel free to print this page out and keep with you if you would like. I encourage you to read the bible every day, several times a day if needed. Being a single mother, unemployed, "dating" when the opportunity arises, and living in a world under constant conflict I personally invested in a small extra bible and carry it in my purse everywhere I go. Money I didn't feel at the time I could afford but well worth the investment. I find myself turning to that bible while waiting in doctor and dentist's offices, waiting at the school to pick up my son, and don't tell anyone but have even been drawn to pull it out while driving down the road. I often ask my 10-year-old son to take it out and look something up for me while were traveling even just to the local store. Hey, this serves 2 purposes, gives me the scripture, encouragement, strength I need plus gets him to read scripture also.

After the list of scriptures you will also find a couple prayers I might suggest to help. These don't need to be prayed word for word but only a help to get you started if needed. Last but not least are a few "fun" things I have found that help me greatly in fighting depression, which by the way also includes loneliness.

Because this page has ended up being so involved I have divided it into sections: Suggested Prayers, Scripture to Encourage, Things to Do Suggestions, a Printer Friendly page (no frills just text), Because HE Lives (song lyrics). Please click on the section you would like to start with, the page will open in a new window so you will still be at this page to read the other pages.

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Short Prayer:
Lord, thank you that I don't have to live under a cloud of depression. I praise you that you are at work even now, restoring the joy of my salvation, and restoring my soul in every area. Father, help me to put on a garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness. Help me to fix my eyes upon Jesus, and not upon my problems. May I find my comfort in you, Amen.