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When Darkness Feels Permanent: Finding Hope in God · Mentor365 Services, Inc.

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  Good morning, everyone. This is Dana from the Rory Blue Candle,
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  also known as Mentor365 Services.
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  And today's topic, we are going to address about depression and how God can help you.
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  Despite the weight of depression that can press in from every side,
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  the Bible speaks truth that lights a path through the darkness.
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  You are not abandoned, and your sorrow is not the final word.
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  The palmist cried out from the depths, Why, my soul, are you downcast?
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  Why so disturbed within me?
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  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
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  Psalms 42, 11 In the midst of despair, God promised companionship and mercy.
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  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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  Psalm 34, 18 When the heaviest persists, remember Jesus' invitation is to bring
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  out heavy burdens to Him.
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  For He says, Come to Me, all who you are, weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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  Matthew 11, 28 god's word also reassure us that darkness is not the end of the story.
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  Paul writes that the god of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in
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  christ after you have suffered a little while will himself restore you and make you strong.
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  In practical terms, this means turning toward Him with an honest prayer,
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  telling Him the raw truth of your pain, asking for the strength to endure the day,
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  and inviting Him to renew your mind.
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  It also means letting the Scripture anchor you in fear and hopelessness.
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  For rise for instant for
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  i know the plans i have for you declares the
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  lord plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans
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  to give you hope in the future jeremiah 29 11 finally depression often thrives
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  in isolation so if you guys don't understand what depression is it's a chemical
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  imbalance it's a mental health illness that could be from.
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  Starting either from self or from their environment. It could be biological.
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  It could be hereditary, right?
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  So sometime when a person is depressed, they can't eat, they can't sleep,
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  they lose weight, they lost interest in activities.
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  They can't do their ADLs, which is activity of daily living.
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  What is ADLs? ADLs are grooming, showering,
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  not able to eat and not able to sleep,
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  not able to emulate and so forth they're
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  not able to function that's depression so if you guys are going through that
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  process you know lean to a community and trusted supporters who can bear your
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  burden with you while you lean on God steady compassionate present even when you cannot feel him.
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  God's promise remain true. He is with you.
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  He is for you. And he can bring healing into his timing and in his ways.
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  So believe in God, believe in Christ, believe in yourself.
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  Without him, you know, this is for my personal opinion. Without him, I am nothing.
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  You know, when my mom passed away five years ago, I leaned on God.
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  I prayed about it. I let him guide me.
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  You know, I let him um like um
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  what's the word i'm looking for like i i
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  prayed about it i healed um i
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  had support from family and friends i was
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  around positive people i didn't
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  let this grief take over me i
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  didn't let this trauma take over me because I
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  have God because he can never
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  forsaken me he's always there for
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  me when I needed him and I'm a true believer of
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  Christ you know you maybe believe in your
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  higher power you know but I believe that
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  there's only one God and he
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  wears a lot of hats so that's what i believe in so you can heal by believing
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  in christ and able to do things you know through him and ask for help and there's nothing wrong with that,
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  so there you have it thank you so much guys for listening take care god bless.