Anchored: Through Deep WatersSample

Peace. Can you find peace in depression? Sounds crazy I know. Is it possible that right in the middle of your situation you can find rest and peace? I have referred to depression as a valley in previous entries. This is exactly what it is- a valley. In your emotional issues you can find rest in the God of the valley and mountaintop. Jesus was led through the desert and was tempted. Paul was taken to prison to be tortured. Stephen was taken to court to be killed. Jesus, Paul, and Stephen went through those places to produce the outcomes that made history. History makers don’t live on the mountaintop- they testify there! We have peace and hope in our position because we can trust the God of the process. We are blessed going in and coming out. My peace comes from where I am going, not where I am. God has called all of us, but many people ignore because they see the call of God as a position, not a journey. Did God make me depressed? I don’t know and I don’t care to know because He has taken me on an incredible journey that is a lot brighter now because I held on. So hold on! Trust that His Word is true! We have peace in a God who has everything under control. We don’t have to give up on God because things get hard. Trust me, I know depression is more than “hard.” I am only saying that just because our emotional stability wavers, doesn’t mean that our trust in God’s peace needs to too.