Depression

If you feel hopeless, or you've experienced self-harm or suicidal thoughts, you need to know there's a God who loves you, has a purpose for you, and who's with you now. This six-day Life.Church Bible plan will help you understand who God says you are and empower your journey to healing. ***If you're in an emergency, please reach out to someone. Resources are included with each day's devotional.

Overcoming Thoughts of Suicide and Self-Harm

Have you ever been told to “just move on” while your heart was still shattering? Or had your pain dismissed as spiritual weakness? Many believers suffer in silence because we treat physical illness as an emergency, but tell the brokenhearted to “get over it.” However, science now confirms what Isaiah 61:1 prioritized: a broken heart is a clinical and spiritual crisis that affects your entire body. This 7-day plan explores why "I'm fine" isn't enough. Discover how the Master Surgeon prioritizes your healing and find the path to true biblical wholeness.



When "I’m Fine" Isn't Enough: A 7-Day Journey to Wholeness

Faith can feel heavy in seasons of loneliness and spiritual fatigue. This 5-day devotional offers gentle encouragement for those feeling weary, disconnected, or emotionally tired. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, you’ll be invited to discover God’s nearness in exhaustion, quiet perseverance, and honest faith—learning that even when strength feels low, God remains present and faithful.

When Faith Feels Heavy: Finding God’s Nearness in Loneliness and Fatigue

Hello! The empty nest is such a special season of life, one in which we are meant to live fully. It's a wonderful time to deepen your faith, strengthen your relationships and discover new callings and purposes. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. " (John 10:10). May this plan help you draw closer to the source of life Himself. As you do, I hope you will embrace this season and overflow with faithfulness and His fruitfulness. I'll be cheering for you along the way! We're in this season together! 

Living Fully in the Empty Nest

Depression is often described as dark days. While it can refer to a formally diagnosed disorder or subclinical periods of languishing, depression is clinically understood as prolonged feelings of sadness and loss of interest in life. People experiencing these symptoms are encouraged to seek mental health support. But with or without diagnosis, many people will experience periods of darkness in their mental health journeys. This Sanctuary devotional is for the dark days and nights, be they cloudy or pitch black. 

Note: This devotional may be best suited for individuals with mild to moderate experiences of depression or languishing mental health.

From Dusk to Dawn, Reflections on the Darkness of Depression: A Five-Day Sanctuary Devotional

This study of the first chapter of 1 Samuel is adapted, with his permission, from a sermon preached by Rev. John Musyimi at North Point Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya, in January, 2026. It aims to strengthen our prayer life and draw us closer to God by reminding us that God delights in answering our prayers when they express our faith and dependence on Him in our times of desperation. Over the course of this 15-Day Plan, with these 3D’s, we will take a gospel view of Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 1:1-28.

Desperate Prayer for Desperate Times

What do you do when life changes in an instant? An injury, diagnosis, loss, or unexpected hardship can make it feel like your story is over. 

This 5-day Bible plan will help you discover how God meets you in your pain, strengthens you in weakness, and leads you into renewed purpose. What feels like the end may be the beginning of a new journey with Him.

When Life Breaks: Finding Hope and Purpose After Hardship

Grief comes to everyone sooner or later, and whether it's the death of a loved one or the loss of some cherished aspect of our life or identity, God's Word is crucial for grieving well. Past hurts have a habit of snagging our hearts in unexpected moments, but God provides abundant grace to help the believer move through grief without getting stuck and without wasting the opportunity to walk more closely with the Lord who lightens our darkness.

Moving Through Grief Without Getting Stuck

Discouragement can quietly weaken faith, diminish confidence, and disconnect us from purpose. But it does not have to define your journey.

Inspired by Go Conquer by Lwazi Dekeda, this 5-day devotional offers biblical insight and practical guidance to help you recognise and overcome discouragement. Each day will help you re-engage with purpose, trust God through delays, replace worry with peace, and speak with faith.

Move from awareness to action, and from heaviness to renewed strength.

You are not called to remain discouraged. You are called to rise. 