By Janet K. Brown
The
devil delights in causing depression for saints. He whispers lies in our ears.
We repeat them over and over until our spirits are so defeated only a miracle
can redeem us.
Depression
isn’t new. Look
at the prophet, Elijah’s words.
“I’ve
had enough,” he told the Lord. “Take away my life. I’ve got to die sometime,
and it might as well be now.”
1 Kings 19:4 Life
Recovery Bible
Jeremiah
poured out his depression on the page:
He
has filled me with bitterness and given me a cup of deepest sorrows to drink.
Lamentations 3:15 Life
Recovery Bible
In
that same chapter of Lamentations in verses twenty-one through twenty-three,
Jeremiah tells us the answer to depression. “Yet there is one ray of hope: his
compassion never ends. It is only the Lord’s mercies that have kept us from
complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness, his loving-kindness begins
afresh each day.”
Our only hope.
God
is strong enough to lift our burdens and loving enough to mend our broken
heart.
Life Recovery Bible, note on page 843
All
forms of depression bring a wedge between us and God.
Like
Jeremiah, the only remedy is soaking in the Word of God, allowing it to soothe
and encourage, and reminding ourselves of His faithfulness in the past.
At the
top of my Writing with God’s hope blog,
http://www.janetkbrown.com I give
an inspirational quote of the day. Here’s two I love that help depression.
“If
God never sleeps, why should both of us stay awake?”
The Freedom of Letting Go
by Donna Clark Goodrich
"Whether you think
you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right."
~ Henry Ford
~ Henry Ford
Janet K. Brown lives in Wichita Falls , Texas
Worth
Her Weight is the author’s
first inspirational women’s fiction, but it makes a perfect companion to her
previously released, Divine Dining: 365 Devotions to Guide You to
Healthier Weight and Abundant Wellness. Both books encompass her passion
for diet, fitness, and God’s Word.
Worth Her Weight marks
Brown’s third book. Who knew she had a penchant for teens and ghosts? She released
her debut novel, an inspirational young adult, Victoria and the Ghost, in July, 2012.
Janet and her
husband love to travel with their RV, work in their church, and visit their
three daughters, two sons-in-law and three perfect grandchildren.
Janet teaches
workshops on writing, weight loss, and the historical settings of her teen
books.
Find her at http:/ /www.janetkbrown.com
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/janetkbrowntx
E-mail: Janet.hope@att.net
BACK COVER OF WORTH HER WEIGHT
How can a woman who gives to everyone but herself accept God’s love and
healing when she believes she’s fat, unworthy, and unfixable? Can she be Worth Her Weight?
LACEY CHANDLER helps her mother, her
sister, her friend, and then she binges on food and wonders is there really a
God?
BETTY CHANDLER hates being handicapped and
useless, so she lashes out at the daughter that helps, and the God who doesn’t
seem to care.
TOBY WHEELER loves being police chief in
Wharton Rock, but when the devil invades the small town, he can’t release
control.
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