Depression Biblical

Depression is a deep, dark pit. The suffering is real. Christians are not exempt from it. Christian psychologists confirm that clinical depression is just as common among Christians as among non-Christians. Famous contemporary Christians and Bible writers have suffered from major depression. This book will reveal those who have suffered from it and will also reveal the biblical strategies and spiritual warfare needed to battle and overcome it. There is hope.

People with bad feelings and feeling-directed behavior - anger, fear, worry, depression - usually are given a psychiatric label. Initially, I was comfortable with that approach, but I have come to realize that people must be evaluated based on a proper understanding of the Bible. When that happens, the whole person (thinking, wanting, and doing) will be considered - not just outward behavior and feelings.

If I could make it to the bridge, the pain would stop. I just had to make it to the bridge, and the hopelessness would end. It became a refrain, running over and over in my head as I raced down the highway. Make it to the bridge, and the pain will end. It's hopeless. Just wanna die. Make it to the bridge.

I've had enough, I just want to die! This heart-wrenching cry from nearly 3000 years ago still echoes in the hearts and minds of those battling with depression in today's modern world. But could the answers that brought peace to that troubled soul all those years ago really help anyone now? A Christian Psychiatrist looks with modern eyes at Elijah's mental breakdown and treatment and finds surprising correlation to modern understanding and treatment.

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression? Have you tried and failed to overcome it with drugs or other therapies? Are you ready for an entirely original approach? Anxiety and depression are a fact of life for many. As the modern world becomes increasingly complex and ever more frantic, so our ability to cope comes under threat. Rise Up and Build takes an alternative, yet effective look at the way to deal with depression and anxiety in your life.

This Coretta Scott King Honor book for young adults from best-selling and award-winning author Nikki Grimes uses free-verse poetry to tell the dual stories of Sam, a teen whose dad leaves him and his mother for another woman, and Ishmael, the son of Abraham, who must deal with a different type of rejection when Isaac arrives.