You would think that stress would be bad for someone depressed, but this is not always the case. Of course I can only speak from my own experience. When I am low I want to hide away and do nothing, but really a certain amount of stress helps me. I am a local preacher and as such am committed to taking Sunday meetings now and again. If one of these is imminent it gives me a reason to get out of bed and do some Bible study and write a sermon. You might think that standing at the front of church and speaking to people would be much too much of a stressful situation for someone with depression, but I have trained for this and it is a part of my life now. For me it is a reasonable stress and when the meeting is over there is a sense of having done my duty, which helps me to be more elevated in mood. Of course, this is not the main purpose of preaching. For someone else this would be an intolerable stress. Just think what stresses would be suitable for you and don't be afraid of a little stress in your life, it might actually help.
Every time I take a few days off from my blog my ratings slump. Very rarely do people go back into my old posts and read again. This is a typical attitude of the human heart, always wanting something different. At this time of year we should not be greedily wondering want new thing we will be getting for Christmas. Instead we should be looking at the old, old story, which is ever new of a baby who amazingly was God incarnate, God's gift to those who will put there trust in this one who was to grow up to give His life for His people. Set aside the controversy over whether December 25th is the actual date of His birth.(Shepherds do not keep their sheep out at night in Israel in December.) and set aside time to think about the fact that He did come and ponder if He came to set you free and if your answer is ,"Yes," He will make you free indeed.
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