If I had said,"Should a Christian get a broken leg, or cancer?" you would think I was being ridiculous, but if a Christian gets depression they often feel very guilty for feeling that way when they have Jesus as their Saviour.When we can see all sorts of wonderful and positive things in our lives we feel guilty for being depressed. "What have I got to be depressed about?" we say to ourselves. Having a happy fulfilled life doesn't stop you breaking a leg, or getting cancer and neither does it stop you getting depressed. May be a better question for the Christian is to ask,"How will I cope with this depression in a God honouring way?" We have to remember that God is in control of all that happens to us and has a plan for us, which being his plan is the best possible for us. If we can submit to that plan we will be honouring God. Also if you truly submit and realise that God's plan for you, whatever it is, is the best for you, you will relax and cause yourself less stress.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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