Tonight you may be planning your day for tomorrow, but how
much of that plan will you accomplish.
You may over sleep and be late for work, you didn’t plan that. One of
your colleagues may be off sick and your work load suddenly be doubled. You didn’t for see that. Of course there are those days when
everything goes to plan and you are exhilarated by how much you have
accomplished, but then again you could not have for seen it would be like that.
We live in a world that is governed by God.
He knows the end from the beginning.
He has planned each step of your life and mine, even the bad bits. And yet we are still responsible for what we
do and we are not automatons. That’s difficult to take on board. We do not have a puny God who mistakenly lets
accidents get past Him, no He is fully in charge of all things, all powerful,
all seeing, all knowing. Frightening,
unless we have the robe of righteousness that Jesus supplies, to all who
believe in Him.
There are two main types of depression, reactive, which is a reaction to your circumstances and endogenous, which is a part of your makeup and not entirely affected by your circumstances. I get the second type. When I am depressed I like to sleep a lot, this is probably not a good thing as depression can lift if you do not have extra sleep. It is all very well knowing that , but acting upon it is another thing. Exercise is also beneficial. Some sorts of depression can be lifted by taking these measures, but some people need medication. You need to get to know your doctor and develope a relationship with him/her where you feel you can trust their judgement. Do look for help as there are lots of possibilities out there. It is not good to spend long stretches of time on your own. Talking with other people will often help lift your spirits, especially if they are people who have gone through this experience themselves. Maybe you need to join a self help group. Avoid people who tell...
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