To see a doctor and therapist for treatment for depression is actually acting out in unbelief that Jesus is willing to heal. It’s no wonder that the American church is so faithless and powerless: they seek solutions to their problems from man, rather than directly from God.

@clayton coates, hey first of all, it has been really great to meet you here recently. thanks for being so honest and sharing your thoughts with us here. I would love to connect sometime over coffee and hear more about your journey. thanks for being transparent.

@chris, thanks for sharing. I got a laugh on your comment about Paul. I’ve heard many a therapist diagnose Paul as depressed or at least anxiety driven, etc, etc. Interesting guy. Thanks for sharing your story with us, and I think you are right..we need to talk about this issue more and more in the faith sphere.

@sovann, you are welcome…I hope more people “get it.”

rhett

I think that we need to be talking about this more and more in the faith sphere. There’s no getting around depression in the world or the church. We all struggle with what it is to be human. If you speak to the people in your fellowship, suprisingly few are not dealing with grief, depression, anxiety in some form or severity. It’s just real.

After reading Galatians, I’m convinced that if Paul were alive today, we’d find him “on the sofa” four times a week getting his scrips readjusted.

It’s probably time for the benefits of mental science to make it to the pulpit: “Every good and perfect gift…”

Depression took me down hard. Looking back, I wish that I had known about medications. I wish that I had known enough about depression to realize I was in it.