Depression / Mental Illness

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  Are You Casting Your Anxiety on Jesus or Carrying it Alone? We have two choices when we are experiencing worry and anxiety. We can carry it alone or cast it on Jesus and share it. Toddlers carry all their anxiety alone and try to do it themselves. Mature Christ...
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  To the Mom Silently Struggling with Depression I do understand. I get it. I get how it all begins to take its toll after a while. I understand how you must pretend to be okay when inwardly falling apart. How you have to care for your family's needs but... Alicia Searl May 15, 2023
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  Guilt and the Great Deception in the Christian Life If you left the church because of how guilty that community made you feel, please consider the difference between shame that does not belong to you and guilt that convicts you of your sin in order to restore...
• How to Detect if Your Child Is Struggling with an Eating Disorder Watch their behaviors and keep tabs on if they are going through a phase that requires help; more than likely, they will not come to you for help. Also, notice how they speak to themselves and about others.... Cally Logan May 10, 2023
• How Getting Out of Bed When Life Is Hard Can Be a Powerful Witness For those suffering from a mental illness, diagnosed or undiagnosed, the one question that matters is why live with suffering? Or put a little more politely, why get out of bed? Alan Noble May 09, 2023
• How to Find Biblical Joy When You Battle Anxiety We can go to God with our anxiety, no matter what level we are experiencing, and offer it up to Him. Even if the 'feeling' of anxiety doesn't go away, we can still offer it to him and walk in faith. If you... Gina Smith Apr 17, 2023
• 7 Ways the Church Can Help Members Who Are Battling Depression I spent two years at the bottom of a pit called clinical depression. The people of the church helped me climb out of that pit. God's Word tells us how we can help the depressed, but the church's people put...
• 5 Ways to Safeguard Your Daughter From Anxiety and Depression Remember, if you’re not there to influence her, there is a big wide world of influencers just waiting for a click of the button to influence her themselves. Be aware, be involved, and be there for her. You... Jaime Jo Wright Mar 20, 2023
• How to Find Biblical Joy When You Battle Depression There are seasons when I find myself feeling exhausted, and I battle depression. Yes. I have so much to be grateful for. I practice thanking God for the things I have to be grateful for regularly. I trust... Gina Smith Feb 22, 2023
• 4 Signs Your Loved One Might Be Depressed Secondly—and please take this from a practicing Christian herself—don't limit yourself to just spiritual strategies. Why is it that Christians can trust mechanics to fix our broken carburetors and... Dr. Audrey Davidheiser Feb 14, 2023
• 10 Things Your Teens Need You to Understand about Mental Health I often joke that if I survive the teen years then I can handle anything like implementing world peace. Especially when you’re navigating the challenges of your teen’s mental health. It’s tough enough that... Heather Riggleman Feb 06, 2023
• 8 Things Parents Can Learn From a Survivor of Teen Suicide Shame causes children to hide what they are really feeling. Emma confirmed this fact. "I felt shame. There's no reason that I have to feel anxious and insecure. I felt guilty. I don't have a right to feel... Catherine Segars Jan 23, 2023