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- On social media, a sharp Christian named Courtney said the Lord Jesus Christ was never depressed.
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- The response was explosive. People were listing every verse where Jesus wept or felt grief or had sorrow as evidence that he was depressed.
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- Some went as far as saying that if you think Jesus wasn't depressed, that's blasphemy. If you search for the definition of depression, the first answer you get is, feelings of severe despondency and dejection.
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- Despondency is a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
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- Does that describe Jesus' sorrow? At any point did the Son of God, our greatest example for trusting in the
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- Father, lose hope in the Father? The Holy Spirit tells us not to be anxious.
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- Philippians 4 .6 says, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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- Would Jesus, who is sinless, have been in such a state God's Word tells us not to be in?
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- Isaiah 53 .4 says that Jesus was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
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- But that is not synonymous with being depressed. Jesus said, Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- 01:17
- You can certainly experience sadness, as Jesus did, and not lose heart. Now you've probably said about your sadness,
- 01:25
- I feel depressed. We may use words like depression or anxiety loosely to describe our emotions.
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- But considering their actual definitions, they describe worldly sorrow, not how we are to grieve as Christians.
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- The Apostle Paul said we may grieve, but not as the rest who have no hope. When you are sad, trust in God's Word.
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- Psalm 94 .19 says, When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, your consolations delight my soul.
