Well said. Amazingly said…….I may have to post this to a notepad for me to come back and appreciate over and over again. I too feel the same way. God puts us thru trials to test our faith, to draw us neareer to him, and search out His word to find the healing plan by Him.

“Perhaps depression is not a time to take pills and reflect on ourselves and our childhood like the pop psychologist would have us believe. Maybe God is trying to cause us to cry out to Him, to learn compassion for others who suffer. To share in the fellowship of His sufferings. Suffering can be such an effective tool in Gods hand if we allow it.”

I think that there are way too many pills being pushed today. Particularly to *Christians* who need to stop and consider if these struggles are not the hand of God trying to save us and teach us. Nothing withdraws pride like a good mental breakdown. God knows how to extract those self efforts and insert compassion and absolute utter dependence on Him alone.

Perhaps depression is not a time to take pills and reflect on ourselves and our childhood like the pop psychologist would have us believe. Maybe God is trying to cause us to cry out to Him, to learn compassion for others who suffer. To share in the fellowship of His sufferings. Suffering can be such an effective tool in Gods hand if we allow it.

I will be sitting under Pastor Scipione this semester. We classes today at 18:00 to 22:00 ant tomorrow from 09:00 to 19:00.

It will be a long but very instructive weekend.