I know many of you reading this have times of sorrow, anxiety, and depression. It might be a reflection on your past life. “I wish I had done that; I I wish I could do it over; It is too late to say I am sorry; Can they forgive me? “
It might be none of the above.  You are faithful, you have devoted friends, or family, you have nothing that will harm your relationship to the Lord. Yet you suffer from a feeling of sadness.

You have prayed that the Lord will forgive you for not having more faith.

                                  It is not your faith. 

Some well-meaning friends tell us if only we had more faith, everything would right itself.  Not true!

Jesus himself experienced times of depression and sadness, yet He knew the Father loved Him.

The Father loves us and yet He sometimes lets us go through periods of depression. 

Not many of us will share our feelings with others. We fear they will only give us a pat on the back and affirm that things will get better.                                         

      Sometimes they do not get better. At least for the moment.

We are blessed living in a time when there is medication that can help us. Do not be ashamed when you visit a psychiatrist.  They can help. We do not mind taking medicine for our physical problems but something about taking “brain medicine” seems that we are lacking in faith.                                     

                   Sometimes we feel we are in a pit and cannot crawl out.

David, Jeremiah, Daniel…..many heroes, felt sadness and depression.  They cried out to God.  

He knows our sadness and depression.  He knows our faith.

He provides Drs who care for us. God is not against taking medicine to help with our depression.  He has provided humankind with knowledge to help us with proper care, both physically and mentally. 

                      God loves us right where we are.

                    That helps to make a sound mind!