Category Archives: Depression

When the waters are rough

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Where do we cast our anchor when waves of darkness, doubt, and fear pound on us? Continue reading →

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Incopability?

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

It seems as if a similar reality has attached to the outcome of covid related issues. Continue reading →

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Depression – a balanced understanding

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

This is a good time to revisit and better understand the dark shadows of depression that creep over the souls of many. Continue reading →

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Remedy for discouragement

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Gratitude is the one of the best remedies to discouragement. “What I have found is that the rhythm of divine renewal beats in the pulse of a purposefully grateful heart” (Ellen Vaughn, Radical Gratitude). I need divine renewal when my heart … Continue reading →

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Loneliness

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Be patient. Press on. Don’t give up. God is at work. Continue reading →

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Great leaders battle depression

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Should the power of depression be more than ordinary, do to think that all is over with your usefulness. Continue reading →

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Normal sadness or depressive disorder?

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Have we lost our ability to distinguish biologically based depression from normal sadness? Continue reading →

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Allured by love

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

He promises to draw us apart, for there he can best deal with us, and this separated place is not to be a Paradise, but a wilderness, since in such a place… Continue reading →

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When the storms hit…

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Truths to carry and guide us in difficult times. Continue reading →

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Finding our way out of despondency

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

He became so despondent that he sat down under a tree and prayed to die. ‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said. ‘Take my life” Continue reading →

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