How One Woman Won Against Depression

Please join me in welcoming guest blogger Chris Ludington. Chris and I had the privilege of working together on the Praying with Power Women's Day Retreat in Troutville, Virginia. Christ is a talented writer, inspiring woman of God, and dear friend. Be sure to leave a comment for Chris if her post blesses you!

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I remember, as if it were yesterday, the story my friend told of how God delivered her from severe depression.

I knew she had suffered from depression for many years, but I also knew she was much better now. As she told her story that night, she shared how she had been close to giving up the battle when she read Romans 6:16. Through these verses, the Holy Spirit gave her revelation knowledge about her depression.

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She saw a mental picture of herself bowing down to Satan when she felt the strong downward spiral of her negative thoughts and resulting depression. God showed her that she had a choice to make every day. She could bow down and say, “Yes, master, I am depressed and can't overcome it.” Or she could say, “No, depression, you are no longer my master, I will not give in to you anymore.

Each time the tormenting thoughts would come that would trigger hopelessness, instead of welcoming them, she would say NO. She applied 2 Corinthians 10:5 to her thought life by "casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ." She took charge against depression and no longer bowed her knees to it. We know that sometimes people have a chemical imbalance that requires medication, but in her case, it was a spiritual battle that she fought and won with the Word of God.

What is your battle? When Satan tries to tell you that you'll never win, are you bowing down and saying, "Yes, master?"

The next time the enemy knocks, we have a choice to make: will we open the door and bow down, continuing to be a slave to sin which leads to death, or will we bow to our master Jesus Christ in obedience which leads to righteousness? The choice is ours.

  “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin which leads to death or to obedience, which leads to righteousness.” Romans 6:16

Dear Lord and Master,

Please reveal to us anything in our lives that you are not Lord over. We want to be slaves for you. Amen.

Chris Ludington is a wife of 35 years, mother of three grown children, and grandmother to five. Her passion in life is to help others in need of truth and tell them about God's love, healing, hope, and trustworthiness. Chris has been a devotional writer for about a year.

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