I heard this message previously and as a Christian who has suffered from depression much of my life, this is a very important message for everyone to hear especially since some circles of "Christians" blame depression on the person for lack of faith or even demonic. This book Spurgeon's Sorrows is a wonderful book to read. God bless Pastor Hines for this blessed message. I can honestly thank God for my depression because I know that the Lord understands and by it I cling ever close to Him. And one day, it will be all in the past when we are with Him in heaven!🙏❤️🇦🇺
Two minutes in and the tears started flowing. This is my whole life. The roller coaster ride. The only time of relief I believe is when I am listening to Spirit led preaching like yours, and a few others. I have times of joy, but they do not seem to last long. This is hard. Very hard. And it hurts.
This is so necessary for us all to know. It humbles me. My son suffers from severe depression. I now will give him more grace and be merciful and compassionate more than I have been. I too have suffered from depression in the past. Humility is the greatest strength of love. Jesus teaches us total humility. ❤🦋🙏
This resonates so deeply with my experience with depression. I am oddly relieved to think about the fact that I may struggle with it until I go home. I’ve never heard it explained this way. I didn’t even realize that I treat the depression as a test that I continue to fail when it comes to my relationship with God 💔
I listen to Charles spurgeon every night when I go to bed. Have been doing this about 2 years. He was a great pastor, as a result when I start to slide into doubts and fears I am convinced that God loves me, and He is with me, and I'm His. No more do I feel on the outside looking in. Also I listen to thru the bible with j. Vernon Magee. He teaches the whole word genesis thru revelations in 5 years, and starts over. Seeing God's patience with the Isrealites in old testament, I know He is a faithful, loving God, and that also reassures me. I've been thru hospitalization, weeks of out patient group sessions and finally electro shock therapy. Nothing helped. God is forever for us, He will see us thru anything. His word is what we stand on. I shared this hoping it may help someone.
Thank you for the real pains suffered due to depression. I suffered with depression a lot, from childhood either due to a lack of a father, longing to make connection, only to find that I fell into the same deep pit of abandonment due to divorce, and although being in a few sessions of therapy I am constant alone and feel that God has allowed this. I feel for you who have expressed deep feelings depression, and long to go home to your eternal being, heaven. I have started a family late and is delaying that desire as a result of that I will not have the privilege to see my son's and daughter have children and especially to hold my grandchildren
Thank you. I have struggled with depression and a melancholic disposition all my life and have had much guilt over it, feeling like my faith in Him and in healing is not strong enough. This is very helpful and encouraging. ❤✝️ I understand Spurgeon and am happy for him that he was called to his eternal home fairly young since he struggled so much in spite of his total devotion to Christ.
@@WRONGHOUSE_ yeah I can understand his sentiment I would never take my life but certainly understand wanting to go Home…I’m 52 and think oh Lord please don’t let me live to be 80 or 90 or more, I feel bad about that because I know many lives are cut short when they desperately want to live. Such a mystery. I’m grateful for my life, don’t get me wrong, but It will be a glorious day when we’re called Home to our Lord. ✝️🕊🤍 God bless you.
There are many of us with you. It will be a time of such joy when we are called to our real and forever home with our LORD.✝️🌹 I too, long for it and have to continually remind myself that I won't go before the time God has for me. This message was wonderful to hear and I pray that you will be encouraged by it as much as I have. God bless and keep you dear sister 🙏❤️🇦🇺
I don’t know how I found your channel but I think your sermons deserve way more viewers. I needed this one today. Just wanted you to know that this one as well as other sermons of yours have helped open my eyes to the Gospel. Courage!
"This is so real and at times extremely tormenting. A constant weight on the soul." Indeed. Very well said, Darrell. Anyone that has experienced "clinical" depression knows EXACTLY what you mean. To you and anyone who may be currently enduring this condition, may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Thank you! So much! I sufferd more than 40 years from depression and all its collateral damage. 30 years of that period I sufferd as a Christian under this torment and some Christians accused me for it: it was a sin.. I had no faith enough, In had to just believe stronger in Gods promises, just affirm , name and claim.. another course, again through the seven steps to whatever, prayers against demons and spirits of all kind.. Doing law cases in "The Heavenly Courts". The list is nearly endless. But the Lord my God rescued me out of Babylon and teached me gently to follow His Son, and Him alone. And again, Thank you so much for this video and for your honesty and the courage to be vulnerable. God bless you my brother.
How did you get out? I'm in Babylon now and feel very lost...no promises help me,I'm nearly afraid to read Gods word...I feel like God doesn't want me and I'm having thoughts of suicide only I don't know where I'm going to end up( hell) I desperately need Jesus but can't seem to find Him
You sir spoken to me with resounding insight. I pray many will be abundantly blessed with this video. For the comfortless, may Christ give you comfort and ease of the soul. I live with depression daily so I can absolutely relate to you Patrick. May God’s grace, mercy and peace be with you. Thanku for making this video
As a Christian that suffers from depressive disposition, this sermon has allowed me to open up to God in a whole new way. Allowing him to be God of my struggle. ‘He is big enough’. Thank you so much. God knows how great full iam for this message
This book you mention, if you look on the web it's on PDF to read for free. You are right, if you've never felt deep depression you are fortunate, I struggle with it. The bouts last awhile but as I am going through them I know they will pass, I've suffered with depression for so long God has assured me that they will pass, that's a relief. I will never try to take my life again, that is one of Satans temptations.
Thank you so much for being so open and forthright in your comment. Being outside and a brisk walk with a note pad to write down good memories or to do 's when I walk slower has helped me. Also swimming or other exercise when I "make" myself plan for it and get out and do it has helped. A Dr. told me to do whatever exercise I could to the point of a dripping sweat. So I paid and joined a gym that has Elliptical Machines. Your feet are on big enclosed paddles and move while you are in a fast walk or jogging or running motion. And there are vertical levers to hold on to and pull and push on , and help also with balance. Good machine for it is very easy , smooth on your joints - knees and hips and your back. :)!
@@markmckinney8488 I exercise a lot. When I first became a Christian God brought a person into my life who was a runner and off I went. It was such a freeing activity for me and brought a lot of peace into my life. I am still an avid exerciser, it's one of my passions. Those good old endorphines do my mind a world of good. HIIT interval training is awesome as well as lifting weights. God is so good to leadus to things that will help with our weaknesses. God bless you, may God continue to lead you to a deeper knowledge of Him.
I e never suffered depression for long. This message is so depressing to me I cannot listen to it. If you don’t accept His forgiveness you will always be depressed.
@@MargaretBowen-ht7kc God is good. His grace is there for everyone who turns to him, repents of their sin and comes into a living relationship with God through Jesus. He can help us to cope with depression and sometimes he completely heals; as I have experienced, it was nothing I did, I just trusted the Lord, it was all of him, He did it.
In the last days..love will wax cold...it's happening.. and a major abrasive to sufferers of depression. This is a sobering exposition on understanding what is happening to one. Thank you this was very helpful indeed Pastor Patrick ♥
Many times spurgeon has helped me in my time of need where others could not the man. Definitely love the Lord beyond bully there connection was so special that is given to everyone that reads him. Thank you for sharing
God bless you for sharing this and talking about this. I’ve been enjoying spurgeons Preaching when I go to bed at night I listen to them. Your video came up randomly. I watched with tears. I bear things alone. My mother always said, just smile, you can choose to be happy. She doesn’t understand, and that’s not true. It’s a complex issues for many reasons.
I was recently told something very similar by a person who means a lot to me. "All we can do is push forward and be happy." It was meant as a kind sentiment, but after reading it I crumbled. If only being happy were so simple... I don't want to feel the sadness and longing that I do, but I can't just snap out of it. A nice walk won't fix it. A night with friends won't fix it. My favorite food won't fix it. I know only the Lord can fix it if He so desires, and for now He's choosing not to fix it. I know there's a purpose in suffering, but some days (well, most days as of late) it's a constant struggle even knowing God's truth.
Thank you brother. God is using you... and rest assured, that your audience is tuned into your every word and commentary. Thank you for providing this common ground upon which we can interact as followers of Christ. It is reassuring to hear in speech what we can only peddle inside our minds. Truth be told, many are hurting and don't understand why.
A song come to my mind When you done all you can do Stand on His Word God bless you for comforting Others belivers who struggle with depression Do not lean on your own understanding Lean on God Those words often helps me if I struggle God has healed me from deep deprssions and severe ptsd So there is hope for healing From God I sometimes still struggle But meditating on Gods word every day Like psalm 23 And psalm 91 realy works miracle. And you are so right You do not become les saved suffering from depression Isaiah 53 helps me through days of sorrow Knowing that we have a High priest,Jesus that is aquainted with our sorrows. Jesus was a Man of sorrows Thank you for sharing
Wow, this sounds like something that has been going on in my life like Jesus left, and I know that the word of God is true he will never leave us or forsake us many blessings Jesus Christ is coming soon 🙏 ❤️
Wow. 🙌 You have opened my eyes and I believe that God sent me here because this speaks to me in volumes that you wouldn't believe. Amen,amen a thousand blessings on you
This reminds me of Psalm 88, and now re-visiting I read," You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. Your wrath lies heavily on me;..." Psalm 88:6-7(NIV)
It's really a mind troubling sensing someone you cherish is going through depression, specially if they're a million miles away from you. May the steadfast love and comfort of our Good LORD JESUS will surpassed your depression. I love you po 🙏
Thank you Rich for putting this message up by Pastor Hines. It is the only one I have ever heard on the subject and is so needful. And totally BIBLICAL. Truly thank you so much for all you do for God's kingdom and His people.❤️🇦🇺
Thank you for that most valuable lesson. When you mentioned loss of hope is the worst, it's true, though most have never experienced it. When God turned Himself away from Jesus on the cross, Newell says He felt privation; for the first time He felt being deprived and separation from the relationship with His Father, and for nothing He had done, but for us, (what we deserved) to take it for us. Sometimes, mostly in the past, when I believed all those feelings that you mentioned regarding me thinking; this is me being "beyond salvation", only Lamentations 3 could bring me back from the brink as I would read what Jeremiah relates in human feelings what Israel experienced under God's hand of judgment; (Thank you again) 1 "I am the man who has seen misery Because of the rod of His wrath. 2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. 3 Indeed, He has turned His hand against me Repeatedly all the day. 4 He has consumed my flesh and my skin, He has broken my bones. 5 He has besieged and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. 6 He has made me live in dark places, Like those who have long been dead. 7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. 8 Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer. 9 He has blocked my ways with cut stone; He has twisted my paths. 10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places. 11 He has made my ways deviate, and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate. 12 He bent His bow And took aim at me as a target for the arrow. 13 He made the arrows of His quiver Enter my inward parts. 14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their song of ridicule all the day. 15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drink plenty of wormwood. 16 He has also made my teeth grind with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust. 17 My soul has been excluded from peace; I have forgotten happiness. 18 So I say, “My strength has failed, And so has my hope from the LORD.” Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy 19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the wormwood and bitterness. 20 My soul certainly remembers, And is bent over within me. 21 I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait. 22 The LORD’S acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” 25The LORD is good to those who [m]await Him, To the person who seeks Him. 26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth. 28 Let him sit alone and keep quiet, Since He has laid it on him. 29 Let him put his mouth in the dust; Perhaps there is hope. 30 Let him give his cheek to the one who is going to strike him; Let him be filled with shame. 31 For the Lord will not reject forever, 32 For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy. 33 For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of mankind. 34 To crush under one’s feet All the prisoners of the land, 35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High, 36 To defraud someone in his lawsuit- Of these things the Lord does not approve. 37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity and good proceed? 39 Of what can any living mortal, or any man, Complain in view of his sins? 40 Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the LORD. 41 We raise our heart [ab]and hands Toward God in heaven; 42 We have done wrong and rebelled; You have not pardoned. 43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and have not spared. 44 You have veiled Yourself with a cloud So that no prayer can pass through. 45 You have made us mere refuse and rubbish In the midst of the peoples. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us, Devastation and destruction; 48 My eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49 My eyes flow unceasingly, Without stopping, 50 Until the LORD looks down And sees from heaven. 51 My eyes bring pain to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. 52 My enemies without reason Hunted me down like a bird; 53They have silenced me in the pit And have thrown stones on me. 54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!” 55 I called on Your name, LORD, Out of the lowest pit. 56 You have heard my voice, “Do not cover Your ear from my plea for relief, From my cry for help.” 57 You came near on the day I called to You; You said, “Do not fear!” 58 Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause; You have redeemed my life. 59 LORD, You have seen my oppression; Judge my case. 60 You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me. 61 You have heard their reproach, LORD, All their schemes against me. 62 The lips of my assailants and their talk Are against me all day long. 63 Look at their sitting and their rising; I am their mocking song. 64 You will repay them, LORD, In accordance with the work of their hands. 65 You will give them shamelessness of heart, Your curse will be on them. 66 You will pursue them in anger and eliminate them From under the heavens of the LORD!
I grew up with my mom depression and buy polar now I've battled with it I'm 65 what has helped me the most is reading and meditation of gods word and a close pray life with Christ
I was listening to the word after admitted my son in hospital he is 25 I was hurt broken but I turned into God word to get my strength I'm a window it's not easy the only hope I have is God to save my son .. Amen
I've been struggling with depression and anxiety since I was a child to make matters worse I'm single and have no friends or family in my life Im alone. I do attend church but I currently go to Armenian Church I'm calvinistic in my theology I made the switch about a year ago and my brothers and sisters in Christ aren't very happy about it so it's a struggle but despite all this the Lord has given me peace and comfort by his spirit.
Quite a message. Makes me take a different view of my ailments at 74 years old. Many issues from my previous life of hypocrisy and past sins. I guess if we've been sinning since birth the sins really add up. I've listened to Spurgeons sermons about depression and it's comforting to know that the preacher of preachers suffered from depression as well. Many thanks for your message Pastor Hines.
Thank you for sharing this there were some useful points there. God is good. His grace is there for everyone who turns to him, repents of their sin and comes into a living relationship with God through Jesus. He can help us to cope with depression and sometimes he completely heals; as I have experienced, it was nothing I did, I just trusted the Lord, it was all of him, He did it.
I remember one day I was driving down the road feeling down and it seemed I heard the Lord very clearly in my spirit tell me that He does not heal every Christian of their physical maladies, which we all know that is true. Then I heard Him say in my spirit that the same is true of mental and emotional maladies. Contrary to the "name it and claim it" crowd, it may not be His will to heal us of everything from which we want relief.
If its any consulation to you persoanlly, like myself who have been doing evangelistic work for over 25 years , feel that you as well as me are not perfect and you are a very athentic Christian!👍😃Keep up the good work!
This is scandalous within the rockstar cabal. The prideful pundits and pastors that always seem to gain power, fame, and prestige while growing their fanboy base. Spurgeon's messages were hard hitting but normally devoid of the cool-dude self exaltation and dismissive snark and strawman so prevalent today. His tough love was really love with sharp, or tough, rebuke. It was an invitation where he gained no height in man's eyes, but God was glorified. A gem from another era now given voice in an age of dirty stones. I am with Spurgeon, challenged and comforted, convicted but encouraged. The Christ he points to was such. That he struggled so is a great testament to God's enduring grace.
I look forward to reviewing your study as a tooI to help others…I work at Rescue Mission and deal with a lot of broken people. Soli Deo Gloria! ☝️ 2 John 1:6 ❤
Been experiencint this for 7 years. Euphoric time first coming to Christ. But quickly after it seemed he just left me. For the first 5 years i was the guy seeking and doing and all i clung to was judgement related scripture. Unsure of salvation, etc. Now these last 2-3 years I crossed over to not caring, uninterested in the word...burnt out. Hardly reaisting temptation etc. Its also made me extremely angry at God. I read but its a mental exercise, i fight sin but it only gets worse, and etc. So its like ive thrown my hands up and kind of just been cruising. Ive been using worldly things like video games, tv, etc. Just to get my mind off of Gods absence, the depression intertwined with my crap circumstances. 95% of this has described me perfectly. I havent been to church for some months because no one really talks to me, and no one has checked in with me either. Its a relatively small church too. The main thing keeping me from going is this and simply just not wanting to go sit in an uncomfortable chair with a sermon that isnt doing anything in me and then dealing of the awkwardness of standing around trying to figure out who to talk to and whether or not they would want to talk to me. Ive seen it on peoples faces theyd rather be talking to someone else and ecen excuse themselves to go do so. Quite frankly im resentful. But still, why wont the omnipotent God do anything at all?? He knows i need to read his word, pray, fight sin, everything. So why wont he help me to do those things? Why wonr he put it in me to desire to do those things? I go in circles where i am asking God for help and then i get frustrated and go off on God saying that he doesnt do jack squat and God helps those who help themselves and things of that nature.
thanks man I struggle w mans interpretation of god , not Gods word. A lot of pastors preach their interpretations which lead to self judgement and self condemnation. Billy Graham was not judge-mental in helping sinners. Jesus took our sins and condemnation to the cross but the enemy is there to knock us down. Jesus is great and satan deceives us
Have you studied life of all the Prophets ...Depression .Traumatised ancestors in dire straits.The behaviour of depressed parents are inherited by children .This sadness becomes inherent .If parent continuosly relate depressive experiences .Children absorb intensify these feelings
Be careful when using terms such as mental illness, health etc. Without going to deep into it, I would recommend you dig deep into the history of Psychiatry/psychology. Until you understand that, stick with terms the bible uses, sadness, mournful etc. Psychiatry/psychology is a trap and a snare.
I heard this message previously and as a Christian who has suffered from depression much of my life, this is a very important message for everyone to hear especially since some circles of "Christians" blame depression on the person for lack of faith or even demonic.
This book Spurgeon's Sorrows is a wonderful book to read.
God bless Pastor Hines for this blessed message.
I can honestly thank God for my depression because I know that the Lord understands and by it I cling ever close to Him.
And one day, it will be all in the past when we are with Him in heaven!🙏❤️🇦🇺
Two minutes in and the tears started flowing. This is my whole life. The roller coaster ride. The only time of relief I believe is when I am listening to Spirit led preaching like yours, and a few others. I have times of joy, but they do not seem to last long. This is hard. Very hard. And it hurts.
This is so necessary for us all to know. It humbles me. My son suffers from severe depression. I now will give him more grace and be merciful and compassionate more than I have been. I too have suffered from depression in the past. Humility is the greatest strength of love. Jesus teaches us total humility. ❤🦋🙏
This resonates so deeply with my experience with depression. I am oddly relieved to think about the fact that I may struggle with it until I go home. I’ve never heard it explained this way. I didn’t even realize that I treat the depression as a test that I continue to fail when it comes to my relationship with God 💔
I listen to Charles spurgeon every night when I go to bed. Have been doing this about 2 years. He was a great pastor, as a result when I start to slide into doubts and fears I am convinced that God loves me, and He is with me, and I'm His. No more do I feel on the outside looking in. Also I listen to thru the bible with j. Vernon Magee. He teaches the whole word genesis thru revelations in 5 years, and starts over. Seeing God's patience with the Isrealites in old testament, I know He is a faithful, loving God, and that also reassures me. I've been thru hospitalization, weeks of out patient group sessions and finally electro shock therapy. Nothing helped. God is forever for us, He will see us thru anything. His word is what we stand on. I shared this hoping it may help someone.
Thank you for the real pains suffered due to depression. I suffered with depression a lot, from childhood either due to a lack of a father, longing to make connection, only to find that I fell into the same deep pit of abandonment due to divorce, and although being in a few sessions of therapy I am constant alone and feel that God has allowed this. I feel for you who have expressed deep feelings depression, and long to go home to your eternal being, heaven. I have started a family late and is delaying that desire as a result of that I will not have the privilege to see my son's and daughter have children and especially to hold my grandchildren
Thank you. I have struggled with depression and a melancholic disposition all my life and have had much guilt over it, feeling like my faith in Him and in healing is not strong enough. This is very helpful and encouraging. ❤✝️ I understand Spurgeon and am happy for him that he was called to his eternal home fairly young since he struggled so much in spite of his total devotion to Christ.
You are not alone❣🙏
@@WRONGHOUSE_ yeah I can understand his sentiment I would never take my life but certainly understand wanting to go Home…I’m 52 and think oh Lord please don’t let me live to be 80 or 90 or more, I feel bad about that because I know many lives are cut short when they desperately want to live. Such a mystery. I’m grateful for my life, don’t get me wrong, but It will be a glorious day when we’re called Home to our Lord. ✝️🕊🤍 God bless you.
@@NEChristo im sure we be home way before your 80... Its a homesick longing that many of us have... Titus 2.13 ... Looking for that blessed hope
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There are many of us with you. It will be a time of such joy when we are called to our real and forever home with our LORD.✝️🌹
I too, long for it and have to continually remind myself that I won't go before the time God has for me.
This message was wonderful to hear and I pray that you will be encouraged by it as much as I have. God bless and keep you dear sister 🙏❤️🇦🇺
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I don’t know how I found your channel but I think your sermons deserve way more viewers. I needed this one today. Just wanted you to know that this one as well as other sermons of yours have helped open my eyes to the Gospel. Courage!
I believe I was led to this today. I have never heard the topic of depression in Christians discussed with such compassion. Thank you.
This is so real and at times extremely tormenting. A constant weight on the soul. Thank you so much for teaching us and may God bless us all. ❤
"This is so real and at times extremely tormenting. A constant weight on the soul." Indeed. Very well said, Darrell. Anyone that has experienced "clinical" depression knows EXACTLY what you mean. To you and anyone who may be currently enduring this condition, may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Thank you! So much! I sufferd more than 40 years from depression and all its collateral damage. 30 years of that period I sufferd as a Christian under this torment and some Christians accused me for it: it was a sin.. I had no faith enough, In had to just believe stronger in Gods promises, just affirm , name and claim.. another course, again through the seven steps to whatever, prayers against demons and spirits of all kind.. Doing law cases in "The Heavenly Courts". The list is nearly endless. But the Lord my God rescued me out of Babylon and teached me gently to follow His Son, and Him alone. And again, Thank you so much for this video and for your honesty and the courage to be vulnerable. God bless you my brother.
How did you get out? I'm in Babylon now and feel very lost...no promises help me,I'm nearly afraid to read Gods word...I feel like God doesn't want me and I'm having thoughts of suicide only I don't know where I'm going to end up( hell) I desperately need Jesus but can't seem to find Him
You sir spoken to me with resounding insight. I pray many will be abundantly blessed with this video. For the comfortless, may Christ give you comfort and ease of the soul. I live with depression daily so I can absolutely relate to you Patrick. May God’s grace, mercy and peace be with you. Thanku for making this video
As a Christian that suffers from depressive disposition, this sermon has allowed me to open up to God in a whole new way. Allowing him to be God of my struggle. ‘He is big enough’.
Thank you so much. God knows how great full iam for this message
This book you mention, if you look on the web it's on PDF to read for free. You are right, if you've never felt deep depression you are fortunate, I struggle with it. The bouts last awhile but as I am going through them I know they will pass, I've suffered with depression for so long God has assured me that they will pass, that's a relief. I will never try to take my life again, that is one of Satans temptations.
Thank you so much for being so open and forthright in your comment.
Being outside and a brisk walk with a note pad to write down good memories or to do 's when I walk slower has helped me.
Also swimming or other exercise when I "make" myself plan for it and get out and do it has helped.
A Dr. told me to do whatever exercise I could to the point of a dripping sweat.
So I paid and joined a gym that has Elliptical Machines. Your feet are on big enclosed paddles and move while you are in a fast walk or jogging or running motion. And there are vertical levers to hold on to and pull and push on , and help also with balance. Good machine for it is very easy , smooth on your joints - knees and hips and your back. :)!
@@markmckinney8488 I exercise a lot. When I first became a Christian God brought a person into my life who was a runner and off I went. It was such a freeing activity for me and brought a lot of peace into my life. I am still an avid exerciser, it's one of my passions. Those good old endorphines do my mind a world of good. HIIT interval training is awesome as well as lifting weights. God is so good to leadus to things that will help with our weaknesses. God bless you, may God continue to lead you to a deeper knowledge of Him.
I e never suffered depression for long. This message is so depressing to me I cannot listen to it. If you don’t accept His forgiveness you will always be depressed.
@@MargaretBowen-ht7kc God is good. His grace is there for everyone who turns to him, repents of their sin and comes into a living relationship with God through Jesus. He can help us to cope with depression and sometimes he completely heals; as I have experienced, it was nothing I did, I just trusted the Lord, it was all of him, He did it.
Jesus Christ loves you
Amen the most incurring word I have listened to for a long time
Amen for the abounded grace of God
In the last days..love will wax cold...it's happening.. and a major abrasive to sufferers of depression. This is a sobering exposition on understanding what is happening to one. Thank you this was very helpful indeed Pastor Patrick ♥
Many times spurgeon has helped me in my time of need where others could not the man. Definitely love the Lord beyond bully there connection was so special that is given to everyone that reads him. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for this. From a life long Christian depression sufferer. God bless you 🙏🏻
God bless you for sharing this and talking about this. I’ve been enjoying spurgeons Preaching when I go to bed at night I listen to them. Your video came up randomly. I watched with tears. I bear things alone. My mother always said, just smile, you can choose to be happy. She doesn’t understand, and that’s not true. It’s a complex issues for many reasons.
I was recently told something very similar by a person who means a lot to me. "All we can do is push forward and be happy." It was meant as a kind sentiment, but after reading it I crumbled. If only being happy were so simple... I don't want to feel the sadness and longing that I do, but I can't just snap out of it. A nice walk won't fix it. A night with friends won't fix it. My favorite food won't fix it. I know only the Lord can fix it if He so desires, and for now He's choosing not to fix it. I know there's a purpose in suffering, but some days (well, most days as of late) it's a constant struggle even knowing God's truth.
Blessings to you all
Thank you brother. God is using you... and rest assured, that your audience is tuned into your every word and commentary. Thank you for providing this common ground upon which we can interact as followers of Christ. It is reassuring to hear in speech what we can only peddle inside our minds. Truth be told, many are hurting and don't understand why.
A song come to my mind
When you done all you can do
Stand on His Word
God bless you for comforting
Others belivers who struggle with depression
Do not lean on your own understanding
Lean on God
Those words often helps me if I struggle
God has healed me from deep deprssions and severe ptsd
So there is hope for healing
From God
I sometimes still struggle
But meditating on Gods word every day
Like psalm 23
And psalm 91 realy works miracle.
And you are so right
You do not become les saved suffering from depression
Isaiah 53 helps me through days of sorrow
Knowing that we have a High priest,Jesus that is aquainted with our sorrows.
Jesus was a Man of sorrows
Thank you for sharing
Wow, this sounds like something that has been going on in my life like Jesus left, and I know that the word of God is true he will never leave us or forsake us many blessings Jesus Christ is coming soon 🙏 ❤️
Wow. 🙌 You have opened my eyes and I believe that God sent me here because this speaks to me in volumes that you wouldn't believe. Amen,amen a thousand blessings on you
John Bunyan was brilliant I love pilgrim's progress.
This reminds me of Psalm 88, and now re-visiting I read," You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. Your wrath lies heavily on me;..."
Psalm 88:6-7(NIV)
It's really a mind troubling sensing someone you cherish is going through depression, specially if they're a million miles away from you.
May the steadfast love and comfort of our Good LORD JESUS will surpassed your depression.
I love you po 🙏
I really needed to hear this, I just bought this book. Thank you for this post, it lifted me!
Thank you Rich for putting this message up by Pastor Hines.
It is the only one I have ever heard on the subject and is so needful.
And totally BIBLICAL.
Truly thank you so much for all you do for God's kingdom and His people.❤️🇦🇺
You are most welcome, dear sister. Sorry for the delay in replying. Please know that I truly do appreciate your warm and encouraging words.🙂
Thank you for sharing! Jesus Christ is Lord!
Thank you for putting this on. It has really helped me concerning my depression. God bless you 😊
thank you , thank you, halilujah
Thank you Pastor Hines, this video was a Blessing!
This helped me so much thank you. I deal with this everyday all day.
Glad it helped!
Thank you for that most valuable lesson. When you mentioned loss of hope is the worst, it's true, though most have never experienced it. When God turned Himself away from Jesus on the cross, Newell says He felt privation; for the first time He felt being deprived and separation from the relationship with His Father, and for nothing He had done, but for us, (what we deserved) to take it for us. Sometimes, mostly in the past, when I believed all those feelings that you mentioned regarding me thinking; this is me being "beyond salvation", only Lamentations 3 could bring me back from the brink as I would read what Jeremiah relates in human feelings what Israel experienced under God's hand of judgment; (Thank you again)
1 "I am the man who has seen misery
Because of the rod of His wrath.
2 He has driven me and made me walk
In darkness and not in light.
3 Indeed, He has turned His hand against me
Repeatedly all the day.
4 He has consumed my flesh and my skin,
He has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me live in dark places,
Like those who have long been dead.
7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out;
He has made my chain heavy.
8 Even when I cry out and call for help,
He shuts out my prayer.
9 He has blocked my ways with cut stone;
He has twisted my paths.
10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in secret places.
11 He has made my ways deviate, and torn me to pieces;
He has made me desolate.
12 He bent His bow
And took aim at me as a target for the arrow.
13 He made the arrows of His quiver
Enter my inward parts.
14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people,
Their song of ridicule all the day.
15 He has filled me with bitterness,
He has made me drink plenty of wormwood.
16 He has also made my teeth grind with gravel;
He has made me cower in the dust.
17 My soul has been excluded from peace;
I have forgotten happiness.
18 So I say, “My strength has failed,
And so has my hope from the LORD.”
Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy
19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the wormwood and bitterness.
20 My soul certainly remembers,
And is bent over within me.
21 I recall this to my mind,
Therefore I wait.
22 The LORD’S acts of mercy indeed do not end,
For His compassions do not fail.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I wait for Him.”
25The LORD is good to those who [m]await Him,
To the person who seeks Him.
26 It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.
28 Let him sit alone and keep quiet,
Since He has laid it on him.
29 Let him put his mouth in the dust;
Perhaps there is hope.
30 Let him give his cheek to the one who is going to strike him;
Let him be filled with shame.
31 For the Lord will not reject forever,
32 For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
In proportion to His abundant mercy.
33 For He does not afflict willingly
Or grieve the sons of mankind.
34 To crush under one’s feet
All the prisoners of the land,
35 To deprive a man of justice
In the presence of the Most High,
36 To defraud someone in his lawsuit-
Of these things the Lord does not approve.
37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has commanded it?
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That both adversity and good proceed?
39 Of what can any living mortal, or any man,
Complain in view of his sins?
40 Let’s examine and search out our ways,
And let’s return to the LORD.
41 We raise our heart [ab]and hands
Toward God in heaven;
42 We have done wrong and rebelled;
You have not pardoned.
43 You have covered Yourself with anger
And pursued us;
You have slain and have not spared.
44 You have veiled Yourself with a cloud
So that no prayer can pass through.
45 You have made us mere refuse and rubbish
In the midst of the peoples.
46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us,
Devastation and destruction;
48 My eyes run down with streams of water
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49 My eyes flow unceasingly,
Without stopping,
50 Until the LORD looks down
And sees from heaven.
51 My eyes bring pain to my soul
Because of all the daughters of my city.
52 My enemies without reason
Hunted me down like a bird;
53They have silenced me in the pit
And have thrown stones on me.
54 Waters flowed over my head;
I said, “I am cut off!”
55 I called on Your name, LORD,
Out of the lowest pit.
56 You have heard my voice,
“Do not cover Your ear from my plea for relief,
From my cry for help.”
57 You came near on the day I called to You;
You said, “Do not fear!”
58 Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause;
You have redeemed my life.
59 LORD, You have seen my oppression;
Judge my case.
60 You have seen all their vengeance,
All their schemes against me.
61 You have heard their reproach, LORD,
All their schemes against me.
62 The lips of my assailants and their talk
Are against me all day long.
63 Look at their sitting and their rising;
I am their mocking song.
64 You will repay them, LORD,
In accordance with the work of their hands.
65 You will give them shamelessness of heart,
Your curse will be on them.
66 You will pursue them in anger and eliminate them
From under the heavens of the LORD!
I grew up with my mom depression and buy polar now I've battled with it I'm 65 what has helped me the most is reading and meditation of gods word and a close pray life with Christ
Really needed to hear that. Thanks!
Ty for Sharing!!!
May your sermon be as good as this video God bless
I was listening to the word after admitted my son in hospital he is 25 I was hurt broken but I turned into God word to get my strength I'm a window it's not easy the only hope I have is God to save my son .. Amen
Thank you for sharing this. How is your son now?
I've been struggling with depression and anxiety since I was a child to make matters worse I'm single and have no friends or family in my life Im alone. I do attend church but I currently go to Armenian Church I'm calvinistic in my theology I made the switch about a year ago and my brothers and sisters in Christ aren't very happy about it so it's a struggle but despite all this the Lord has given me peace and comfort by his spirit.
Thank you
Thank you for this freeing message. I just got this book the other day!
Thank you brother, I love you! This helped me tremendously! ❤❤❤
Thank you for this video.
I needed this message,thankyou
Quite a message. Makes me take a different view of my ailments at 74 years old. Many issues from my previous life of hypocrisy and past sins. I guess if we've been sinning since birth the sins really add up. I've listened to Spurgeons sermons about depression and it's comforting to know that the preacher of preachers suffered from depression as well. Many thanks for your message Pastor Hines.
Thank you for sharing this there were some useful points there. God is good. His grace is there for everyone who turns to him, repents of their sin and comes into a living relationship with God through Jesus. He can help us to cope with depression and sometimes he completely heals; as I have experienced, it was nothing I did, I just trusted the Lord, it was all of him, He did it.
Thank you so much... Thank you
Thank you. I needed to hear so much of this. God bless and enlighten the eyes of your heart.❤
Thx for discussing this topic...my first time viewing this site...I sense your sincerety
Thank you 😊 This was wonderful to hear. God bless you 🙏
But He did it for me.
I remember one day I was driving down the road feeling down and it seemed I heard the Lord very clearly in my spirit tell me that He does not heal every Christian of their physical maladies, which we all know that is true. Then I heard Him say in my spirit that the same is true of mental and emotional maladies. Contrary to the "name it and claim it" crowd, it may not be His will to heal us of everything from which we want relief.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
If its any consulation to you persoanlly, like myself who have been doing evangelistic work for over 25 years , feel that you as well as me are not perfect and you are a very athentic Christian!👍😃Keep up the good work!
Wow!! Everything you talked about is a perfect description of myself. Thank you for sharing this. Where can I get a copy of Spurgeons book?
This is scandalous within the rockstar cabal. The prideful pundits and pastors that always seem to gain power, fame, and prestige while growing their fanboy base.
Spurgeon's messages were hard hitting but normally devoid of the cool-dude self exaltation and dismissive snark and strawman so prevalent today.
His tough love was really love with sharp, or tough, rebuke. It was an invitation where he gained no height in man's eyes, but God was glorified. A gem from another era now given voice in an age of dirty stones.
I am with Spurgeon, challenged and comforted, convicted but encouraged. The Christ he points to was such. That he struggled so is a great testament to God's enduring grace.
I look forward to reviewing your study as a tooI to help others…I work at Rescue Mission and deal with a lot of broken people.
Soli Deo Gloria! ☝️
2 John 1:6 ❤
Been experiencint this for 7 years. Euphoric time first coming to Christ. But quickly after it seemed he just left me. For the first 5 years i was the guy seeking and doing and all i clung to was judgement related scripture. Unsure of salvation, etc. Now these last 2-3 years I crossed over to not caring, uninterested in the word...burnt out. Hardly reaisting temptation etc. Its also made me extremely angry at God. I read but its a mental exercise, i fight sin but it only gets worse, and etc. So its like ive thrown my hands up and kind of just been cruising. Ive been using worldly things like video games, tv, etc. Just to get my mind off of Gods absence, the depression intertwined with my crap circumstances. 95% of this has described me perfectly. I havent been to church for some months because no one really talks to me, and no one has checked in with me either. Its a relatively small church too. The main thing keeping me from going is this and simply just not wanting to go sit in an uncomfortable chair with a sermon that isnt doing anything in me and then dealing of the awkwardness of standing around trying to figure out who to talk to and whether or not they would want to talk to me. Ive seen it on peoples faces theyd rather be talking to someone else and ecen excuse themselves to go do so. Quite frankly im resentful.
But still, why wont the omnipotent God do anything at all?? He knows i need to read his word, pray, fight sin, everything. So why wont he help me to do those things? Why wonr he put it in me to desire to do those things? I go in circles where i am asking God for help and then i get frustrated and go off on God saying that he doesnt do jack squat and God helps those who help themselves and things of that nature.
thanks man
I struggle w mans interpretation of god , not Gods word. A lot of pastors preach their interpretations which lead to self judgement and self condemnation. Billy Graham was not judge-mental in helping sinners. Jesus took our sins and condemnation to the cross but the enemy is there to knock us down. Jesus is great and satan deceives us
Have you studied life of all the Prophets ...Depression .Traumatised ancestors in dire straits.The behaviour of depressed parents are inherited by children .This sadness becomes inherent .If parent continuosly relate depressive experiences .Children absorb intensify these feelings
Please study all the Prophets and their lives .It is normal to be sad .But depression is different .
He probably had type 2 diabetes for years, untreated at the time, may have contributed to fatigue and depression.
Be careful when using terms such as mental illness, health etc. Without going to deep into it, I would recommend you dig deep into the history of Psychiatry/psychology. Until you understand that, stick with terms the bible uses, sadness, mournful etc. Psychiatry/psychology is a trap and a snare.
I love Charles spurgon
Thank you