True healing only happens in God’s timing, with God’s help, and through God’s spirit.
Psychological trauma refers to a person’s experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that overwhelms the capacity to emotionally digest it.
Trauma has stolen your identity. John 10:10
Jesus wants to restore the identity you were meant to carry. John 10:10
Healing is a process…. and it’s hard. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Jesus knew trauma, too. He can relate. Psalm 22:1-2
God offers you comfort to cling to. James 5:13 Psalm 147:3 Psalm 34:18 2 Corinthians 1:3–4
God is with you and He cares deeply. Psalm 56:8 NLT
Depression is described as a lasting sense of sadness, emptiness, or lack of interest in things that used to bring joy which affects our mood, energy, and daily functioning.
Depression can affect your sleep, your appetite, and your ability to think clearly.
1 kings 19:8-9 1 Kings 19:9-10 We need to be sure we aren’t self-sabotaging our mental health. 1 Kings 19:11-14
Elijah couldn’t see a future ahead of him, but God did.
You are not alone. You are not alone because God is with you. Matthew 11:28-30 You are not alone because many are like you. Galatians 6:2 You are not alone because we are with you. Colossians 3:12-13 NIV Jesus and Our Depression
Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
John Delony – Own your past change your future.
Own Your Stories
Acknowledge Reality Psalm 23:4
Get Connected Ecclesiastes 4:7-8a Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Change Your Thoughts Romans 2:12 NIV Philippians 4:8
Change your Actions Proverbs 18:24
Jesus will be with us in our journey 2 Chronicles 15:7
