WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?

DAY TWENTY SIX OF THIRTY ONE

There have been three times in my life when I went through months of depression. The first was when I left my entire life in Hawaii and moved to California. The second was after my miscarriage. The third was when pretty much everything was falling apart in my life.

I remember the days of not wanting to get out of bed, wondering why this was happening to me, and being on the verge of tears all day every day. Those are moments I never want to go back to, but I’m always blown away at how God brought me through them.

This Scripture has always helped me when all I could seem to focus on was how I hated what I was going through. Did you know that your thoughts and your words have power? Depending on what you meditate on, it can affect your life for better or worse.

I got tired of dragging myself through every day, so I decided to put power into true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy things. In faith, I would repeat “God is with me. This won’t last forever. I will make it through.” Even if it seemed impossible in that moment that I could ever be happy again, I had to rely on the Word of God and believe that it was true for me.

Prayer: If you’re dealing with depression or grief, pray for God to strengthen and uplift your spirit. Pray for God to lead you to a trusted adult or counselor to help you through this process. If you need immediate help, look into crisis hotlines in your area.