A Journey Through Faith  

Background

Being in bondage from the spirit of depression is a horrible feeling.  Knowing that God can heal you is a gift!  It is possible to be healed from mental torment and God is the Healer.

Scriptures

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.  And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. — Psalm 9:9,10 (NKJV)

Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you disquieted within me?  Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance. — Psalm 42:5 (NKJV)

The Lord opens the eyes of  the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord love the righteous. — Psalm 146:8 (NKJV)

In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. – Isaiah 54:14 (NKJV)

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. – Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)

Therefore submit to God.  Resist the devil and he will flee from you. – James 4:7 (NKJV)

Then he said to them, “God your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord.  Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV)

And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you.  He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed. — Deuteronomy 31:8 (NKJV)

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head.  I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. —  Psalm 3:3 (NKJV)

The righteous cry out, and teh Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. — Psalm 34:17 (NKJV)

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.  – Psalm 34:15

I waited patiently fo rthe Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.  He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps, he has put a new song in my mouth — Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord. —  Psalm 40:1-3

O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, and from the heights of Hermon, from the Hill Mizar. Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me.  The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me — A prayer to the God of my life.  I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me?  Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”  As with a breaking of my bones, my enemies reproach me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”  Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you disquieted within me?  Hop in God; For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. — Psalm 42: 6-11 (NKJV)

I cried out to God with my voice — to God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.  In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted. – Psalm 77:1, 2 (NKJV)

Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. —  Psalm 91:14-16 (NKJV)

“Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.” — Isaiah 54:4 (NKJV)

Arise, shine; For your light has come!  And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. – Isaiah 60:1 (NKJV)

Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. — 2 Corinthians 7:6, 7 (NKJV)

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. — 1 Peter 5:6, 7 (NKJV)

Confession

1.  The Lord is my refuge in times of trouble.

2.  I trust the Lord, for He will not forsake the one who seeks Him.

3.  My hope is in my God and I will continue to give Him praise for the help of His countenance.

4.  The Lord opens my eyes and lifts me up when I am bowed down.

5.  In righteousness, I am established, and I am far from oppression and fear; terror shall not come near to me.

6.  God keeps me in perfect peace, when I trust Him and keep my mind on Him instead of circumstances (past, present, or future).

7.  I will not let my heart be troubled, nor will I be afraid, for He has given me peace.

8.  My submission to God empowers me to resist the devil.  He has to flee from me, in Jesus’ Name.

9.  I will not be grieved or depressed, for the joy of the Lord is my strength today and everyday.