The document discusses depression and God's prescriptions for dealing with it, including eating and resting when exhausted, replacing lies with God's truth, listening for God's still small voice, and being given purpose through service. God is portrayed as a healer of the brokenhearted who provides rest, freedom from oppression, and favor during times of trouble.

1. L AH
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DEPRESSION

2. 1 Kings 19:1-3a
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah
had done and how he had killed all the
prophets with the sword. [2] So Jezebel
sent a messenger to Elijah to say,
"May the gods deal with me, be it ever
so severely, if by this time tomorrow I
do not make your life like that of one of
them." [3] Elijah was afraid and ran for
his life

3. HOW TO GET
DEPRESSED
IN 4 EASY STEPS

4. 1 Kings 19:3b-5a
When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he
left his servant there, [4] while he
himself went a day's journey into the
desert. He came to a broom tree, sat
down under it and prayed that he might
die. "I have had enough, Lord," he said.
"Take my life; I am no better than my
ancestors." [5] Then he lay down under
the tree and fell asleep…

5. HOW TO GET DEPRESSED
IN 4 EASY STEPS
1. WEAR YOURSELF OUT.
2. SHUT PEOPLE OUT.
3. FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE.
4. FORGET GOD.

6. GOD’S PRESCRIPTION
FOR OUR DEPRESSION

7. GOD SAYS TO EAT
AND REST.

8. 1 Kings 19:7-8
[7] The angel of the Lord came back a
second time and touched him and
said, "Get up and eat, for the journey
is too much for you." [8] So he got
up and ate and drank. Strengthened
by that food, he traveled forty days
and forty nights until he reached
Horeb, the mountain of God.

9. GOD REPLACES OUR LIES
WITH HIS TRUTH.

10. 1 Kings 19:9-10
[9] There he went into a cave and spent
the night. And the word of the Lord
came to him: "What are you doing here,
Elijah?" [10] He replied, "I have been
very zealous for the Lord God Almighty.
The Israelites have rejected your
covenant, broken down your altars, and
put your prophets to death with the
sword. I am the only one left, and now
they are trying to kill me too."

11. GOD SPEAKS IN A STILL,
SMALL VOICE.

12. 1 Kings 19:11-12
[11] The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the
mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the
Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and
powerful wind tore the mountains apart and
shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the
Lord was not in the wind. After the wind
there was an earthquake, but the Lord was
not in the earthquake. [12] After the
earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not
in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle
whisper.

13. GOD GIVES US
SOMETHING TO DO.

14. 1 Kings 19:15-16
[15] The Lord said to him, "Go back the
way you came, and go to the Desert of
Damascus. When you get there, anoint
Hazael king over Aram. [16] Also, anoint
Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and
anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel
Meholah to succeed you as prophet.

15. 2 Kings 2:11-12
[11] As they were walking along and
talking together, suddenly a chariot of
fire and horses of fire appeared and
separated the two of them, and Elijah
went up to heaven in a whirlwind. [12]
Elisha saw this and cried out, "My
father! My father! The chariots and
horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw
him no more

16. Seek the Healer

17. Psalm 147:3
He heals the
brokenhearted and
binds up their wounds.

18. Luke 4:16-21
He went to Nazareth, where he had
been brought up, and on the
Sabbath day he went into the
synagogue, as was his custom.
And he stood up to read. [17] The
scroll of the prophet Isaiah was
handed to him. Unrolling it, he
found the place where it is
written:

19. Luke 4:16-21 (cont.)
[18] "The Spirit of the Lord is on
me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom
for the prisoners and recovery of
sight for the blind, to release the
oppressed, [19] to proclaim the
year of the Lord's favor."

20. Luke 4:16-21 (cont.)
[20] Then he rolled up the scroll,
gave it back to the attendant and
sat down. The eyes of everyone in
the synagogue were fastened on
him, [21] and he began by saying to
them, "Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing."

21. Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who
are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. "

22. Psalm 50:15
“and call upon me in the
day of trouble; I will
deliver you, and you will
honor me."