*DAILY DEW 3/DECEMBER/2023* *Dealing With Depression* _Key Bible Text:_ *"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."* (Psalms 42:11 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ Depression can be smelled like a dead rat long before you reach its exact location. In other words, before you enter into depression proper, you can discern that it is attempting to rear its ugly head. Depression can "attack" anyone. No one is immuned to being depressed. Those who stay away from depression or who do not get depressed are either those who do not know that they just escaped depression or those who are committed to stop it in its tracks before it manifests. How can you deal with depression? 1. Recognize that it begins from the mind. What you think or allow your minds to focus on will either bring you into depression or help you avoid it. If you go on social media, you will see many people,usually people your age or those you are older than, seemingly achieving fantastic feats. You can be tempted to take it like a taunt that you are not an achiever. This happens when you begin to compare yourself unnecessarily and unrealistically with others. How do you overcome this? Stop the comparison. Stop thinking that they are shaming you. Stop thinking that it is obvious you are not achieving well enough. Stop thinking that all eyes are looking at you as an underachiever. Stop those negative, accusatory, self pity thoughts. Rather, appreciate what they are doing and simply celebrate them and let it rest. Thank God for where you are coming from, for where you are and for where he is taking you to. Learn anything you can learn. But avoid feeling left behind because life has got everyone on their own unique race and timing. _MEDITATION:_ *For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.* (2 Corinthians 10:12 (KJV)) *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_DECEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...