The True Maker of My Depression

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Sep 20, 2022 · 5m

READ: JOHN 10:10; ROMANS 15:13; 1 JOHN 5:19 I’m twenty-six years old, and I wish I had known sooner that God wasn’t the maker of my depression. When ninth grade rolled around, I faced depression like I never had before. I didn’t think I could experience such strong and unsettling emotions while being a follower of Jesus. The part that confused me most was where the extreme sadness came from. Not able to find the answer myself, I’d ask God why He would allow such anguish to hurt me daily. Being a child of God, one misconception I had was that Christians had to be joyful all the time. Mind you…