True healing only happens in God’s timing, with God’s help, and through God’s spirit.

Psychological trauma refers to a person’s experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that overwhelms the capacity to emotionally digest it.

Trauma has stolen your identity.
John 10:10

Jesus wants to restore the identity you were meant to carry.
John 10:10

Healing is a process…. and it’s hard.
2 Corinthians 5:17

Jesus knew trauma, too. He can relate.
Psalm 22:1-2

God offers you comfort to cling to.
James 5:13
Psalm 147:3
Psalm 34:18
2 Corinthians 1:3–4

God is with you and He cares deeply.
Psalm 56:8 NLT

Depression is described as a lasting sense of sadness, emptiness, or lack of interest in things that used to bring joy which affects our mood, energy, and daily functioning.

1 Kings 16:33
1 Kings 19:1-5
John Ortberg Quote
1 Kings 19:6-7

Depression can affect your sleep, your appetite, and your ability to think clearly.

1 kings 19:8-9
1 Kings 19:9-10
We need to be sure we aren’t self-sabotaging our mental health.
1 Kings 19:11-14

Elijah couldn’t see a future ahead of him, but God did.

You are not alone.
You are not alone because God is with you.
Matthew 11:28-30
You are not alone because many are like you.
Galatians 6:2
You are not alone because we are with you.
Colossians 3:12-13 NIV
Jesus and Our Depression

Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

John Delony – Own your past change your future.

Own Your Stories

Acknowledge Reality
Psalm 23:4

Get Connected
Ecclesiastes 4:7-8a
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Change Your Thoughts
Romans 2:12 NIV
Philippians 4:8

Change your Actions
Proverbs 18:24

Jesus will be with us in our journey
2 Chronicles 15:7