I recently pointed to a new edition of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s classic, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cure
The essence of this matter is to understand that this self of ours, this other man within us, has got to be handled. Do not listen to him; turn on him; speak to him; condemn him; upbraid him; exhort him; encourage him; remind him of what you know, instead of listening placidly to him and allowing him to drag you down and depress you. For that is what he will always do if you allow him to be in control. The devil takes hold of self and use it in order to depress us. We must stand up as this man did and say: ‘Why art thou cast down? Why art thou disquieted within me?’ Stop being so! ‘Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance,’ He, ‘who is the health of my countenance and my God.’ (page 21).
See also, Don’t Ask the Depressed, “How Are You Doing?”
Thanks for this, Chris. I ordered that book right away when you mentioned it a week or so ago and it’s in my basket of books to read, ASAP. Have you listened to the CD? Do you know how much of the book is also on the CD?
No, I haven’t listened to the cd yet. But it was indeed included.