Counsel #3 — Change Focus

Picture: Counsel #3 — Change FocusCMH 45.1

For situational depression,^{[44]Though major depression usually requires clinical intervention, the suggestions here could also be helpful for deep or chronic depression.} make a conscious decision moment by moment to choose thankfulness and reject sadness. Fight back against negative thinking and believe that living a depression-free life involves your choice. Ask God specifically to partner with you to overcome your depression and to focus on Him instead of your challenges. Believe that God wants you to be happy, free from anxiety, depression, fear, and worry.^{[45]https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2023/september/the-health-benefits-of-gratitude/}CMH 45.2

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 NKJVCMH 45.3

“At times I do feel depressed, but I struggle against the feeling. I know that God wants His joy to be in us, that our joy may be full. He has a heaven full of blessings, and those blessings He will give to us, if we will take them.” Ellen White in Manuscript 14, 1903, par. 42CMH 45.4

Reflect: What are you thankful for today?CMH 45.5