Depression is not just a void; it's a crowded space filled with voices of self-doubt, fear, and failure. One of the cruelties of depression is how it makes you forget the person you used to be and convinces you that you'll never find them again.
Don't become satisfied with a relationship with God that is broken by sin and void of the power of the Holy Spirit. You have just as much of God's powerful presence available to you as the greatest saint in Christian history! Return to God! from Experiencing God, Day...
I am convinced that we all long for the presence of God with a deep, aching hunger, a hunger as sure as the hunger for food, but with this difference--we do not always know how to fill it. We do not always know what we are looking for. Saint Augustine observed that...
Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: first, a dissatisfaction with self—a felt void or need; second, a decision to change—to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change—the...