The greatest commandment is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
What does it really mean to love Him with all my heart?
For me, it means that when I come to him in prayer, praise and worship I bring Him the emotions that are in the depths of my being. There is no part of me that is an unacceptable offering when I bring it to His altar. I bring Him not only my joys, but also my tears, my anxieties, even my depression. My whole heart, nothing held back.
I love psalms. I love the way the full expression of all human emotions are expressed in prayer and song.
For so long I have battled against the lie of not being good enough. Especially when I find myself yet again in this valley of darkness. I don’t know how long I must walk through this, but I’m not afraid because I know I don’t walk through it alone.
More important, this darkness is not going to hold me back. Having depression is not going to stop me from going deeper into scripture, deeper into prayer and deeper into worship.
Having depression doesn’t disqualify me from the gifts and abilities He’s granted me. It doesn’t prevent me from bringing His blessing to others. It doesn’t disqualify me from my dreams and hopes.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
What does it really mean to love Him with all my heart?
For me, it means that when I come to him in prayer, praise and worship I bring Him the emotions that are in the depths of my being. There is no part of me that is an unacceptable offering when I bring it to His altar. I bring Him not only my joys, but also my tears, my anxieties, even my depression. My whole heart, nothing held back.
I love psalms. I love the way the full expression of all human emotions are expressed in prayer and song.
For so long I have battled against the lie of not being good enough. Especially when I find myself yet again in this valley of darkness. I don’t know how long I must walk through this, but I’m not afraid because I know I don’t walk through it alone.
More important, this darkness is not going to hold me back. Having depression is not going to stop me from going deeper into scripture, deeper into prayer and deeper into worship.
Having depression doesn’t disqualify me from the gifts and abilities He’s granted me. It doesn’t prevent me from bringing His blessing to others. It doesn’t disqualify me from my dreams and hopes.
