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Martyn Lloyd Jones - Spiritual Depression
Recently a combination of A Praying Life and Spiritual Depression has completely changed the way I pray. Daniel 9 is also beginning to hold a formative place in my prayer life.
You'll be amiss to search for a book that will change your actions... Look for something to help you change the bent of your heart more towards God and God's grace, flowing out of that relationship, will enable repentance and real change.
A risk of contradicting myself, I hold both authors of this book, How People Change, in very high regard. I've only read the first few chapters but it has a good focus. Again, on the heart and its relation to God over and above mere actions.
> Every time my hope tries to depend or put its hope in people it always comes back quite injured.
Then don't. People fail. Look, I've been in your shoes, and I want to say it's really good that you can recognize your fault here. It absolutely is the love of Christ to love those who do not deserve it. After all, "while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son." To that extent, Christ's example gives us the power to love our enemies to infinite degrees.
That being said, I remember I used to judge people way more harshly than I did myself. I would curse my friends and family for not caring about my problems, but what I never realized what that I was so much more guilty of the same. It wasn't simply that I didn't love those around me; I just didn't care. It was a selfish time in my life. I don't know if this is true of your situation. I just want to offer a personal experience.
Psalms were a great source of comfort for me. Most of them are Psalms of Lament: David is distressed and cries out to the LORD for help. For me, it was comforting to see how David dealt with his spiritual struggles.
Also, a really helpful book for me was Spiritual Depression by Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
I hope that helps. I will pray for you.
Praying for you brother. Have you spoken to your pastor or leaders in your church? You might also need to get some professional help.
I also recommend you check out Spiritual Depression its causes and cures D Martin Lloyd-Jones
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