The Fog Of Depression
When nothing feels like anything.
For the season where faith feels flat.
The big idea
Numbness is not the absence of faith. It is often the presence of exhaustion.
What does “The Fog Of Depression” walk through?
How Long?
Psalms 13:1 · KJV
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
In plain English
How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Complaint Is In The Songbook
God preserved a song that accuses him of forgetting. That is not rebellion — it is the vocabulary he gave people for this exact season.
But I Have Trusted
Psalms 13:5 · KJV
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
In plain English
But I have trusted in your mercy. My heart will rejoice in your rescue.
“Feeling nothing is not the same as believing nothing.”
Not Consumed
Lamentations 3:22 · KJV
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
In plain English
Because of the Lord's mercies we are not consumed — his compassion never runs out.
Survival Counts
On some days faithfulness is getting up, eating something, and not giving up. Scripture never sneers at that.
Presence And Rest
Exodus 33:14 · KJV
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
In plain English
The Lord said: my presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.
Pray
God, I cannot feel you. I am still here. Meet me anyway. Amen.
Write it down
What is one small thing you can do today, even flatly?
Still held
Please tell someone. Depression lies best when it is kept secret.
Which passages does this journey use?
4 passages, drawn from Psalms 13:1, Psalms 13:5, Lamentations 3:22, Exodus 33:14. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 7 minutes for the whole thing, or 8 short sittings.
- Psalms 13:1
- Psalms 13:5
- Lamentations 3:22
- Exodus 33:14
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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