What is Behind Depression?

Bereans:

The percentage of the American population that is on prescription medication for depression continues to rise.  The news media and politicians like to refer to it as an epidemic, using the same terminology that describes a virus or disease that can attack anyone at random.  But is this a good comparison?  Is depression truly a disease? And why is the number of people who are "diagnosed" with it so high and continuing to increase?

January is often associated with depression because so many people feel sad and alone following all the activities and celebrations of Christmas and New Year's.  In my New Year's Eve sermon, I referred to depression in the context of being associated with the things people choose to dwell, or think, upon (Philippians 4:8-9).

The following clip from a recent Wretched Radio podcast explores some of the "causes" behind depression from a biblical perspective. This information may be new to you, and will probably contain some statements and claims that you may find shocking, or that you may question.  I encourage you to look up the Scripture Todd Friel references and to ask yourself whether you have formed your opinions about depression from secular messaging or from the Word of God.

https://youtu.be/n97yuUicZX0?si=GucKYn5AgnPuwdbW

I plan to address depression and other biblical counseling topics in future posts, so be on the lookout for those topics.

Grace and peace to you,

J.W.