“He who loves his brother abides in the light” ~(1 John 2:10a NKJV)
Have you ever felt heavy, depressed, and “out of it” in your spirit—like everything was dark around you? When I think of depression, I think of darkness.
When I am depressed, I ask the Holy Spirit to examine my heart to see what is really behind that depression. I believe that in every circumstance, behind any depression, is some unconfessed sin.
If you have some unresolved sin in your life, it is as though you are walking inside a dark cloud. When you look at life around you, you need to peer through the darkened mist—and everything looks gloomy and depressing.
But if, instead you walk in the light, you will not be depressed. Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world and that we are to let our light so shine that men will follow our example and glorify our Father in heaven.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today help us to see that if we have sin in our lives, it is an area of darkness. It keeps us from the light. And when we are “out of it,” it’s usually related to some area of darkness. Let the Holy Spirit shine His light in those areas and expose the sin so that we might confess it and be free.
In Jesus’s Name,
Amen.
