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Finding Peace during Depression

 Romans 8:6

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.


Failing to find peace...

I used to shy away from this verse. I felt condemned because I am human and, most times, I follow the world's standards to get peace. That means pushing myself even more, trying to be perfect, and hoping that people will like me, but that has meant death. 

When I find peace...

The more I feed my mind the truth that I'm not condemned because I'm in Christ: I find peace. Not of my own doing but the one that Christ gives me. 

 My mind begins to be spirit-filled with all the delicacies of God's unearned, unmerited, and undeserved grace. I enjoy peace. I find myself able to breathe and all the dry bones receiving the Spirit-filled

Find the right peace in the right place...


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