I know, perhaps as well as anyone, what depression means, and what it is to feel myself sinking lower and lower. Yet at the worst, when I reach the lowest depths, I have an inward peace which no pain or depression can in the least disturb. Trusting in Jesus Christ my Savior, there is still a blessed quietness in the deep caverns of my soul.
Interpretation
Even in the depths of depression, one can find peace through faith.
Charles Spurgeon reflects on the experience of depression, acknowledging its profound impact while also expressing the profound peace that can exist within the soul despite such suffering. This inner tranquility, rooted in his faith in Jesus Christ, serves as a beacon of hope for anyone facing emotional turmoil, suggesting that spiritual trust can offer a refuge from the darkest feelings.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a motivational talk about overcoming mental health challenges.
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
Don't get older just to get wiser. If you get older, you will be wiser, I believe that - if you dare. But get older because it's fun!
Because, as we all know, it’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And it’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.
When you are mute, you become a good listener - it's all one-way. You appreciate the written word. You appreciate the sound.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick
All that happens when your dreams come true is a slow, melting realization that it wasn't what you thought.
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