*DAILY DEW 6/DECEMBER/2023* *Dealing With Depression* (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the help of my countenance, and my God."* (Psalms 42:11 (Amplified)) _Bible Insight:_ 4. Don't assume you know the best for yourself. Accept that God can use unpleasant situations and bad events for good in your life. This is perhaps one angle that cannot be overemphasized if one must stay ahead of depression. Never assume you know the best for yourself. Even King Hezekiah who thought extending his lifetime will be a great thing, ended up making the worst mistake of his life, in the extra years of his life. "Who him extra years of living help?" So don't be too sure you know what is best for you. Rather, trust God. Joseph would probably never have entered his destiny if he didn't have to suffer the hatred of his brothers, that led to his being sold as a slave. #Selah While a slave, he could have thought God was not with him or good enough to him. Because after God allowed his brothers to hate and sell him off, he could also had accused God for allowing him to be jailed for trying to please God, by not sleeping around. But rather than play God in his life or assumed he knew what was good or bad for him, he continued to walk with grace and gratitude, caring for others even in the prison. This eventually led to his "prison break to prime minister" story. Those challenges are not necessarily bad, you know. Those delayed answers to prayers, may be God answering you in a bigger and better way. Don't be too sure God is not helping or answering you. Sometimes, all you need do to send away that creepy depressing thought is to ask yourself: *"what if this place right here, this challenge I am facing right now, is exactly what God has in mind for me, knowing that it would work out my greater good?"* Dont be a perfectionist. Don't be an ITK (I too know). God knows better. Accept that God knows all. And ask him to fill you with peace. Philippians 4:7 (KJV) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. _MEDITATION:_ *And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.* (Romans 8:28 (KJV)) *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_DECEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...