Depression....

Isaiah 61:1-3
" The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,  to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for the those who grieve in Zion-
To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of dispair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor."

Many times in life you will find a verse or a few verses that dicribe your life or heart. The above verses not only dicribe my heart and my call,but now represent a point and helpful reminder from God. A few days ago I realized I was in a battle with depression and fear. Something that I battled many times as a young girl. But devil has no new tricks, he tends to use the same things over and over on us. But this passage was apart of my moring study on monday and I read it with tears in my eyes and my heart was awakened and ready to fight a true fight again. I let life become hard instead of seeing that I was only being pruned by the master gardener. Sometimes when we are getting pruned we become more vulnerable to attacks,but if we see those attacks as an opportunity to grow and become stronger then they don't look so scary. We have victory in all of our trails and battles because we serve God and his is our victory! I forgot this. And lost my footing in the mud of the battle field. I slipped and ended up face first in depression. I felt unloved, unwanted,  and unuseful.
But God quickly showed me otherwise when I read Isaiah. I am call to preach. Iam called to comfort. Iam called to be his daughter! I know this will be a year of favor in my life. I'm getting more involved in ministry at church and even lead a group on monday nights. So I will be more attacked the more I'm blessed. We all will be. But never let the attack block the view of the blessing!!! God knew the attack was coming and gave you all the tools to have the victory!
Grab your sword (your bible) and fight back! Your have the victory over anything with God by your side.