Living in Depression

QUESTION: Living in depression - Why do I feel so worthless?

ANSWER:

If you are living in depression, you are the feeling that you are worthless or that your life does not matter. What are the signs of depression?

• Changes in appetite
• Changes in sleep habits
• Changes in energy level
• Changes in how you feel about yourself
• Guilty feelings
• Feeling of worthlessness

It is helpful to remember that you are not alone in your depression. Confide in a friend or family member. Also seek medical attention because there are several treatment options.

No matter how you may feel about God, He is there with you and can feel your pain. He knows your real worth because He made you exactly as you are and has had a plan for your life. The Bible says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." (Jeremiah 1:5).

You are very important to God - the same God that created the whole universe. He has a deep love for you and He wants you to know Him. That is why you have an ache deep within you that you want filled. You may have tried to fill that ache with drugs, sex, alcohol - or maybe by doing good things. These things can only lessen the pain and then it returns.

There is only one thing that can satisfy the deep longing within your heart and that is to know the One who created you and loves you. Get to know God today!