A few years back, I was talking to a therapist in order to get treatment for depression. Some of the best advice that she gave me was to make a point once every day of doing something just because I enjoy it. Taking her advice (along with a little Wellbutrin...) did a lot to help me get through a difficult time.
I did find one thing that helped me even more though - focusing on how I could help other people. Seriously, the days that I made a point of doing one thing, just to help another person enjoy life more - I felt so much better!
I'm not sure why I'm so surprised. The Bible is full of these types of instructions for living... Philippians 2 tells us we should make a point to think about the needs of others, in Matthew 6, Jesus says that if we take care of what God asks us to do (1 - Love God and 2 - Love Others [Mark 12]), God will handle the rest of the details... God gave us these instructions to make our lives better - not because He has nothing better to do than make up pointless rules!
This week, we're talking about how to feel about ourselves - a discussion that is always more productive when we think about how God asks us to feel about others... See you Sunday!
Reading:
Monday - Mark 12:28-31 | Tuesday - John 13:34-35 | Wednesday - Matthew 6:25-34 | Thursday - Philippians 2:1-4 | Friday - Psalm 139: 1-6 | Saturday - Psalm 139: 7-18
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