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Spiritual Depression is one of the great classics of the modern Church and tackles the big question: If Christianity is such "good news" why are its followers often unhappy? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was possibly the greatest Christian preacher and teacher of the twentieth century. A medical doctor by training, Spiritual Depression draws together his professional understanding of the mind with a profound understanding of Christian teaching and the Bible. Spiritual Depression diagnoses the causes of the ill feeling that many Christians experience. It prescribes the practical care that is needed to lift people's spirits and bring them freedom, power and joy. Spiritual health is possible and this book explains how everyone can grasp it for themselves.… (more)
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The first chapter has a much-quoted (lately at least) bit about why we must talk to ourselves, instead of just letting our self talk to us. "You have to take yourself in hand." Must of the book is about controlling our thoughts, or rather, understanding the need to not let our thoughts and emotions control us.
One part that became convicting this month was in chapter 10
"It is very wrong for a Christian ever to be in such a condition. I do not care what the circumstances may be, the Christian should never be agitated, the Christian should never be beside himself, the Christian should never be at his wit’s end, the Christian should never be in a condition in which he has lost control of himself"
Faith is a refusal to panic. Faith is unbelief kept quiet, kept down.
A wonderful book, one I will return to many times and one I heartily recommend to anyone looking to grow in their walk with Christ.