Causes of Spiritual Depression

May 5, 2019 Speaker: Series: Hope in God

Causes of Spiritual Depression

Psalm 42-43

Chair Bible: 469

May 5, 2019

Adam Mehaffey



Main Idea of the Text

Spiritual depression results from forgetting the LORD, focusing on our circumstances, and listening to others and ourselves.

 

 

What is Spiritual Depression?

 

Spiritual Depression is the result of unbelief evidenced by either _______________, discontentment, ____________, and/or the lack of __________.

 

    • Dejection

 

  • Psalm 42:5, 11

 

 

 

  • Psalm 42:6-7

 

 

    • Discontentment

 

  • Psalm 42:1-4

 

 

 

  • Psalm 43:1-2

 

 

 

  • Matthew 6:31

 

 

 

  • Hebrews 13:4-5

 

 

    • Bondage

 

  • Psalm 51:3

 

 

 

  • Romans 7:19-24

 

 

    • Lack of Joy

 

  • Psalm 51:12

 

 

 

  • Psalm 42:3

 

 

 

What is the cause of Spiritual Depression?

 

    • Unbelief
      • Unbelief results from ___________ the LORD.

 

  • Psalm 42:6

 

 

 

      • Unbelief results from __________ on our _____________.

 

  • Psalm 42:9; 43:2

 

 

 

      • Unbelief results from ____________________.

 

  • Psalm 42:3, 10

 

 

 

      • Unbelief results from ____________________.

 

  • Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

How should we then live?  

 

 

 

  • Am I listening to myself or _____________ the ______________to myself?

 

    • Lamentations 3:22-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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