Bob Hamp has a teaching called Freedom from Depression.
He says that a synonym for Depression it Suppression; and, an antonym is Expression.
In other words, the opposite of Depression is to allow the Expression of who you were created by God to be.
As soon as I typed that, my Knowledge of Good tried to figure out how to make that happen. I started thinking about how to find out who or what I was created to be, then force it to happen, work harder at it, go get a degree, write more, do more of whatever the right stuff is...
Wrong.
All of that thinking comes from the wrong Tree... That's the Tree of Knowledge...
It's trying harder the Knowledge of Good...
Totally the wrong tree.
We must look to the other tree...
LIFE is sourced in The One who created us.
LIFE didn't require a single good deed. LIFE was received by simply being in the presence of The One.
Adam was not made immortal, contrary to popular belief. Adam was made to require frequently the Tree of Life. As long as he ate of that tree, he would remain alive forever. Choosing the Tree of Knowledge cut him off from the Tree of Life.
Eventually, the slow cadence of death took its toll and he died, 900+ years later. The source of life was strong enough to sustain him for that long without a refill.
But only in the Presence of The One can we again find Life ourselves.
Got Life?
Selah
Bonus thought: what activities in your life make you feel more alive and which make you feel less alive (more numb)?
Bonus thought: what activities in your life make you feel more alive and which make you feel less alive (more numb)?
Darrell Wolfe
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