There’s this dumb commercial advertising this purple pill that’s supposed to get rid of depression. It’s probably the only purple thing that I’m not a fan of. It’s stupid, but someone is probably buying right now. I would if I didn’t know Jesus. We all get depressed and disappointed. And we all turn to something for escape- drugs, friends, alcohol, job, lover, religion, and cool looking purple pills.
Oswald Chamber said “Dejection stems from one of two sources- I have either satisfied my lust or I have not had it satisfied.”
Dejection is depression.
Lust means “I must have it at once”
Life disappoints you when you’re depending on anything aside from God to satisfy you. Throughout my whole life I was hurt, depressed, down, and miserable because I depended on those to satisfy knowing all along that there was only One who could satisfy. So I guess the purple pill is not the only thing that’s stupid. I was living life in a vicious circle of trying to satisfy myself, and trying to give meaning to my life. It worked pretty good for a while because it filled up my time and it felt like I was living for something…till it ended- relationships broke, mission trips ended, friends leave, basketball season finishes, we get fired, we get hurt. Nothing lasted. They all failed me. These stuff that I depended on are amazing things, I guess that’s why I thought it could satisfy me. But they can't fill the big empty whole inside us.
Let’s not rely on these gifts and blessings given to us; instead rely on the Giver, the only one who satisfies. Everything fails, except God. (Rev 1:8) I’m not saying to run away from everything or from the world but to run to God. (Jer 29:12-13)
Verses:
“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty’” (Rev 1:8)
“…Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jer 29:13-13)
“Those who know your name will trust in You, for You, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you.” (Psalm
