b'fear that lasted more thanwith deep humility, ideally two weeks. When I wasntafter having been through a believer, it came from mysomething similar. Wait until lack of God, my sin, and mythey ask for input.inability to get rid of it. T h e u l t i m a t e h o p e i s As a believer, my depressiontochooseGodandHis was tied to fearespeciallypr om i s e s , e ve n i f t he the fear of leaving my careerdepressionremains.We as a physician to follow Jesus.follow God not just for His It felt impossible. My son hadblessings, but because He is just been born, and I wantedworthy. As we do, we let go to provide for my family. of idolsthose sins and fears To anyone facing depression,that control us. Depression I would say this: depressionm ay b e t he emot iona l always points to somethingpain of leaving those idols deeperoftentoGod.Itbehind. But God wants us can expose our sin and ourto be whole, holy, and full of brokenness. Ive learned thatjoy. Sometimes, a season of I am a far worse sinner than Idepression is necessary to even imagined in my darkestdiscover deeper joy.moments. Even today, saying I have But we shouldnt rush to telldepression isnt easy. When someone else the cause ofI wasnt a Christian, pride their depression. Its theirkept me from admitting it. journey. If you feel led toI came to faith emotionally suggestsomething,doitandmentallybroken.I 16'