S3:187 Psalm 102

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Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Bible, Devotional

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🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Emma Dotter explores the psalmist's deep feelings of despair and loneliness, illustrated by vivid imagery of suffering and rejection. Despite these heavy emotions, the psalmist ultimately shifts focus to God's unchanging character and mercy, emphasizing the importance of holding onto hope even in darkness. This passage reminds us to approach those who are struggling with empathy and to affirm the enduring love and mercy of God.

Resources if you are struggling:
Do you struggle with depression?: https://www.regenerationrecovery.org/struggles/depression
When You’re Not Okay: A Conversation About Mental Health Part 1: https://www.watermark.org/message/10918-when-you-re-not-okay-a-conversation-about-mental-health-part-I
Should Christians See Professional Counselors?: https://www.watermark.org/blog/should-christians-see-professional-counselors

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0:00.0	All right, all right, join the Journey family, friends, and guests.
0:04.5	You're listening to Join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.
0:09.9	Thanks for joining.
0:11.1	Today, we're reading Psalm 102 answering the question,
0:14.2	what can we learn about facing depression from a Christian perspective?
0:18.0	And as we cover this topic, I want to recognize that it's something people
0:22.0	have a lot of different emotions, feelings, experiences, thoughts, or maybe even baggage or hurt.
0:27.6	Maybe you've walked through postpartum depression or watched a parent struggle with it.
0:31.9	Maybe you've personally walked through it or one of your children or siblings have or are.
0:37.2	So as we begin this conversation,
0:38.7	I want to start off by reminding all of us that depression exists because of sin. Its existence
0:45.2	evidences that we live in a broken and fallen world. I want us all to be reminded that a world
0:52.1	marked by depression was not part of God's original design.
0:56.4	But though it's in our world now, thanks to God's goodness and the finished work of Jesus on the cross,
1:01.6	one day when Christ returns and everything is restored, depression will be eradicated from the world.
1:09.0	Additionally, I want to remind all of us that these 10-minute episodes are never entirely
1:13.6	comprehensive on any subject, depression or otherwise.
1:17.6	So as we jump into today's text, we'll do our best to be helpful, but we won't have all the answers.
1:22.6	So if depression or mental health is something you or a dear friend or family member are struggling with.
1:28.6	We'll put some resources in the episode description for your further study, as well as some
1:33.0	contact information if you'd like to talk with someone on the church staff.
1:37.0	In today's Psalm, Psalm 102, verses 1 through 11 in the NLT read,
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