BIBLE SCHOOL EDITION — Nathan shoots the breeze with Pastor Scott Frerking about how despair (depression) is the hopeless state in which we choose not to release our circumstances and relationships to God — that is the Father’s good character, Jesus’ redemption, or the Holy Spirit’s empowerment. They share how depression holds on to our rights, desires, beliefs, and expectations of how we think a circumstance should work out or a person should behave.
— EPISODE CHAPTERS —
(00:00) Opening
(1:56) Cain – the first self-fulfilling prophet of despair
(21:11) 2 Corinthians 4.7-10 and paralyzed and performance depression
(52:13) Performance depression
(1:14:10) Ways we prolong and exacerbate depression
(1:43:40) Application & Activation
— EPISODE LINKS —
• Nefarious Movie (Amazon Prime)
• The Habit Tree
• The Identity Guide
• The Freedom Booklet
• More Content & Resources at our website
— EPISODE NOTES —
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
When or with whom do you seem to lack peace, feel a lack of focus and clarity, or feel a lack of resolution? With your answer to the previous question, how do you generally cope with these feelings (what do you do, where do you go, with whom do you spend time)? Control? Distract? Medicate? What achievement would make you feel successful? What circumstance would make you feel satisfied? Whose attention would make you feel significant? What OTHER factors have you dealt with or struggle with that contribute to your lack of hope or resolution?
ACTIVATION STEPS
Discuss the above questions with a trusted friend, family member, or spouse. Then, work through The Freedom Booklet to help you resolve the circumstance or the person’s behavior that has made you lack peace, feel a lack of focus or clarity, or where you feel a lack of resolution.
