Holistic Health, part one

What makes us who we are?

Why do we get depressed? Anxious? Fearful? Stressed? Discouraged? Angry with ourselves? Angry with others?

We think, often, that if we can understand where it comes from, we can correct it. We can “fix” the problem and make our depression, anxiety, fear, stress, discouragement, or anger go away.

And this is a logical conclusion. If my car won’t start in the morning, I need to find out what is causing it not to start and fix it, so it will start. If my stomach hurts, I need to find out what is making it hurt, so I can stop it from hurting. If my child is being disobedient, I need to find out what is causing this disobedience and fix it, so he will be obedient.

The next question is: How do I find out what is wrong? Where do I go to learn the truth about what is causing my problem (depression, fear, etc)?

Ultimately, there is only one source for truth. God!

God is the author of truth. Jesus said, on many occasions, “I tell you the truth…”

He took this even further when He said, in John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” He IS TRUTH!

So it is imperative that we seek the mind of God on these issues (depression, anxiety, etc.) just like we would on any other question regarding truth.

How does God communicate with us? Two ways:

Special Revelation: Ps. 119 makes it very clear that when God speaks through the scriptures He speaks the truth. Special revelation also includes any direct communication between God and Man (e.g. dreams, visions, appearances)

When we organize our understanding of Special Revelation, we call it Theology or Doctrine.

General Revelation: God also speaks through creation. Psalm 19:1 says “The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays His handiwork.”

Romans 1:20 says “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes –His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.”

When we organize General Revelation, we call it Science and Philosophy, Reason, Logic, etc.

What we must do to discern truth is glean as much knowledge and understanding as we can from Scriptures (our main source of Special Revelation) and the best of General Revelation to help us understand where some of our problems (e. g. depression, stress, anxiety) come from and how to best deal with them.

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