2. “Why Are You Cast Down?”
“Being depressed is bad enough in itself, but being a depressed Christian is worse. And being a depressed Christian in a church full of people who do not understand depression is like a taste of hell.” John Lockely, A Practical Workbook for the Depressed Christian, p. 14

3. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Crisis
Defining “depression”.
The “blues”
This is not it.
A mental health issue with a wide range of symptoms having an unhelpful and unhealthy impact on a person’s life.

4. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Crisis
Problems experienced.
It alters a person’s view of himself.
It alters a person’s view of how others see him.
It alters a person’s view of how God sees him.

5. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Crisis
The stigma associated with it.
In the world - lack of personal strength or lack of emotional toughness.
In the church - lack of faith or spiritual weakness.

6. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
The four-fold nature of a human being.
Mind - intellectual component.
Strength - physical component.
Soul - spiritual component.
Heart - emotional component.

7. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
The four-fold nature of a human being.
Because these components are interrelated, when there is a problem in one area, it will have an impact in all the other areas.

8. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
The facet of “NATURE & NURTURE”.

9. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
The facet of “NATURE & NURTURE”.

10. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
The facet of “NATURE & NURTURE”.

11. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
Understanding this complexity, we must avoid extremes:
The cause is all physical.
The cause is all mental/emotional.
The cause is all spiritual.

12. Depression - Crisis & Complexity
“Why Are You Cast Down?”
Depression - Crisis & Complexity
The Complexity
Understanding this complexity should help us see the need for balance in seeking a remedy.
“For Christians there will often need to be a balance between medicines for the brain, rest for the body, counsel for the mind, and spiritual encouragement for the soul.” David Murray, Christians Get Depressed Too, p. 30