You have every right to know what your government is doing, and they have no right to know what you are doing.
That is why they are called public servants and we are called private citizens.
Instead, the relationship has been inverted. The state hides behind secrecy, classified files, and redactions while demanding total visibility into your finances, communications, movement, and behavior.
A society where the rulers live in privacy while the population lives under surveillance is the very definition of tyranny.
This spiritual tool kills stress faster than any antidepressant:
It's called Lamentation.
Paul explains it in Philippians 4:6-7:
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
There's a command: "Do not be anxious about anything."
Yes.
Even the thing you're thinking about right now that feels impossible to not worry about.
Then, the instruction on how to follow the command:
"but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Ask God for help, and follow it with Thanksgiving.
"Lord, give the me wisdom to handle this according to your will - and thank you in advance for working it out for good."
Try it.
And finally, the promise.
The "spiritual anti-depressant."
"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
The peace?
It won't make sense.
It will be supernatural.
You'll feel peace before the circumstance changes.
The stress will dissipate.
This exactly how David makes it through the season where he was living in caves, behind enemy lines, and being hunted by the King.
It birthed the book of Psalms.
Every psalm follow the pattern of Lamentation.
- Request presented to God
- Followed with thanksgiving
Read any of them.
Don't believe me?
Just try it.
The very thing you're anxious about right now - present it to God, an be honest about it.
Be raw.
Be guttural.
If you're pissed.
If you're scared.
If you feel like you're going to die.
Present it to God.
He already know's how you feel anyway, lol.
But don't stop there.
Follow it with thanksgiving.
Follow it with praise.
Thank Him for what He's done.
Thank Him for who He is.
Thank Him in advance for what He will do.
And...
the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Hope this blesses you.
Get into your Bible.
I'm a mental health therapist, and I charge two hundred bucks an hour. That is average for my profession.
People often come to me for anxiety and depression
For my Christian clients, the ultimate reason their depression or anxiety goes away isn't because of me, but because by the end of therapy, they are reading their bibles and applying Christian values to their lives. Daily.
Read your dusty Bible and your mental health issues will improve.
@Art0fLife_ What utter garbage. Don’t belittle people with ADHD with this woowoo claptrap. We’re just fine with our beautiful minds without needing new age sugarcoating, thanks.
@_SMWX He can't listen or hear because he's so riddled with guilt that he's not functioning in real time. In fight or flight mode, internally highly anxious and defensive.
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Every time you replace “I’m overwhelmed” with “I need to decide what matters most and go slow,” your brain stops firing alarm signals and starts organizing information again.
every time you replace “this is hard” with “what’s the first step?” you shift brain activity from your amygdala (fear) to your prefrontal cortex (problem-solving).
that’s neuroplasticity in real time.