Dark Passenger

Dark Passenger

God sets the lonely in families... Psalm 67:6a NIV

I know of a person that suffered with depression for years. He took his own life a few months ago. I overheard a few friends discussing John (that isn't his real name). They remarked that, "John did the most selfish thing in the world. Didn't he think about his kids?" My other friend responded incredulously, "What an idiot! He killed himself because he was sad!"

I think my friends might have been justified in their anger, but they clearly did not understand that depression is a serious mental health issue to struggle with. I think all of us struggle with something. No matter if it is a besetting sin, an addiction, mental or physical health; we all have an affliction to struggle with… a dark passenger that travels with us. We all have that thing that tells us we would be better off dead or that we are unworthy in some way. And loneliness has a way of setting in when the dark passenger speaks its lies.

Take heart. God sees your condition and He plants us in the company of people that love us. In the family of God you get as many mothers as you can handle. In God's family you will get more bothers and sister than you can count. And most of all you get a Father whose love for you is unsurpassed. Believe me when I say that there is nothing (including your dark passenger) that can stop God from loving you!