Hopelessness, anxiety, and everything that would be stealing life from you, that is not our inheritance as Christians, that is not the church, that is not for us to experience, we were called out of that. Not only that, we are called to show the people around us the way out.
When God sent His own Son down to earth to put us in right standing with Him, we were raised together with Him far above the cares of this world.
If you allow depression to hang out with you, if you allow anxious thoughts to hang out with you, that is the life you will experience.
We need to put these things on notice and take our place of authority back as Christians, when we do, we'll experience the freedom we were always meant to live in.
Verses Mentioned
John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law."
Luke 4:33-37 "In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area."
John 14:12-14 "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."