Mental health… or mental torment?

It’s kind of wild how “mental health” has been a growing topic in the last few years. The world’s definition is definitely different from God’s and I think it’s important that we understand that.  We are in a battle, and Ephesians 6:12 is our guideline for that: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. There is good and evil, and both God and the devil like to whisper either truth or lies to us, the key is distinguishing the two.  The very first step is understanding the gospel and surrendering our life to God-having relationship with Him.  We can not  learn someone’s voice if we don’t know them.  In a crowd of twenty people, if my husband calls out my child’s name, my child will immediately look up, because they hear their Fathers’s voice, but if another child hears that name, they know not to look up, because it is not their father.  In the same way, we need to get to know our Father, so that when He speaks, we know that … Continue reading Mental health… or mental torment?