Sermon Info
Summary
Mental health is at an all-time low in our nation today. So many people suffer from hopelessness, fear, worry, uncertainty, and more. Yet, in the middle of all of this, there is a God who longs for us to be healthy mentally. This comes when we place our full faith in Jesus Christ, and He renews our minds for His glory. We move away from allowing the thoughts of this world to have dominion over our minds, and we take captive every thought. Even in this world, through Christ Jesus, we can truly experience His peace and share this with others. Let’s advance mentally today.
Content
How I feel, think, and act about everything that has happened, plus everything that is currently happening, plus everything that will one day happen, is the lump sum of my mental health.
You will never advance by starting at the wrong place!
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3
7 Keys to Biblical Mental Health
1. Realize God is the giver of all emotions.
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Psalm 139:3
2. Pay attention to your pain.
But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8
3. Determine where your trust lies.
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2
4. Be careful who you listen to!
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Proverbs 27:6
5. Fear man less and fear God more.
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
6. Serve, serve, serve.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4
7. Grow in humility.
For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Luke 14:11
