A SURE ANTIDOTE TO DEPRESSION,ANXIETY AND FEAR

*_#A SURE ANTIDOTE TO DEPRESSION,ANXIETY AND FEAR_*

*Theme Scripture*

*1 Samuel 16:14-16*
_Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and the Lord sent *a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear.* Some of Saul’s servants said to him, “A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you. *Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again*.”_

*Insight*
With a lot of media, information and technology spreading all sorts of bad news, depression is most likely to affect this generation more than it has with any other in the past. But even today God hasn’t changed the antidote to defeat depression. It is simply praise as we have seen David played music using the harp for king Saul and the evil spirit left Him. That’s not all about praise,the bible shows so many more examples where praise defeated the enemy like in the times of Joshua.

In *Psalms 34:1*, David says _I will bless the Lord at all times *,His praise shall continually be in my mouth*_.God’s praise should be on our lips but not only on Sunday or during fellowship, but *_continually_* as much as you can always praise God,the enemy just can’t take it when you praise God and also stay away from depressing things. From experience, it is easier to praise God with a song when feeling depressed than to open the bible or even pray in the spirit, actually praise lays a foundation for these. So are you feeling down with any negative feeling that may not necessarily be depression, Praise God and that spirit will flee.

*PRAYER*
Father, we thank you because in all things we are faced with, you’ve given us a weapon to use against the enemy. Help us Holy spirit to use this weapon of praise whenever the enemy attacks us.Amen