where is joy bestowed by the Holy Spirit? God does not want to give. medical treatment is an option. God cure those who are depressed, when He wishes. He will show compassion and mercy whoever He like to choose.
@@Keithlovejenny It depends on the reason for the job loss. If it's due to Christian's own sins then the suffering of consequences is deserved and the Christian needs to repent. If the job loss is not due to the Christian's own faults God tells us to not despair or worry but to trust and rely on Him. A true Christian would not suffer from real depression for a prolonged period of time, that's a fact. There're no examples of any God's true followers in the bible ever suffering from long-term depression, even Job while suffering God was expecting him to trust and continue his faith in the Lord. God promises His true believers that He'll never give them more than they can bear (1 Corinthians 10:13), God never breaks His promises. Only unbelievers or unrepented would suffer from depressions demon possessions.
the sermon did not give out a solution, only to get mutual love among fellow Christians and resolve it yourself at the end. Psalm 42 conveys two conflicting thoughts through out. The painful depression and the wishing prayer that God will help him with a smiling face. What is the purpose and function of Psalm 42 to Christians from God ? No answer. It is only an expression of anguish of depression and wishful hope from God to resolve it.
Most sermons don't give solutions. If they do, then, they usually just give two counsels: 1-Pray more (AKA draw near to God), 2- Read the Bible more. (Hence, pretty useless.) As for mutual love among Christians, my experience has been that if Christians don't mutually wound/hurt each other, that's already more than you can ask/hope for.