Gods view on depression

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Sometimes what appears to be depression may have underlying causes such as anger, fear, discontent etc.

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? (Jon 4:1-4)

So here is Jonah all distraught, despairing of life, yet the Lord seen the true cause...anger.
 
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Chronic depression is the result of an inbalance of brain chemicals. The brain is an organ and it can have illnesses just like other organs in your body. I know people who take medicine for depression and when they are on their mediciation they are fine. It's like any other illness. If you say that people who struggle with depression can't be Christians then you might as well say that people with liver disease can't be Christians, or people with heart problems can't be Christians. Why do people treat mental illnesses differently from other types of illnesses?

Like I said, the brain is an organ. If people who have depression can't be Christians then where do we draw the line. Can people with Alzheimer's (another disease of the brain) be Christians? Can autistic people be Christians? What about people with schizephrenia? Self righteously judging your fellow Christians who struggle with this illness only serves to turn hurting people away from the church.
 
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