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Feb 14, 2018 · Charles Spurgeon, the prince of preachers, suffered from causeless depression for most of his life. He saw his depression as God's sovereign will, a means of sanctification, and a tool for ministry. He used rest, nature, and theological weapons to combat his depression. Learn how to apply his insights to your own struggles with depression.
- Chemical Imbalance. “The mind can descend far lower than the body, for there are bottomless pits.” “Some are touched with melancholy from their birth.”
- Illness. “I have been very ill for more than five weeks, and during that time I have been brought into deep waters of mental depression.” “A sluggish liver will produce most of those fearsome forebodings, which we are so ready to regard as spiritual emotions.”
- Trauma. “There are dungeons beneath the Castle of Despair as dreary as the abodes of the lost, and some of us have been in them” (in the context of the Surrey Garden Music Hall Disaster of 1856).
- Loneliness. “This loneliness, which if I mistake not is felt by many of my brethren, is a fertile source of depression.”
Feb 24, 2018 · The famed preacher and pastor of the 19th century had a lifelong battle with depression. He faced physical and mental pain, stress, and overwork, as well as the loss of his wife and grandson. He discovered that God's purposes in his suffering could help him grow in his ministry and faith. He also shared his strategies for coping with depression and finding comfort in God.
Feb 26, 2021 · F or Charles Spurgeon, the celebrated 19th-century preacher, depression was more than just circumstantial. When he spoke of it in his sermons and lectures, his examples, which were often rooted in ...
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Nov 9, 2017 · How did Charles Spurgeon, the "Prince of Preachers", cope with his depression? He viewed it as the "worst ill in the world" and the "shadow of death". He linked it with God's absence and Jesus's experience of forsakenness. He trusted in God's love and grace through Jesus's death and resurrection.
May 19, 2022 · Learn how the famous preacher and writer Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) faced severe physical and mental suffering, yet found comfort and strength in God. Read excerpts from his writings and a foreword by Randy Alcorn.
Jan 31, 1995 · 1. Spurgeon saw his depression as the design of God for the good of his ministry and the glory of Christ. What comes through again and again is Spurgeon’s unwavering belief in the sovereignty of God in all his afflictions. More than anything else it seems, this kept him from caving in to the adversities of his life.
