Biblical Counseling: How Do I Overcome Anxiety and Depression?

In the second episode of our biblical counseling series on TGC Q&A, Andrew Dealy answers the question, “How do I overcome anxiety and depression?” He addresses:

• Fighting guilt and finding resilience (:37)
• The natural response to a fallen and broken world (1:22)
• Lessons from Matthew 6:25-34 and Phil 4:4-9 (1:56)
• Learning not to be ruled by our emotions (3:09)
• Jesus fighting anxiety in the Garden (5:15)
• A great hope to overcome anxiety (7:22)
• Deciphering the factors that feed anxiety (8:10)
• Finding purpose in our struggle (13:55)
• Medication as a personal help (14:28)
• Expected pain and suffering in the Christian life (15:27)
• Being honest about our pain (16:47)
• No promise of answers to all of our questions (17:32)
• Self-forgetfulness instead of an inward focus (18:00)
• Practical tools for overcoming anxiety and depression (19:03)
• An invitation to carry our struggles to God (19:56)

Find more from TGC on this topic:

Explore the Topic of Fear and Anxiety

The God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life

Recommended Reading from Andrew Dealy:

Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Ed Welch

Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness by Ed Welch

Spiritual Depression by Martin Lloyd-Jones

The Anxious Christian by Rhett Smith