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Depression is often described as a dark cloud that follows a person everywhere or the feeling of drowning in sadness and numbness.
When the body spends too much time in hyperarousal (anxiety), it crashes into hypoarousal (depression).
We want students to understand that God cares about them as they experience depression.
There is room for them to talk about depression and find encouragement and healing in the Christian community. The Scriptures are full of stories of people experiencing depression. God sees them and loves them.

Mental health is a growing issue in our world, particularly among Gen Z. The increased isolation that COVID brought, along with our inability to understand what social media is doing to the mind of young people, is a concoction we are yet to understand. We must engage students when it comes to mental health. They need to see how the Gospel speaks to their health, mentally and emotionally. God sees them for all that they are and still loves them. The surety of this truth can bring peace that nothing else can.

It’s been said that living in bitterness and unforgiveness is like drinking poison, hoping it will kill the person we’re mad at. The reality is — it only does damage to us.

Many of us know what it means to receive God’s forgiveness for our sins theologically and even how to practically forgive others. One of the hardest challenges is learning to forgive ourselves and see ourselves as God sees us. We talked about that.

Have you ever tried hiding a mistake you made? This is typically how we handle our sins. We try to hide from God instead of confessing because the shame we feel tells us we’re going to get in trouble. But Scripture tells us that God handles things differently. Let’s dive in and find out!

The label "friend" is thrown around really loosely. But who are your true friends really? Join in and learn about what a real friend looks like.

Do you feel like you are just surviving life? What if God’s plan for you was not to survive, but thrive? Join in and learn what it looks like to flourish and walk in the authority that Jesus has given us.

Have you ever “spoken up” for God in your life? It’s easy to stand up for a friend or family member, but it can be scary to take a stand for what is Godly. Take a listen as Caleb turns to Scripture to encourage boldness in standing up for what is right.

How do we avoid temptation? How do we even know when we’re being tempted? Can we avoid temptation? Let’s dive in and find out what the Bible says about it.

Have you ever felt unqualified? Has anybody ever made you feel like a young, dumb teenager? In the first week of our YOUNG SAINTS series we talk about feeling unqualified, what God says about it, and how offering a heart of obedience is the best decision we could make.

NOTE FROM CODY: I want to clear up a brain fart. I made the mistake of saying that Samuel was the father of the sons in 1 Samuel 16. It is Jesse who is the father of the sons (including David). Samuel was the one God sent to anoint the new king.