How To Care For Someone Who's Depressed | Scotty Gibbons - Audio

Lean on Me <br><br> Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV) <br><br> C.A.R.E <br><br> 1. Commit to pray for them. <br><br> James 5:16 - Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (ESV) <br><br> 2. Acknowledge their pain. <br><br> Romans 12:15 - Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. <br><br> 3. Remember your role. <br><br> A. Listen <br><br> James 1:19 - My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (NIV) <br><br> B. Assure them of hope. <br><br> Isaiah 40:31 - but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (NIV) <br><br> C. Stay connected <br><br> Ecclesiastes 4:12 - A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. (NLT) <br><br> D. Don’t give up <br><br> 4. Erase the stigma.