Underneath depression’s veil of passivity is a heart that is busy making choices. Sometimes you prefer hopelessness. You want it. You aspire to it. Isn’t that a reasonable way to explain why you are so immune to encouragement? You hear the words and understand them, but you don’t want them. Even though self-pity and your attempts to kill hope are not working well, you are loyal to your hope-killing strategy. In response, God speaks words of mercy and grace, even though you don’t trust him. Then he repeats them. He pursues you and makes promises to you rather than ask you to make promises to
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