Kasie Lamme | Biblical Counselor

  Have you ever wondered whether your faith is weak because you don’t feel close to God? Maybe you open your Bible and feel nothing. You pray, but your words seem empty. You know the truth about God, but you struggle to feel any hope or joy. When this happens, it can be tempting to question your faith. If I really trusted God, wouldn’t I feel more peace? Wouldn’t I have more joy? Why does God seem so far away? But, remember... Our feelings do not define our faith. We are embodied souls. God made us with both a body and a soul, and these two are deeply connected. Depression can involve spiritual struggles, painful experiences, and patterns of thinking, but it can also involve physical factors. Sleep problems, hormonal changes, illness, and other bodily conditions can affect our emotions and how we experience life. Our emotions are part of God's good design, but they are also affected by the brokenness of living in a fallen world. They don't always tell us the whole truth about ...