Lemonade

Another reason I believe I struggled with depression for so long is because of my negative thinking style. I've heard the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" before but never really understood what it meant. When life gave me lemons, I would bite into them and suck all the juice out. In other words, I kept thinking about my problems and how bad and unfair everything was. Then I got to where I put a negative spin on everything, even good things. After a while I was completely bitter and sour and stuck in my condition. I prayed to God for help, and he got me out. And I finally figured out how to make lemonade with my lemons. Lemonade is made of lemon juice and sugar. To make "lemonade" out of bad situations, you have to add sugar. In other words, think of all the things you have to be grateful for, all the things that have gone right, and how nothing bad lasts forever. Things always get better unless you believe they won't. Psalms 91:14-16 says, "'If you'll hold on to me for dear life,' says God, 'I'll get you out of any trouble. I'll give you the best of care if you'll only get to know and trust me. Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times; I'll rescue you, then throw you a party. I'll give you a long life, give you a long drink of salvation!'" While God does not promise that bad things will never happen to you, he does promise that he will rescue you and repay you, or "throw you a party."