Spiritual Depression - Martyn Lloyd-Jones | The Armor of God Part 1

This is lesson 17 in a theological course on Spiritual Depression with Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones - now with updated audio quality!
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[@laurarivera5875]

Martyn Lloyd-Jones has been called "the last Puritan." What a treasure he still is! How much our God loves us giving us such wonderful teachers!

[@patrickc3419]

Amen! One of my favorite non living theologians.

[@JaeSaw]

Dear Founders Ministries, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for this and I hope you read this. I just got off work, about an hour ago, and I sat in my car saddened, angry, depressed, pouring my heart out to God, about my sinful condition. Working on my 4th year as a believer, I share the gospel with people, go to church and do all these works in frequent evangelism, yet I have no peace because certain sins, I still struggle and fall into despite having come to faith and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ as a born again believer. I want to be holy and pleasing to God, yet Im not where I want to be. I prayed that God would allow His heavenly hosts to hear me repent before Him. Shouting in my car how Gracious and compassionate and slow to anger, abounding in faithful love and truth and merciful in His dealings with me. God is so amazing and good to me every second of every day when He should just destroy me where I stand, look angels! God is PERFECT love and righteousness and patient, yet here I am a sinner crying out “oh wretched man that I am! Why am I still like this? I hate failing you daily! Lord please save me I have no peace.” You are good to me, and yet all I see and judge myself by is my sins. How can someone who has been born again be so depressed and without joy and feeling like he’s running an uphill battle? Trying to please God but always falling short. Do I not share the gospel and preach the gospel to people and disciple them yet me myself am this distraught over my own sins? Having scary thoughts like do I believe in the same medicine, for lack of other words, that I’m out here giving others? I told Him as I ended my prayer, I’m unworthy to listen to a sermon on my commute home, I’m just going to drive in silence. And then, about 15 min in the drive, I just searched up this channel, because I’ve enjoyed your podcast content in the past, and this video and was immediately drawn to it. I hesitated, and thought to myself “really? Spiritual depression? You deserve no comfort, you aren’t depressed your a willful sinner who has barely made any strides lately in the right direction. Don’t watch this.” I clicked it anyway. It was like my attention was captivated the entire time by God Himself. I’ve heard so many sermons on the armor of God but NOTHING like this. Though I can confidently say I know what he is talking about already, I never saw this crucial thing. It is the armor of GOD not My armor. I need to put on God’s armor AND pray, not just pray and walk in my own strength. The breastplate of righteousness part completely was God’s kindness in bringing me to that part. It’s HIS righteousness that is my strength and the finished work of my Redeemer Jesus Christ that is my strength. Tho I understand the Gospel, I believe the Gospel, I’m living to much upon my own strength and looking down at others around me, who may not be doing the things I am as a semi new believer, but I have been humbled. Too long has every day been exhausting trying to walk in my own works living so legalistic tho I would tel you I’m not. It His righteous, His truth, and His preparation; His Armor that gives me strength. My peace is cemented, my soul is lifted, and my joy return. Thanks be to God and His mercy leading me to your channel and to this video to loving break me, cause me to repent, and then lovingly correct me and teach me instead of letting me wallow in my own depression and failures. What a great and merciful God we serve. I have no big theological words for this just GOD IS SO WONDERFUL! Just know, God used your work today, I don’t how much you all hear that kind of stuff, I hope you can detect the emotion in my messages, but the LORD used you in a way this day, that I don’t believe I will ever be the same. I get it now. I FINALLY GET IT. May God continue to bless you, your families, and your ministries. Thank you all! Praise GOD ALMIGHTY!🙏

[@dorotamis]

I'm sorry for my english. I have not understand everything you've written and I'm not sure if I understand you right, but I think I have similar problem. I believe in grace but so many times I act like I have to deserve for God's love. Thank you for Your testimony.

[@patrickc3419]

I think your account mirrors many of our experiences and struggles. We’re all works in progress. Salvation is a one time event; sanctification is a lifelong process.

[@patrickc3419]

One of my favorite non living theologians, alongside John Owen, JC Ryle, AW Tozer, Martin Luther, & John Flavel. 🙏 Such a blessing that technology allows us to still hear his preaching today.

[@seinibloomfield7600]

#AMEN!!