depression – Zina Hermez

Good morning, so often we take life for granted. Anxiety, fear, and stress very well get in the way every single day. I try to remember, live each day, as if there were not many many more days left. What I mean is, as humans we tend to think that we will have thousands upon thousands of more days. Hopefully, we will. However, we have to make the most of each day no matter what the circumstances are. When we look at our problems, failures, or stress, we simply can’t enjoy the day. We think about what’s wrong or what has happened in the past. It gets in the way of our performance or happiness. You have to put aside whatever is stressing you out and seize the day, as they say. Our emotions can get to us. The Bible tells us that the heart is deceitful above all else.

Does your busy schedule make you feel stressed? So many times just thinking about all we have to do can simply stop us from having a good day.☀️ Keep in mind, that no matter what, today is your day, make the most of it.

I have been in the worst situation before, on a ventilator, and couldn’t move (after the accident that I was in as a teenager). I have had to communicate by writing only and couldn’t eat for almost a month. However, I felt the Lord‘s presence guiding me through it. I felt him telling me to just hold on every moment and to keep on going. I made it through, things got better, and there have been many brighter days.🌞

God is in your corner, he wants to help see you through it. Don’t be afraid to call on his name. We live in an ever-changing world where things are always evolving. Meaning, very (good) things are always possible.🌈😊🙏

Have a great day!

~Zina:)

About Zina

Zina Hermez has authored the Best-selling-book, Not Without God: A Story of Survival. Zina’s written several hundred articles and has taught thousands of students from all over the world from many different backgrounds and parts of the world. She’s appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and the Southern Writers magazine among other places. Last August she created the “Writing Because I Can’t Not Write Group” meetings and workshops where aspiring and seasoned authors can network and learn together. Zina writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. She also likes to write about health and diet and loves to help others. Her latest book, Not Without God: Hope In the Storm was published last year.

The survivor, the victim, the recovering addict, the overcomer, and the high achiever all have a fear in common–going back! If you fit into any of these categories, I’m here to tell you that is not God’s purpose in your life. I know first hand.

When we survive or recover, we don’t have to fall into depression, or regress back into what was hindering us before. The suffix ‘Gress’ means to take a step. God does not want you to take a step back–He wants you to make PROGRESS! I don’t know who I’m writing this for, but I felt that someone needed to read it.

When Jesus raised a man from the dead (John 11), the man didn’t die soon after that. He lived a long time! When Paul the Apostle made the lame man to walk in Acts 3, he didn’t go back to lie in his bed when Paul left town!

You overcame because you fought. You accomplished because you worked hard. You withstood because you prayed. You got better because you worked on yourself. God will not take that away. You lose your blessings when you believe the lies that say you won’t amount to anything!

About Zina

Zina Hermez authored the book Not Without God: A Story of Survival and created the Spinal Injury Solutions! website. Zina works as an English as a Second Language Instructor and has been an educator for more than fifteen years. Her thousands of students have been from many parts of the world, and she writes articles on faith and overcoming challenges. Her stories have been featured in Christianity Today, guest posts, newsletters, medical journals and other publications. To learn more about Zina visit http://zinahermez.com.