Mental Health: The Mind of Christ

Do you see it … Jesus is doing everything! We don’t have to convince Him or get His attention with our actions to do it! The Mind of Christ knows He’s already at work!

I met Joe online. As a minister who has been in the field of counseling for many years, I have met few who have a solid Biblical approach to ‘mental health.’ I will tell you this…Joe’s entry is one of the more clear-cut perspectives I have read to date. Enjoy the wisdom from this brother in Christ. -Stephen Phinney

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4 Ways to Understand the Mind of Christ in Depression or Anxiety

Joe Padilla | The Grace Alliance

“We have the mind of Christ.”- 1 Corinthians 2:16

What does it mean to have the MIND of Christ but struggle with a MENTAL health challenge like depression, anxiety, or other related challenges? 

Paul is quoting Isaiah 40:13 in reference to this scripture, in which the chapter is a prophetic poetry of God’s comfort, security, salvation, and restoration for His own - no one dictated this for God - His love for us is constant. Thus, all this signifies the loving role of the Holy Spirit … being in us the Mind of Christ … changing the meta-narrative about who we are and who we are … in our challenges … even our mental health challenges.

Let's review four comforting ways to discover an encouraging Biblical / Scriptural perspective on having “the mind of Christ” in depression, anxiety, and any mental health condition. 

1. The mind of Christ is a truth perspective about you (it’s all a mindset that shapes and empowers our lives).

"Now, we have not received the spirit of the world, but rather the Spirit who is from God, that we might KNOW the things freely given to us by God." - 1 Corinthians 2:12

Depression and anxiety (or other mental health stressors) can cloud our emotions and thoughts, which makes it hard to "build up your most holy faith" and to keep believing Him. It can feel like it’s taking every ounce of life to keep believing. In other words, there’s no emotional or physical energy to “push through.”