Was there much room for depression in Anna's life?

"And he thanked God"

Luke 2:36-38. ³⁶ And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

³⁷ And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

³⁸ And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

Depression is a very wrong in our society today, and sometimes affects believers. In one of the few times I read these texts Ana I imagine such a life of consecration there is little room for depression, on the contrary there is much room for a life of joy, grateful life "and gave thanks to God"

Old man's life brings difficult times, with long hours sometimes unable to do much ... also the loneliness that sometimes feel. Be incredulous at this age would also terrible at all ages, but be faithful and live a life like Ana would be wonderful.

I had the privilege of meeting some grandmothers like the prophetess Anna, The first I met was the grandmother of my spiritual father Elias. She was a most extraordinary woman, lived to God every day and every hour of his life, breathing things of God, highly spiritual A true woman of God, definitely dedicated to his grandchildren and family in providing for the spiritual and blessing of everyone he knew, when I went to school with her grandson, and dragging her foot came to preach to,! A GRANDMOTHER was striving to preach to me! I moved, she also participated sure my conversion, "and I'm sure praying for me" and also participated in the conversion of my sister and my brother Chely coqui. ! HOW preached! Did not miss anyone, I remember once interned by disease in his room and went all preached.

Another I met was my mother Francisca! Which woman consecrated to God more like the last grandmother, Doña Francisca, my mother also lived to the service of God 24 hours a day! They did great service to their spiritual grandchildren and family telling them about God every day!. These grandmothers like the prophetess Anna! BREATH YOU ARE FOR OUR LIVES! I know others who are not as grandmothers still are very spiritual, but I do not want to continue with testimony for now, we want to talk over the prophetess Anna. -

TODAY IS CUTE TO BE EQUAL TO THEM IN OUR WORLD TODAY: Whenever this world is extremely unfavorable to such a life, although we know that if you live permanently in communion with God, nothing will stop us from being as Ana and grandmothers.

! How nice would that children and youth are also spiritual and devoted, full of joy!

We want to see people of all ages consecrated God, how are you grandmothers, youth and children also may be consecrated to God, today we see as a major part of children and young people to be involved in the danger of cyber life, taking the computer for games, chats all day, too much TV. So even today we see how difficult it is to see young totally consecrated to God, when they are very distracted. And older adults also may have the danger of being completely distracted by this lost world. /

How wonderful choice Ana after losing her husband to devote himself entirely to God safe for many years. And do not lead to ugly and depressing things of this world. And grateful to be a woman living God and thanking God. ! That example is for believers of all ages!. /

1) never left the Temple, serving God: His life was dedicated to God. What better life than this? ? It will not be that many of the reasons why many live depressed and frustrated in their lives? Should not we devote our lives to serve God in his temple the church? \

I know many in the Catholic Church priests have liked to live in the temple. Although we feel they are with false doctrines. But the believer's what is equivalent to living in the temple, "You live a consecrated life of joy before God" can be on the field or in the place where we live, entirely dedicated to work for our local church. -

Actually we are for a short time in this life, and Ana was 84 years old, we do the Lord takes us or we can come to look quickly at that age, but it is with happiness and joy! Worth not empty all those years living without God, just in the fun in the world! Living in the world distracted produces dissatisfaction and depression, because in this world nothing satisfies. Why not dedicate ourselves to the Lord and the Church a few years we are in this world?

Why do not we get older serving the Lord and the Church, and Ana? It will anger the lack of joy! and if depression is caused by a disease and it is therefore the Lord can help you get ahead with your order. "I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me" Phil. 4:13

Anna never left the temple, How you will be happy and have joy in your life if you do not go to the temple?. Today one of our days Anna will be a believer that whenever the preacher is preaching in our church, she would be present. Some of the greatest happiness one can experience is when you go to the temple to assembling with the brothers. Place where you can worship God and praise Him in the midst of the congregation, I am happy in the congregation, I experience so few of the highlights is the gathering of Church! THAT JOY! Ana knew this and it's no secret, but it seems that many do not.

2-A LIFE OF SERVICE TO GOD:

It's not just going to church but also serve the Lord: A Life "doulos" or servant is wonderful, Mary the mother of Jesus knew this man was young and life. We do not have to wait at eighty to ourselves to God brothers.

There are so lost in this world who need the gospel of Christ, then there are many kinds of services, the company mission is as big business as supermarket chains around the world and in every supermarket is looking to purchase the products to be to sell, which manages the cleaning products that puts the local prices etc. etc. So the Church is a missionary enterprise can make various services, praying for the souls and the Churches, which makes Bible studies, which manages the site which evangelizes etc. etc. We must be engaged in the service of the temple or the church. Ana prayed Christ fasted announced that beautiful services. Services and well involved in the bitterness they avoid fall depression.

They go ages verse mentions these good attitudes practicality for many years. /

3-fasting and prayer: that nice way to spend the days of your life, this activity along with the other features of Lives are in Christ say hi, also live for the Temple Church, and a life of devotion and live speaking of Christ.

Today not practiced much fasting, may be one reason for not wanting to belong to the law, we are in grace, but the truth is that Christ who made the transition from AT at the time of the Church, He taught us anything against fasting, contrary he said that while his apostles did not fast they would be removed after the husband. Mark 2:19-20

It is also the Prayer and Fasting against depressive life fills you with joy because it comes from God, fasting builds you, it is so healthy to Spirit and personally I am convinced that serving God brings joy. And the joy is full when after passing a big test in your life very difficult in the moment you arrive to understand and think that you already specifies that affliction came while praying and often prayed in fasting without knowing your specifies that test would face in the future, that builds you a lot. /

For example: I always in my prayers, fasting and praying for the route to travel by car to protect me from the accident, one day I went with my family on the road in rain when I look at my face in front of me the trunk of an Big truck, humanly not explain how it strayed and ends in the ditch for a while until I took but neither I nor my family nor Pastor Rivera who was in the car, did not suffer a scratch, nothing, speed that was the truck and I and my hands crossed on to pass another truck, which had poor visibility, with very little distance between the truck and I face each other and with the speed we were going, no explanation no humanly as die. But I remembered that this situation had already raised in my notebook of fasting and prayer and often pass by that place in prayer. That gives Gozo. And so you spend so many situations in your life, knowing that Christ is not only you but since you asked for more on these situations many times, this gives you great confidence for life brother. If siblings Ana entertained as these, we would be of great joy and many such bitterness and depression that come Christians are erased from our lives, as you experience the joy of seeing the work of God.

DEBOCION 4-LIFE OF GOD: It was not a believer Ana tibia as surely there are many in the world, but devout (A woman who enjoyed and loved to serve God, not to much as an obligation but as a passion of his life ). / She was a fervent believer, had seen burning for spiritual things. There was not indifference, disinterest, like many Christians today, which is why we thought was a fervent believer.

A Believer and Ana, if you care today as will the Church cares the testimony of God, reminds me of David when Goliath was unworthy of taunting the people of God, a person does not believe in having big discouragement life.

5-SPOKE OF JESUS ​​ALL WAITING TO REDEMPTION: This is a wonderful thing, an example for all of us today? That good thing to spend one's whole life to speak of Christ to all peoples of our environment and to the extent of our influence as possible. This is a life full of joy, the greatest joy and satisfaction, that this is good and brings indescribable joy when a soul becomes a Christian. \

Life would be pointless and very heavy if God had not saved us and then if we do not give any chance to serve you, as Serb Ana in the temple, which would be heavy for us if we are not given the opportunity to announce the blessed name of Christ and announce the beautiful kingdom of Christ, heavenly kingdom, waiting for us who believe in Christ.

Conclucion: Brothers great joy if we dedicate ourselves to live for Christ, for his Church and for His glory. Let us not spend any time stop, life takes brightness and joy takes our whole being still at the feet of Christ and his service dedicating ourselves entirely to his work with prayers and fasts and all praise to his name. It never separate ourselves from his temple as he did not stop Ana and confess your name, let us to serve with devotion and confidence. May God make us a Christian as was Anna the prophetess. END

TODAY WE CAN MEAN THAT WE NO ANA from the temple:

1) He loved God ... He did not love this world. It was a woman for whom God was his delight. Being with God was what filled his life with passion. \

2) He was totally dedicated to God. It was dedicated to an idol. His life was focused entirely on God and service to Him, He was not in a thousand things that this world uses to distract and amuse.

3) I wanted to live in the holy things of God. The temple was the place where she loved living saint. Today we live in a Bible, always attending church and serving God speaking of Christ, praying at all times.

4) I wanted to take up all your time to God. / Prayed and fasted all day. Decidedly occupied all his time to God,

5) There was no partiality with God or warmth. It was well determined. There was a divided heart, his whole heart was for God. /

6) He brought Satisfaction life totally dedicated to God. /

7) I also wanted to have a life of total service to God. In prayer and fasting and also spoke about the child.