Here we will learn that preventing depression is essential to healthy living. Depression is not new. It is an age-old problem that is written about extensively in Scripture. Understanding we are not alone in our suffering helps in preventing depression. In the Bible, we find several accounts of mighty men of God who surrendered to the overwhelming pull of depression. Elijah, Jeremiah, and David are three examples that come to mind. Many of David’s psalms are filled with anguish. Elijah, after a great victory over the prophets of Baal, begged God to take his life. And Jeremiah is recognized as the weeping Prophet.