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One of the former members of Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams, shared a time when she struggled with depression and how she overcame it.

‘Destiny’s Child’ Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams is a celebrated singer and actress. She was first known as one of the members of ‘Destiny’s Child’ with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. Later in her career, she chose to go solo and worked her way into the world of independent films.

The Grammy-award-winning singer has also been vocal about her faith. In fact, she credited the Word of God for helping her out of depression.

It was during the time when she was in her early teens that Michelle started noticing that something about her emotions wasn’t right.

“From the age of nine to the time I graduated high school, there were days that were dark. There were days that I could not get out of bed. Days I didn’t want to get out of bed,” she said.

‘Destiny’s Child’, Michelle Williams, In Overcoming Depression

Michelle was too young to understand that she was depressed, even at the height of her career. But most days, she just wanted to end her life.

“Feeling very low and helpless or just wanting to die. And you know, I didn’t care where I went, waiting for life to be over. I experienced some things, saw some things, even in childhood and even in adulthood that I should have never, never ever gone through. I felt so much shame,” she said.

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Even though she knew that praying, worshiping, and reading the Bible could help her, she didn’t have the energy to do it. It was as if life itself had been taken out of her…and nobody knew.

The Turning Point

Because of its ease of access, Michelle got a hold of a Bible app YouVersion.

“I think the last turning point for me was I’ve always had the Bible app. So what I would do is make sure that every day I was getting up, having to walk all the way to the kitchen because I needed to get out of bed. And the first thing that I would do in the mornings is put praise and worship on, and I would be in the Word and writing things down. And everything that I needed to hear was right there,” she said.

Slowly, little by little, Michelle was able to keep going.

“I would say my love for God’s word is really what keeps me, sustains me… You know, we look everywhere else; you could do all the self-help books and all the relationship books. But you better get that Bible to know what He says for you.

“I would hate to say that I’ve been Christian all these years and had those moments. But I do thank God for His grace and His healing and restoring. God’s word is what continues to sustain me and keep me,” she concluded.

Reference | YouVersion

Header image: Michelle Williams [YouVersion]. 25 August 2018, https://youtu.be/84f2qEY_EcU