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If They Say, "Come With Us"SJL, Thank you for your time in response. Mine was not a wolf in sheep's clothing but my own father, who knew the real Truth. Yet, I am still...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Jim, thank you for reading and for responding and for sharing your thoughts on this subject. It would take a book to share it all with you, and...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Dear Christsfreeservant, Thank you for sharing your spiritual insight. Your topic is very timely, personally speaking, as I have struggled with...
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Learn to EndureYou are loved by God and nothing will change that. There will be more in the future. Jesus knows all of it, yet loves you with an eternal heart...
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It's staggering how much trauma and eating disorders are related.
NEDA shows these statistics on Eating Disorders.
A 2007 study asked 9,282 English-speaking Americans about a variety of mental health conditions, including eating disorders. The results, published in Biological Psychiatry...
I've been thinking about this for a while. As a survivor of childhood and adult Sexual Trauma who has struggled with recovering, trust issues, binge eating, dissociating, self-injury, depression & anxiety, PTSD, suicidal ideation/attempts, and the challenge of getting to know God as a loving...
This song really ministers to my life and spirit. This is from Elevation Worship, a ministry of Elevation Church.
Not having seen Christ, but having read scriptures, I recognize that my physical appearance due to what I have put in my mouth, has an impact on my life and my relationships. In doing so, I chose to change my life by changing my diet initially.
Just through diet alone, I have lost over 100...
I'm not sure how to express what is in my heart. So I'll do the best I can to do so. Forgive me if I rattle on or it seems tangential.
I am where I am today because people took time to care about me. In my struggles and in my successes they have been there for me.
So it's my turn to be...
Do you ever feel like you aren't good enough for God? Do you feel that your life is filled with things that God wouldn't want you to serve Him, or that He wouldn't think you have anything to offer?
If so, think on this:
Noah was a drunk.Abraham was too old.Isaac was a daydreamer.Jacob...
Hope
It may be be difficult to find
It may seem far away
It may threaten to elude
But it is always near.
Putting all on this thin line
Wondering if I should
Knowing if I don't
It probably won't change.
Hope is offered freely
Given by our God
If I take this...
It's been quite a while since I've focused on becoming healthier. I need to refocus on this aspect of my life to become the person I want to become.
This includes spirituality, eating, sleeping and exercising. I need to turn over a new page in my life. It's past time. Not that the pages in...
When everything feels overwhelming and it seems like no one is there to care, please hold on. We are never alone - Christ is here for us.
I always picture my hand reaching up, and His reaching down to grab hold of my hand. I don't have to hold me up - He will pick me up. No matter what we...
Just being in your presence
Offers peace of mind
Knowing your essence
You are so kind
Loving your mercy giving
Showering me with love
What a reason for living
To be filled with you
Thank you Lord for loving, for mercy and for grace. May you be exalted above the heavens. May I never...
In the US, several pharmaceutical companies offer free samples or minimal cost samples for low-income families. Basically you complete some questions to determine eligibility, then you complete a form with your contact information. Once you complete your portion, take the form to your...
Coping Plan for Depression
15+ Activities for Distraction:
Read scriptures
Play a game
Journal/Blog
Listen to music
Cook
Work on a hobby
Talk to a friend
Play in the arcade
Read Clean/Christian Jokes
Play an instrument
Sing
Take a shower/hot bath
Clean the house
Volunteer somewhere
Write a...
1. You are loved by God - more than you can imagine.
2. You touch others lives, even if you don't think you do. Everyone helps others sometimes, even if it's just a smile at a stranger. You may be their reason for staying alive.
3. Your value is not in what you may or may not do, but in who...
Learning to love me after being emotionally and mentally abused and brainwashed that I was unloveable has taken a large amount of energy and work. It was important for me to use the logical part of my brain rather than the feeling part of my emotions. That has been a tough process because my...
Where does our self-esteem and self-worth come from? Do we look for it in our jobs? In our families? What happens if our job or family was taken away from us? Where would our self-worth be then?
I know I ask a lot of questions, but some of us struggle with caring about us and believing we...
Deep down
Filled with sorrow
Not your fault
Crying over the past
Feeling empty
Longing to be held
Reaching out
The mist begins to part
Reaching up
Hope stands above
Moving forward
Taking tiny steps
Hope
Finding the sunlight
Hands pierced and blood flows
Hope spreads arms wide
Thorns pressed into the skull
Painting salvation red.
A mother weeps
People scoff
An act of mercy
Or a tale of many.
Arms reach out
To show the safety
Pierced hands and side proven
Love cost all and then
Forgiveness was painted red.
How...
Once again, I'm beginning to work on my healthy eating. Today is the first day I'm tracking - though yesterday was a day of preparation with shopping.
Please pray that God will sustain me as I work at becoming the healthy person God desires me to be.
With this, I desire to work out at...
If your home is far from your family, and you are home alone as I am right now, you may feel lonely over this holiday season. That is understandable, as Christmas is a time that is generally focused on family with little room for the single person unless we create a tradition to deal with that...
Christmas appears to be a time of giving - a time of being there for others. The question bears asking - what is the gift of Christmas?
I believe the gift of Christmas is love. While I enjoy the presents, I prefer the love - knowing that someone cares about me.
So in this season of holidays...