Blessed, but Sad

[guilty56]

I feel so blessed most of the time but I also have this sense of sadness about me at the same time. I want to be thankful and feel the joy God has to offer me but I feel sad instead.

Can anyone else relate to this?

 

[dayhiker]

I don't relate to it these days, but I have in the past.
I think I have so many people that I interact with and love that all that personal contact has replaced that sadness that I used to have. I was talking with a lady who has know me for 14 yrs. She said she couldn't believe how happy I look these days.
Its hard to put a finger on one thing as there are so many good things happening in my life these days. Probably its all of them.

 

[TheyCallMeDavid]

I feel so blessed most of the time but I also have this sense of sadness about me at the same time. I want to be thankful and feel the joy God has to offer me but I feel sad instead.

Can anyone else relate to this?

You must identify why you are sad. Be very honest with yourself and even ask others you trust if they can see anything causing your sadness.

Then, take Jesus into and thru that sadness daily ; ask him to empower you to overcome this sadness . Ask him to help you list the many blessings in your life because that will far outweight the anomolies in your life at present.

Get checked out medially in case youve got a borderline clinical Depression going on. No Christian need feel embarassed by taking medication for an ongoing state of Depression . But it is important to identify the source of it and make all required changes to better yourself. MUST DO things should include : Regular vigorous excersise to release endorphins into your brain for a natural high , having enough quality time with friends , having at least 1 very good friend to confide in , have a balanced lifestyle, and most of all....nurturing your relationship with God daily. Serving him to your best ability is paramount too.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

I can relate. Sometimes I get sad at the oddest times, but I KNOW the reasons and I don't need medication. I need change, but I'm lazy about it. But yeah, I get sad all the time.

 

[TheyCallMeDavid]

I can relate. Sometimes I get sad at the oddest times, but I KNOW the reasons and I don't need medication. I need change, but I'm lazy about it. But yeah, I get sad all the time.

I see Sadness as all part of the life experience. In fact, i think its something that should be expected from time to time. While we read of Jesus having joy, we also know him to have had much sorrow while on Earth . I think we can learn ALOT by reading how he handled his sorrows and the Bible does show what he did to handle them in many cases.

As Humans, i think we should actually embrace the sadness that happens to us so we can learn from it, so we can depend on God more due to it, and so we can learn more about Ourselves and Others who may have placed that on us . I dont think it should grip us uncontrollably and having the attitude that 'this too shall pass' can be of help at the time.

I think its also good to realize if and when we need to seek a Professionals help whether it be spiritual from a Pastor or medical from a Doctor . I think coming up with a plan of how we will handle sadness that shall arise, makes good sense . Preparing for it i believe can help soften the blow . One such course of action i take when im in a sad state, is, make a visit to the Beach on a sunny day and take a book/paper/CD player along ; and another step ill take is to make sure im in the company of Others at least for a time instead of the propensity toward solitude . Im sure there are other courses of action, but, these have worked fairly well for me.