My Mother had a heart attack 2 years ago, and my Dad has an enlarged heart. I have recently been having some horrible pains in my stomache, went to the ER & they could find nothing wrong. The pains in my stomach come & go, and no-one can figure out what is wrong. What this has all done is leave me in despair. I have started thinking about how life is, and how we all die eventually, and what is our purpose here, and although I have prayed, God does not seem to hear me. I don't feel him anywhere in my heart, my faith is badly shaken, and I am so depressed I can't seem to climb out of it. Someone please tell me how to get some peace back in my heart?
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Boy do I nedd mental help!
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The Lord hears you alright. You may not hear Him.. but He hears you.
We grow spiritually through trials.. and the testing of our faith. Also on meditating on Scripture. Just as natural foods nourish our fleshy bodies.. spiritual foods nourish our spirits.
If we don't eat physically.. we starve our bodies. If we don't eat spiritually.. we starve our spirits and can 'feel disconnected' from God.
The apostle Paul had a problem he wanted the Lord to heal. He said he asked the Lord three times to heal him. But the Lord said to him, 'my grace is sufficient for you. For in your weakness, you allow Me to be strong.'
Life is a journey. The apostle Paul called it 'a race we run'. During our earthly journey, we should do the good things the Lord would have us to do. And at the end of the journey.. we are rewarded.
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, all that the Lord has in store for those who love Him". And "one day, He will wipe away all of our tears."
Isn't the Lord wonderful like that?
Look to the Lord. Seek Him out. Seek to get to know Him.
We grow spiritually through trials.. and the testing of our faith. Also on meditating on Scripture. Just as natural foods nourish our fleshy bodies.. spiritual foods nourish our spirits.
If we don't eat physically.. we starve our bodies. If we don't eat spiritually.. we starve our spirits and can 'feel disconnected' from God.
The apostle Paul had a problem he wanted the Lord to heal. He said he asked the Lord three times to heal him. But the Lord said to him, 'my grace is sufficient for you. For in your weakness, you allow Me to be strong.'
Life is a journey. The apostle Paul called it 'a race we run'. During our earthly journey, we should do the good things the Lord would have us to do. And at the end of the journey.. we are rewarded.
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, all that the Lord has in store for those who love Him". And "one day, He will wipe away all of our tears."
Isn't the Lord wonderful like that?
Look to the Lord. Seek Him out. Seek to get to know Him.
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First I would say you need a good hug.
I say the first thing you need to do is schedual an appointment with a trusted love one, true friend, a counsellor, Paster, or theorpist. Sounds like lot stressors in your life and it is having an impact on you. Or what the proverbs say a broken spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 18:14
A man's spirit sustains him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 17: 22
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Our Great Father is always with you, and sometimes the answers you are looking for are not the ones he gives. Remember that God does not forsake you sister. Keep faith that he is there and hope that he will help guide you to safety.
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Thank you for your words of encouragement. I have alot going on. There is also a woman who lives next door who is in her late 80's, she is completely bedridden, & her husband just died. She has 24 hour nurses to feed, bathe & care for her. My boss at work has a 20 year old daughter who had a car accident a year ago & she is in a coma still. He is so crushed. She was a great kid, going to college & had her whole life ahead of her. I look all around me & see people suffering & wonder if there really is a God, which makes me more depressed, because I can't imagine what that would mean, I mean, if there's no God, then there is really no point to all of this. I don't know. I am so confused & sad all the time anymore. I pray for him to come into my heart & give me some peace, but I feel nothing but loneliness in my heart.
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Ahh,
No offence but that is like the Jewish leaders looking for a sign.
Really your faith revolves around your relationship with our Lord. You have to open your heart to him and truly believe. He will touch you when you are truly saved.
When I seeked the Lord, I followed advice from Glenn Beck.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear." -Thomas Jefferson
Ask all the questions in your heart, even the heavy ones. Remember God asks us to seek his Face. So he invites the questioning.
Anyways, please sign up for some help.
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I will let you know how I did it if I ever figure it out to get peace back in my own heart. Hope it helps to know there are others of us out there wallowing in despair.
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Commit to the LORD whatever you do - Proverbs 16:3
Watch: Bruce Almighty
Listen to: Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis (this song came on one night while I was quite distressed and wondering why my friend's girlfriend, a 23 year old medical student, volunteer, and Christian, had to die suddenly in a car accident)
Read: the Bible (a little bit every day) and perhaps also check out The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Listen to: Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis (this song came on one night while I was quite distressed and wondering why my friend's girlfriend, a 23 year old medical student, volunteer, and Christian, had to die suddenly in a car accident)
Read: the Bible (a little bit every day) and perhaps also check out The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
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Aww, I feel for you windygirl, and your experience sounds very much like mine, besides the family heart problems.
I can tell you that this wilderness that you are in won't last forever. As hard as it may seem, it can be a time for amazing spiritual growth. Kind of ironic, because it's a time when you feel the lowest spiritually. I've had the same questions as you, the same distresses. The same looming feeling of meaninglessness.
However, this is the time when you should latch onto Jesus's promises the most. If He indeed had the authority of God, do an experiment and take Him at His word. I felt on the brink for quite a few months...on the brink of losing my faith and at times losing my sanity. But, if you step out on faith and choose to trust Him, whether it seems like He's there or not, you may be in for some wonderful growth.
About the stomach problems, do you eat a natural, healthy diet? I had some issues too that were resolved when I eliminated some things that I had been eating, not knowing that they were aggravating my stomach problems. And I'm sure you've probably gotten checked for ulcers, but if not, that could be a useful route. So could getting checked for parasites and adrenal gland imbalances.
But anyway, BIG
's for you. There are different ways of dealing with depression. From my personal experience, it was a blessing in disguise. While it was very bleak and seemed to be a hopeless situation, the choice I made eventually to think positively despite my fears really helped me in the end. It opened up a new path of discovery for me. Now I'm stronger in my faith than ever before. Feel free to PM me if you ever need a listening ear. You can do it!
I can tell you that this wilderness that you are in won't last forever. As hard as it may seem, it can be a time for amazing spiritual growth. Kind of ironic, because it's a time when you feel the lowest spiritually. I've had the same questions as you, the same distresses. The same looming feeling of meaninglessness.
However, this is the time when you should latch onto Jesus's promises the most. If He indeed had the authority of God, do an experiment and take Him at His word. I felt on the brink for quite a few months...on the brink of losing my faith and at times losing my sanity. But, if you step out on faith and choose to trust Him, whether it seems like He's there or not, you may be in for some wonderful growth.
About the stomach problems, do you eat a natural, healthy diet? I had some issues too that were resolved when I eliminated some things that I had been eating, not knowing that they were aggravating my stomach problems. And I'm sure you've probably gotten checked for ulcers, but if not, that could be a useful route. So could getting checked for parasites and adrenal gland imbalances.
But anyway, BIG
's for you. There are different ways of dealing with depression. From my personal experience, it was a blessing in disguise. While it was very bleak and seemed to be a hopeless situation, the choice I made eventually to think positively despite my fears really helped me in the end. It opened up a new path of discovery for me. Now I'm stronger in my faith than ever before. Feel free to PM me if you ever need a listening ear. You can do it!
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Read the book of St. John. May be boring to you when you start out.. but stick with it. Make sure you have a bible version that you can understand.
We live in a fallen imperfect world. Bad things happen here.
The Lord said in this world.. we will have trials and sufferings, but to take courage.. for He has overcome the world.
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Thank you, thank you all for your kind words. I have had several tests run on my stomach, CT scan, HIDA scan for gall bladder, (don't ask me why because the pains are lower abdominal), even ovarian ultrasound. But I have no insurance, and children to raise, so I am out of money for any more tests. Now I just live in fear daily of another attack coming on, the pains are so excruciating that I have to leave work & go home & lay around in pain till it decides to go away. (Lats time it took 2 and a half days)......
As for my faith, I believe in God, have always believed. I just don't understand why the world is the way it is. And also that God says if we have the faith of a grain of mustard seed, we could move mountains, and also that he says if we ask anything in Jesus name & believe, it can happen. Well, I guess I don't have enough faith, or I'm not asking right, I'm not sure which. I try to talk to God, ask him to strengthen my faith, and ask him to heal me of whatever sickness is causing me the pains. My faith is still badly shaken, and my sickness still is here. Then I think about what a sinner I am, and wonder why he would want to help me anyways. But I will keep praying & I do feel a little better today than I did yesterday. By the way, today the doctor put me on some pills for Irritable bowel syndrome. Maybe that will work.
As for my faith, I believe in God, have always believed. I just don't understand why the world is the way it is. And also that God says if we have the faith of a grain of mustard seed, we could move mountains, and also that he says if we ask anything in Jesus name & believe, it can happen. Well, I guess I don't have enough faith, or I'm not asking right, I'm not sure which. I try to talk to God, ask him to strengthen my faith, and ask him to heal me of whatever sickness is causing me the pains. My faith is still badly shaken, and my sickness still is here. Then I think about what a sinner I am, and wonder why he would want to help me anyways. But I will keep praying & I do feel a little better today than I did yesterday. By the way, today the doctor put me on some pills for Irritable bowel syndrome. Maybe that will work.
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Check with the local, state, and federal resources to see if you can qualify for a program to help in this area.
You need to have one on one with your husband. Your health needs to be addressed and solved. Both need to figure something out to afford the care you need.
Guilt is just a sign that something you should change. If you have your faith and persue it, then should not have guilt. For in time you will try to overcome your sin. Right now work on what needs to be taken care of and don't stop praying.
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