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All those who once put their faith in Jesus will go to heaven. All the crap goes to fiery lake but good life is resurrected to rule with Christ. Be on the right side of things - put your trust in Jesus!
Jesus offers fullness of life - death is the enemy!
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That's a great place to be bro.
Once we're at rock bottom and have nothing left at all to ask, to expect, to give or even to hope for when we've failed and so has everything and everyone else.
Bam!
Just take a quiet minute, in that hope-less-ness to ask God for help in Jesus' name.
And then just listen.
Quietly.
Job done.
No charge for the consultation.
Once we're at rock bottom and have nothing left at all to ask, to expect, to give or even to hope for when we've failed and so has everything and everyone else.
Bam!
Just take a quiet minute, in that hope-less-ness to ask God for help in Jesus' name.
And then just listen.
Quietly.
Job done.
No charge for the consultation.
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Life sucks, I think we can agree on that but even in that suckiness, search for something that it's worth enduring for.
Do you have family or friends? Pets?
I suggest checking into a psychiatric hospital for awhile and focus on getting better. It does a world of good.
Stay safe OP.
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There will be days that get better and there will be days that get worse. You will go through 3 or 4 days when you feel happy, and then you'll crash the next day. It sucks, but it's just part of depression. That's one of the reasons medication can help so much is because it balances you out more. It keeps your emotions more in check so they are not going all over the place.
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The secret to beating depression is that faith in God's love brings around hope for better!
Look dear when I was at my worst improvement began by minutes at a time. (That was after seven years of deepest depression, 18 months of those being very suicidal.):o:o:o
In those minutes I thanked The Lord for feeling better and asked Him to improve me more.
(Good things have to grow in our heart - just as the bad things grew in our hearts - so it takes time to grow good things back again.)However then depression would be back again! So I learned to thank God that hope could still come around and asked Him for strength to carry on regardless of how I was feeling.
Once I knew that God's goodness could still come around I knew that I couldn't trust my feelings to tell me how my life would go in the future. In my bad times I had to wait for good times to come back again. I did this by treasuring those few good times in my heart and pleading with God to bring me more good times.And YES - the minutes grew into hours.
In those hours I thanked the Lord a lot and prayed for more stable/good times.The hours grew to a day where I felt good. I celebrated with God and asked Him for more hope and less hopelessness. Always celebrate your good times with God and thank Him for it.
The reason is that when you have good times with God - such good times become Eternal - that means good stays around!!!However during these waiting times I still often felt down and struggled with hopelessness and despair. But I knew that my life could change for the better - for minutes of good life had grown to hours and hours had grown to a full day, so therefore I knew that one day I would be better again.
(Winning from depression NEEDS faith in God's goodness and an acknowledgement that His goodness is stronger than depression can bring to bear.)
All in all I've battled like this for 9 years (I've been ill for 17 years now) and now I am at a point where I only feel depressed once in awhile. I can work again - I work 2 days a week - and enjoy life again and depression - however bad it can still get can't win from me any more.
Sure my healing took long but I've got a serious mental illness - so I had let bad life take hold of me in a really bad way - still faith in God's love got me on top of it again.
I'm SO happy that I didn't commit suicide now, though once I begged my wife and kids to let me go. Death doesn't win the battle but looses it.
Now I know that faith in God's love is the best medicine there is, for it changes a depressed heart into a God filled heart. Truly we can grow His good things in our hearts - all it takes is a little bit of faith - which God gives to those who ask for it - so it is a none lose situation - for when we loose our faith we can just ask for more!
Anyone with faith in God's love can grow good things back into their hearts. Anyone with faith in God's love can become stronger than depression.
Be of good courage and don't let bad times take the good times away but await the good times to come back again and keep growing GOOD things back into your heart.
God is faithful and true, I have learned to love Him incredibly much!
(Though once I cursed Him in my rages and blamed Him for my pain, now I know that God is innocent - He doesn't bring bad life around - the devil does that - but God does bring good life around. Let us praise His holy Name!)All the best
My Vineyard.
My soul is a vineyard of the Lord.
He chose the site carefully
and dug my hardened soil deep.
He removed all rocks and stones
and built me a wall with them,
a defence so very strong.
He planted the choicest of vines,
in fertile ground He planted them
and watered them deeply.
He cares for the plants very well,
pruning them each season,
strong stock to propagate.
Also a watchtower did He make,
placing guards in it,
a watching eye on things.
A wine press He built as well,
for when my vines yield,
pressing the best of fruit.
The wine of Joy is what I get,
jubilant my maidens dance,
gladness running over.
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Hold on, dear. Hold on.
Your brain is playing tricks on you. You are in a storm. It will pass. Maybe not as soon as you want, but it will
Call a friend. Or a hotline. Call a 24 hour prayer line and talk to someone.
Your brain is playing tricks on you. You are in a storm. It will pass. Maybe not as soon as you want, but it will
Call a friend. Or a hotline. Call a 24 hour prayer line and talk to someone.
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Thank you for your post Jeshu. It helped me a lot.
knw1991 - I'm praying for you. I had an image that came into my head - we're all out way out there, in the ocean. There is one lifeboat. It is God's answer, His peace, Life. Some of us are closer to the lifeboat than others. Some of us are way out there, and it seems we are drifting. There are currents that keep taking us further out - it seems out of our control. But there is always someone closer to the lifeboat than we are, but close enough to us to understand how we got this far out. They can grab a hold of us, with their love, their prayers. If we all connect to each other, we can help get everyone back to the lifeboat. We're in this together.
Jeshu - your post gave me hope today. knw1991 - we're grabbing a hold of you. We're praying, and God can save you. It is His will. You are not alone.
knw1991 - I'm praying for you. I had an image that came into my head - we're all out way out there, in the ocean. There is one lifeboat. It is God's answer, His peace, Life. Some of us are closer to the lifeboat than others. Some of us are way out there, and it seems we are drifting. There are currents that keep taking us further out - it seems out of our control. But there is always someone closer to the lifeboat than we are, but close enough to us to understand how we got this far out. They can grab a hold of us, with their love, their prayers. If we all connect to each other, we can help get everyone back to the lifeboat. We're in this together.
Jeshu - your post gave me hope today. knw1991 - we're grabbing a hold of you. We're praying, and God can save you. It is His will. You are not alone.
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p.s. I am so grateful to find this Christian forum for depression. I felt so lonely this morning. God bless all of you. It helped me to read the posts and see that I'm not alone. Other people feel this way too...
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ok I'm new to forums so I don't know if there is a rule about posting three times in a row (i'm sorry - I hope it isn't annoying) but knw1991 I just read some of your other posts and I felt i had to post this -- God will never ever give up on you. The bible says that He will never let you go (John 10:28-30). One of the biggest lies of the devil is that we can't go back to Him, that He will abandon us. We can always go back. We just ask for forgiveness, and we are cleansed of all sin. Even if we don't feel that way, even if our emotions are tricking us, He is always with us. He loves us so much. The bible says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. He loves you - you are His creation. Jesus is in you, working in you. Even if you don't feel it, have faith...(ok - so these words are also ministering to me right now - I need to hear this too)...Trust that God is there, working all things together for good for those who love Him. God can turn this around, even if right now you can't see how that is possible. The Holy Spirit will guide you toward all the right answers, toward the healing, even if it is only one step at a time.
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Dont give up and be strong and have faith that everything is done for a reason..there will be a million people who have been in a worse position and come through to tell there tale and help other people ...
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