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I'll pray for you, dear one. Also, would you be able to listen to something that will encourage you and get your mind off your troubles? All are reminders that God is for you and working in to help you through the troubles. I hope you'll give all of these a view or a listen. I truly wish I had had access to these sorts of teachings when I was your age. But I'm so grateful to have them now. God is using them to change me, to teach me to seek first the Kingdom, to know Him and believe Him. And when that happens the things that seemed so overwhelming don't have power anymore, and I can have peace, knowing that my Dad in heaven is working it out and that I truly do have a future of peace, hope, and good. And you can too. I especially recommend the five foundational teachings in the freedom classes. You'll be glad you did. I watch and listen over and over, and each time the Lord gets more truth into me. From the world's standards, the odds are stacked against me as high as the tower of Babbel. But look what God did to that. He is healing my heart to know more and more that He is for me and will move heaven and earth to see that I become the person He made me to be, the confident, creative, joyful, peaceful able daughter of God Almighty that Jesus came to bind up and have bear much good fruit. And that is you too.

One of the keys to these teaching is that we, all of us probably, tend to naturally gravitate to is when there is trouble we seek to solve the problem or make the pain stop. The problem is that we need to seek first the Kingdom, and when we have that then the problems don't seem so big, and whether they change immediately or not, we have changed and we can be at peace and continue to move forward in life regardless of trouble. But how do we seek first the Kingdom. It's not a one word answer and that's why Gateway church was gracious enough to offer these teachings. I hope you'll watch and listen. It will make a difference. It has for me. I watch or listen every day. It is helping more than I can explain. I finally believe I can do this life, accomplish what God had for me to do that makes me the me He intended, and have peace and joy.

here are some links: Videos | Gateway Church

youtube a kingdom parable - Bing Videos

Freedom Classes | Gateway Church

Freedom from Depression - YouTube
 
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I will check out these videos miss-a. they seem to have impacted your life greatly and maybe they will for me too. I am also hoping to make an appointment with my therapist as soon as I get my car fixed.
 
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I'm so sorry to hear that you are suffering so much right now. Clearly it is sapping your strength.

Do you remember the story of Peter walking on the water? He lost his footing because he looked at the size of the waves and not at Christ who made him able to do the impossible.

Like Peter hold your hand out to Christ and keep your eyes peeled on Him. Honest it is incredible what we are capable of when we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus calling out for His help.

I don't know what caused the P.T.S.D in your life but I do know that even the worst events can become beneficial in our life with Christ in charge over it. Please consider letting Christ into your heart where the pain resides so that He can begin to heal you.:hug::hug::hug:

Once Christ's love touches the sore spots in our heart then we know that we do no longer need to fear our raw emotions, for His love is stronger than that.

Deeply drink in His love for you, it is His truth that sets us free from wrong whatever such wrong might be.


An invitation to The Chosen.

God's Love will not take or will
you to conform to rules or demand
which imprison, enslave, burn or kill you.

God's Love will not pervert what's Good
The Lord loves truthfully Wise and Good.
True Love was, is and always will be Good!

In God's Love you are free to be right!
In His love everything is good proper and kind.
He loves all who love good and true to rule!

His Love is caring, providing, and sharing.
His Love always enjoys and protects good life.
His love rules even when bad life has being in us!

Hear Jesus call - 'Come join up with us all!
Leave whatever ties you down and be free
loving good life with all God's own to be.'

To the rest in your heart God's asks
how long will you tarry in the darkness?
Please leave such bad existence within.

For life must not, no never should, or would, or could,
be forceful, rude, prideful, arrogant, selfish, lustful
or otherwise be untrue to God's loving truth.

Neither should life be hurting or ill,
hungry, oppressed, despised, hated
or otherwise have existence in wrong.

Please hand your Bad Life over to Jesus
Humbly ask for His Good Life back in return
and go love God, self and neighbour with Joy.

The Church knows that Jesus is coming soon
All bad life will be our shameful past then,
so please leave your bad life while you can!

Love
 
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The sermon this morning really got me thinking. So many times I think I need God, but I never really thought God needed me. God has a purpose for my life and he will transform these ashes into beauty.
 
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The sermon this morning really got me thinking. So many times I think I need God, but I never really thought God needed me. God has a purpose for my life and he will transform these ashes into beauty.

Glad you're feeling stronger! We will continue in prayer to ask for God's strength and power to be given to you. Prayers are obviously working! :thumbsup:
 
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I don't know that I can help. I was drawn to the title of your post. If I had a dollar for every time I felt that way, I wouldn't be rich, but I'd be less poor. I know how it feels to be at the end of my rope. Or at least to feel that way. I think you're dealing with grief from the death of a loved one, and that's one of the hardest things we ever have to deal with. If you have anyone you can speak to about it, do so. I didn't went I went through a grief myself. I still don't. God must feel there's value in us going through this. I think He wants us to learn to have compassion for others. Somehow, someday, and in some way, we'll be better people for learning compassion. I hope you feel better soon.
 
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I don't know that I can help. I was drawn to the title of your post. If I had a dollar for every time I felt that way, I wouldn't be rich, but I'd be less poor. I know how it feels to be at the end of my rope. Or at least to feel that way. I think you're dealing with grief from the death of a loved one, and that's one of the hardest things we ever have to deal with. If you have anyone you can speak to about it, do so. I didn't went I went through a grief myself. I still don't. God must feel there's value in us going through this. I think He wants us to learn to have compassion for others. Somehow, someday, and in some way, we'll be better people for learning compassion. I hope you feel better soon.

You may be right about the grief aspect but it's a little bit different. I am recovering from rape and on a journey of healing...but I'm at the point where I have realized I have only scratched the surface of dealing with this. I'm just now beginning to accept and grieve this loss in my life...a lot of things will never be the same because of what he did.
 
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Glad you're feeling stronger! We will continue in prayer to ask for God's strength and power to be given to you. Prayers are obviously working! :thumbsup:

Prayers are definitely working and I would appreciate if you would continue to pray.
 
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Praying for you! Stay strong, and when you can't we're all here to give you strength.

I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the desolate pit,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.

Psalm 40:1-3.
 
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What happened? We can better help you if we know what you're going through.

Let us help you. :)

I covered a lot in my therapy session. We discussed why I didn't go back back to therapy sooner...and I said I feel like I failed in a way because I couldn't handle It on my own anymore. We talked about triggers and what triggers to watch for and how I need to take care of myself...and I cried...which I have never really done in a therapy session before and is really really hard for me period. it's not that this therapy session was bad it was just really really hard.
 
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