I have a question

[mikeforjesus]

I starting taking antidepressants again maybe last week (but works only on adrenalin or NA i forget) even though im not as depressed as before but I know im still mentally sick. Even though I have joy sometimes which I never had ever before I am very quite sometimes I cant get myself to utter 1 word.. its like mixed depression/ social anxiety.. I get confused alot.

I am excited for when God heals me to give glory to His name and witness (which u must pray that I end up doing) but I feel like this medicine is going to affect my testimony. coz they will think its from the medicine and not directly from God (I know God gave us the medicine but I feel He is going to mostly directly deilver me coz I feel I was depressed originally for my own sin) and might give myself doubts.. So now im thinking of going off them again. What do u think?
Do I still have that right to hope and expect God to heal me without the medicine since ppl think that im refusing Gods help through medicine.

Im sorry for writing so confusingly. Please try to make sense of it.

 

[goldenviolet]

well... ... i have a great answer for you ... everything that was made was made by God. including meds. if your doc says you need it. take it. when you feel like you are able; with no doubts. take it to prayer and talk to the doc. about it. you do not have to feel guilt for taking something created to assist you.

that is the key right there. assist. meds can help, and can heal... but not interfere or fix your spiritual status. that is between you and God alone !!

 

[mikeforjesus]

I dont feel guilty about that but if I feel like I dont want to take the meds coz of its side effects and not helping me much anyway can I still expect God to deilver me Himself like our brother king david? and also how will people know God saved me and didnt forget me if the meds help me. This even helps non christians.

 

[skier_lacey12]

There could be alot of right answers here but the one answer you know is right is from God. It's hard to know without being in your shoes to know how it feels. But i know someone who also takes depression pills and she loves God more than anyone i know. She can share her faith anytime anywhere! The medicine doesn't seem to show that it's taking her away from what God is doing in her life so i don't think it would matter if you were on them because if you need them...you can't help that. But if you don't take them and you feel better about your testimony then don't...it would be a good thing to pray about this because God may have a better answer than anyone of here but i hope we can all help!

 

[ArmouredSaint]

your not confusing,you sound like me as right now yours truly took himself off his meds. they got me going and did release me from the suicidal clutch i was in but now im trying it on my own.why did i come here to christian forum,because im scared to be without Gods support,its real simple mike--i believe faith/prayer can heal me but my minds too sick at times to try,i keep pushing ahead and i have good thoughts you'll try as well