My deep depression and despair is not physical, but spiritual. I have stayed up some nights all night tossing and turning in fear of going to Hell, but I can not cry about it. My depression is weighing heavy on my wife and she says she can't take much more, and I can't cry about it. I want to just weep my head off and cry to God but I can't. Has anybody else went through this in their depression?
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Yeah I have that, but only because people make me feel bad about crying. The psycologist said that I must have a good reason to cry or it's a mental problem and plus I cried one time in support group because someone was mad at me and I did nothing to 'cause her to be mad at me so I cried and everyone stared at me like as if they never seen anyone cry before. Ever since I just can't cry like I'm afraid to cry.
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I myself haven't had that happen, usually if things are going very wrong I don't have a problem crying.
An overwhelming fear of hell is unfortunately something I have seen a lot, I really think it is caused by an inaccurate conception of God. Fear of hell does not make anyone a better Christian, does not help anyone to love God more, does not help anyone to praise God. In fact, it is an anti-praise. It is the kind of praise a demon would want: fear, panic.
This kind of fear of hell is because of a distorted and unhealthy conception of who God is.
[SIZE=+4]Whereas the object and purpose of our instruction and charge is love, which springs from a pure heart and a good (clear) conscience and sincere (unfeigned) faith.
1 Timothy 1: 5
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations. Deuteronomy 7: 9
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge and put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 36: 7
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and he who loves is begotten of God and is coming to know and understand God. 1 John 4: 7[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+4]He who does not love has not become acquainted with God, for God is love.
1 John 4: 8[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+4]Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5: 5
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]But God--so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us. Ephesians 2: 4
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? Romans 8: 35
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An overwhelming fear of hell is unfortunately something I have seen a lot, I really think it is caused by an inaccurate conception of God. Fear of hell does not make anyone a better Christian, does not help anyone to love God more, does not help anyone to praise God. In fact, it is an anti-praise. It is the kind of praise a demon would want: fear, panic.
This kind of fear of hell is because of a distorted and unhealthy conception of who God is.
[SIZE=+4]Whereas the object and purpose of our instruction and charge is love, which springs from a pure heart and a good (clear) conscience and sincere (unfeigned) faith.
1 Timothy 1: 5
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations. Deuteronomy 7: 9
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge and put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 36: 7
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and he who loves is begotten of God and is coming to know and understand God. 1 John 4: 7[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+4]He who does not love has not become acquainted with God, for God is love.
1 John 4: 8[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+4]Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5: 5
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]But God--so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us. Ephesians 2: 4
[/SIZE][SIZE=+4]Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? Romans 8: 35
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@ plumsink. The prayer team and counselor told me the same exact thing. They said I don't know who God really is and right now they have me only reading scripture about God's love.
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I wonder if the tree of knowledge that adam and eve ate from has something to do with religion, fear of hell, ect... it's knowledge of good and evil, makes ya think doesn't it?
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There was a time when there were no more tears left to cry - i was all "cried out" so to speak. But in your case, there seems to be something holding you back. Approaching our Lord with humility and faith can help you with this. Keep things simple for now. Depression and faith don't mix. Depression can affect our faith - so keep things simple. I know I couldn't even go to church or read the Bible. So I kept my faith simple - I just kept dialogue with the Lord and asked for Him to help me with what I needed to do now. That's what you need to do. Ask Him to help you with what you need to do now to help you take the next step.
May the Lord give you comfort and hope during your most darkest and sorrowful moments. God bless.
May the Lord give you comfort and hope during your most darkest and sorrowful moments. God bless.
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Your spouse may benefit from a support group for families of people suffering from depression. Could it be possible that you're trying too hard? I certainly can't cry on demand. I agree with others that the fear of hell is not God's desire for you. He wants to bless you and protect you from harm. Put this in God's hands and don't listen to those tormenting thoughts.
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I felt like I was trying to hard for awhile. I came to the conclusion that only God can change me, the problem is, then I feel like I'm not caring and just slipping back into my will. The days I don't read scriptures and don't think about it seem to be better for me. and this scares me. My inability to cry about it really makes me feel like God has turned me over to a cold heart.I'm not blaming him though. I can only pray he will change my heart.
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I recall a very dark time in my life when I thought God had given up and turned His back on me. The truth was that I brought the misery on myself,and God had been there all along, patiently waiting for me to change things. My point is that you're waiting for God to change you, and He's waiting for you to make changes. You said you feel better when not reading scripture and thinking about it. That tells me that maybe you're obsessing and wallowing in some sort of self-blame, self-loathing. You wouldn't have those thoughts if you didn't care. Can you get some counseling? I think some third party guidance might help you. Just my opinion, but I hope it helps.
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I'm having trouble believing God would forgive my and redeem me if I was ever saved.I don't think I ever put my trust and faith in Jesus alone. I feel like I mocked God by being a hypocrite for all the years of habitual unconfessed willful sin after I was baptized, even though I was in a false gospel Mormon church. I have left the church now for about six weeks. I go to an Independant Baptist church now. I am seeking counsel with a prayer team right now. I do plan on seeing a professional Christian therapist.
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