My depression story

[Iloveyoumyfriend]

Man, over this past winter I went through such a horrible depression. I was in an alchoholic, and addicted to cigerettes. Anyways I stopped them both at once, which threw me into a deep depression. I was confused, scared, lonely, and afraid. But I trusted in God with all that I had, with everything. I totally just let go of trying to make myself better, and put it into Gods hands. I read the bible as often as I could, and fasted 2 times a week, and prayed like a prayer warrior. Truthfully at the time I had no idea what was happening to me. I didnt understand, because it was the first time I had ever experianced a deep depression. Anyways to make a long story short, I trusted in God with all I had, and about 3 months later He brought me out of the depression. I came out a stronger wiser, and God fearing person. It helped me in so many ways, and I learned so much from my sufferings. I encourage you, no matter how bad it hurts. To see the goodness God has intended behind your suffering. Trust me, He still loves you, and is right by your side. In our weakness Gods streagth is made perfect. Believe me, where ever you go you have giant angels walking by your side. Keep up the faith, and just hold on to God, trust in Him only to get you through this. Dont trust yourself, or anyone else, but God. Remember, suffering produces patients, and perseverance! God bless, and hope that you can see Gods good intention behind what your going through! Sometimes it hurts when God is molding us the way He wants us, but in the end the suffering amounts to nothing, compared to the harvest that it produces! Once again, God bless, and may peace go with you.

P.s. God can heal you no matter what the severity of your depression is. Trust in Him, and Him alone.

 

[LoG]

Alcohol and cigarettes at the same time? Wow!! I gave up the alcohol but if I would have had to give up the cigs at the same time, I would have been looking for a gun

God Bless.

 

[Xemp]

I trusted God. But He is static. He did nothing.

I can't do anything by myself, so it isn't the point.

The matter is that God makes me wait in the darkness for long 10 years... I don't drink or smoke, bu I am prisioner of something. No matter what, Jesus promised to set us free with the truth.
Should I wait longer without any hope of God's act? How could a normal person have faith and wait for God's providence for 10 years? I am not Moses, Elijah, David, Paul or Jeremiah. I don't have their strenght neither their faith. I don't have nothing and God is still there "the same God, yesterday, today and always".

I don't want to believe that God will do something. He never did. I am just expecting the end of my life to enjoy my salvation (that i am really grate for receiving it).

 

[KittiK]

God isn't going to hand you your life on a silver platter. He guides, directs and loves...no matter what. He didn't make drones, clones or robots. You have free will and what you do with it counts. I have heard that the reason depression occurs is that we have fallen away from God...it's our punishment sorta speak. But I don't buy it. Everyone has a purpose...everyone has a life to lead...everyone is someone to Him. "God helps those who helps themselves" means more to me now than it did before. We touch people's lives everyday, we make a difference to someone.

I don't have their Faith either...but lucky for me I don't have to. I can try and try and never give up trying to gain the Faith they have.....but I am me and no one understands that better than Him. He does makes us stronger if we chose learn from where we've been...funny thing is that I can't help but learn from my life. What works, what doesn't.....I still have no idea where He wants me to be or what He wants me to do. I will. Someday. I have to fight the comfort zone alot.

There are too many days that are so black I can't see anything. Try as I might I backslide and face that pit again. I can fight and scream all I want to stay out of that hole...and a few times it helps me not get so deep in it as before. It gets to the point where the little things like getting something to eat is cause for celebration. Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that He is there for us...but I honestly believe everyone's walk is different. Where He needs us to be and where we are going is individual and personal.