Severe depression - Need prayers

[Snow Angel]

 

[gloryseven]

Jesus, help Jase find Your comfort and love at this time.

 

[Criada]

Still praying for you, Jase.

 

[Jase]

I agree with everyone else Jase, God isn't doing this to you the enemy is.

Hi Granny. Why is the "enemy" seemingly more powerful than God? Why can the enemy destroy me, but God can't help me?

If you had a gun to your head - loaded or unloaded, then it is time to reach out for some help. It could be something simple like a misfunctioning thyroid, or a chemical imbalance. There is no shame in asking for help. Please go talk to someone. A doctor, your parents, or clergy.

Well, I know it's not something simple, I know what my problem is. Unfortunately, there is nothing anyone can do about it. There is no cure or remedy. It just keeps wearing me down until I can't stand the pain anymore, hence the gun.

I am praying for a mighty movement of God in your life spiritually, physically, and emotionally. And that the Lord places a protective hedge around you.

I appreciate the prayers. Of course you can see that despite all the prayers on this thread, I'm not even remotely better. So I still question, where is God? At what point will he say enough, and give me relief? I thought God doesn't give us anything we can't handle? Why then, am I faced with something I can't deal with?

 

[Jase]

Jase you are not alone and God has always been there for you he is ever present in our lives and he has heard your prayers trust in him he will see you through this tribulation and if you need someone to talk to I am always available I to suffer from depression and have since I was a young child ,without God in my life I to would be where you are right now and our choices are never easy so please ,talk to someone anyone you feel comfortable with and like I said before feel free to pm me at anytime,I will continue to pray for you

Thanks pixies. It's hard to believe God has always been there for me. If God has heard my endless prayers for help, I can't understand why he won't answer. It's been 10 years with this much pain, and if God were ever going to help me, wouldn't he have already? How long do I have to wait?

 

[Criada]

I can't answer any of those questions, Jase... much as I wish I could.
I have an issue which I have been praying that God would resolve for 20+ years now... and as yet He hasn't... and it causes me pain every day.
BUT - we live by faith, not by sight.. He has said that he will do it, and I believe Him... even though I can't see the answer... or even imagine it really after so much time.
But, He is God.. and He works only for our good. Sometimes that good involves the refiner's fire. And often we can't even begin to understand what He is doing.
But... He is God, I am not... and so I trust Him, whatever.

Praying for you, brother, very much.

 

[mom_one]

praying for God to remove depression from you.God loves you .trust in Him

 

[Jase]

I can't answer any of those questions, Jase... much as I wish I could.
I have an issue which I have been praying that God would resolve for 20+ years now... and as yet He hasn't... and it causes me pain every day.
BUT - we live by faith, not by sight.. He has said that he will do it, and I believe Him... even though I can't see the answer... or even imagine it really after so much time.
But, He is God.. and He works only for our good. Sometimes that good involves the refiner's fire. And often we can't even begin to understand what He is doing.
But... He is God, I am not... and so I trust Him, whatever.

Praying for you, brother, very much.

What do you do when you have doubts that God will ever answer you? I'm just so overwhelmed, I don't know how much longer I can hold out.

 

[Springrain]

What do you do when you have doubts that God will ever answer you? I'm just so overwhelmed, I don't know how much longer I can hold out.

Jase,

If you remain fervent in the desire to TRUST God more and more each day...He will resolve all you question.

 

[shepsgirl]

I appreciate the prayers. Of course you can see that despite all the prayers on this thread, I'm not even remotely better. So I still question, where is God? At what point will he say enough, and give me relief? I thought God doesn't give us anything we can't handle? Why then, am I faced with something I can't deal with?

Jase, do you really know God? the way you talk about Him is so far off from what He is like...

you're frustrated, and praying for this burden to be removed from you, which is understandable, but why don't you try this: instead of asking Him to take it away, ask Him to walk through it with you.


maybe you should examine the relationship between you and God. i struggled through my first year as a Christian. i really thought i was acting how God wanted me to, but i was miserable. i can look back and see the lack of trust. i know you've heard this many times and it's true: God let's us go hard times to help us grow to be stronger. it's up to us if we go along with the process or just balk.

you know how to be saved. you acknowledge Jesus and what He did for you. you sincerely ask forgiveness for your sins and ask Him to be your Lord and Savior and try to live your life for Him. if you did those things, you are His.



God doesn't tell lies. He says He is always with His children, but sometimes we don't let Him help us. i don't know your situation, but this has definetly been a problem of mine.


Isaiah 30:15-16

15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it.
16 You said, 'No, we will flee on horses.'
Therefore you will flee!
You said, 'We will ride off on swift horses.'
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!

this verse has helped me quite a bit. it helps me in hard times to get that i need to let go of the situation and let God handle it. it also lets me see how bad things can get when i don't trust God to help.


please know that you are loved even if you feel unloved. even when you feel utterly abandoned, you are not. even though you don't feel Him there, He is.


please read this. it's psalm 139:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm 139;&version=31;

Isaiah 54:10
10 Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

though everything in your life may be falling apart, God's love for you never fails. though your faith in Him has been shaken, His love for you has not and never will be.


Isaiah 49:13-16
13 Shout for joy, O heavens;
rejoice, O earth;
burst into song, O mountains!
For the LORD comforts his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me."
15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you! 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me.

you are His afflicted one. He says He has compassion on you and never forgets you. just trust Him. even if you don't trust Him now, make the effort. tell Him that you are going to trust. find a verse that helps remind you of His faithfulness, and when you feel that nagging doubt coming, read it.

i will pray for you, don't give up.

 

[HayleyAnn]

I need some major help. I'm suffering from severe depression due to chronic loneliness. I really have no meaningful relationships with anyone other than my parents, and I know that that isn't going to change anytime soon if ever due to some major insecurities.

I'm like pulling my hair out and gritting my teeth, in constant tears i'm so overwhelmed. And this isn't something new. I've been suffering with this off and on for 8 years.

I pray constantly asking God for help over and over, but not matter what I do, he keeps ignoring me. My faith is dangling by a thread. I just don't know how to keep holding on like this when God will not help me in anyway. I just don't understand what he wants, or what I'm doing wrong. Why is it so hard to get a meaningful response for God? Why can't he just come out and talk to me about my problems; give me some reassurance that he will help? Why all the mystery and vagueness?

What are you supposed to do when you are completely hopeless, no one in the world can help you, and not even God bothers to care?

You are in my prayers, Jase

 

[RRomm]

Praying for you Jase.

 

[HayleyAnn]

Still praying

 

[0976]

I know how you feel, I felt the same way, and God didn't do anything

but finally something good did happen, and I met someone

but now my someone has left, and now I am feeling the same way again

I don't know what to tell you. Try an online dating site, that helps.

I'll pray for you, hopefully we will both find someone soon

 

[ekerazy78]

I have been there. I have felt your pain. I have given up and praise God found my way back to Him. Giving up was a lot harder to deal with though!

Father God please comfort Jase during his time of need. Father we all have that desire to have human companionship. Father God I pray that You will bring someone into Jase's life. Someone that can be a true friend to him. God until You bring him that person please be with him. Speak to his heart, may he feel Your arms holding him tight as surround him with comfort.

In Jesus Name
Amen

 

[dreamingflower]

There is 11 pages to this thread. I did not read thru all of them.

read and claim scriptures.

being happy and joyful doesn't depend on your circumstances. If we act happy, we will be happy.. said DR yonggi cho ( Pastor from the world's largest church)

I have done this for the past 3 months and have seen some miraculous changes in my life. I use to stress all the time, cry, angry... etc. but by applying scriptures, reading them aloud, claiming them and ACTING happy. It has really help me thru the roughest time.

God has given each one of freedom. With the freedom we can do whatever, but we have to be obedient. Being obedient means relying on the word of God to manifest.

THe word says He has loved me, just as the father has loved him, and he instructs me to abide in his love john 15:9

So we need to learn to abide in GOd's love. We need to learn to accept God's love. By saying that God wants you in this depression stage is a sin. Not only are you disobedient but you are saying something about a GOD that truely loves and cares for you.

Depression is a mentality thing. I went thru it. I know. It's all in our mind. We live the life we want if we think it and make it come to pass. Hope that makes sense.

I dont want to be harsh but I want to be truthful and not beat around the bush. God bless.

Trust in God. and no more negative thoughts.

 

[DAYDRE]

There is 11 pages to this thread. I did not read thru all of them.

read and claim scriptures.

being happy and joyful doesn't depend on your circumstances. If we act happy, we will be happy.. said DR yonggi cho ( Pastor from the world's largest church)

I have done this for the past 3 months and have seen some miraculous changes in my life. I use to stress all the time, cry, angry... etc. but by applying scriptures, reading them aloud, claiming them and ACTING happy. It has really help me thru the roughest time.

God has given each one of freedom. With the freedom we can do whatever, but we have to be obedient. Being obedient means relying on the word of God to manifest.

THe word says He has loved me, just as the father has loved him, and he instructs me to abide in his love john 15:9

So we need to learn to abide in GOd's love. We need to learn to accept God's love. By saying that God wants you in this depression stage is a sin. Not only are you disobedient but you are saying something about a GOD that truely loves and cares for you.

Depression is a mentality thing. I went thru it. I know. It's all in our mind. We live the life we want if we think it and make it come to pass. Hope that makes sense.

I dont want to be harsh but I want to be truthful and not beat around the bush. God bless.

Trust in God. and no more negative thoughts.

--=-=-=-JESUS STAINS ALWAYS=--=-=-

 

[D'Ann]

Praying for you. I know that you might feel alone... but please KNOW in your head and heart that you are NOT alone. Jesus is with you and in you and all around you. I know that it may not "feel" like that, but He is...

Praying for Jesus to touch you and help you through this dark tunnel.

 

[Jase]

There is 11 pages to this thread. I did not read thru all of them.

read and claim scriptures.

being happy and joyful doesn't depend on your circumstances. If we act happy, we will be happy.. said DR yonggi cho ( Pastor from the world's largest church)

I have done this for the past 3 months and have seen some miraculous changes in my life. I use to stress all the time, cry, angry... etc. but by applying scriptures, reading them aloud, claiming them and ACTING happy. It has really help me thru the roughest time.

God has given each one of freedom. With the freedom we can do whatever, but we have to be obedient. Being obedient means relying on the word of God to manifest.

THe word says He has loved me, just as the father has loved him, and he instructs me to abide in his love john 15:9

So we need to learn to abide in GOd's love. We need to learn to accept God's love. By saying that God wants you in this depression stage is a sin. Not only are you disobedient but you are saying something about a GOD that truely loves and cares for you.

Depression is a mentality thing. I went thru it. I know. It's all in our mind. We live the life we want if we think it and make it come to pass. Hope that makes sense.

I dont want to be harsh but I want to be truthful and not beat around the bush. God bless.

Trust in God. and no more negative thoughts.

Hi dreamingflower. I'm glad things have improved for you. Unfortunately, the kinds of things I deal with aren't the type where you can pretend everything is ok, and it will be so. I've tried to make myself happy, it doesn't work, because I can never be happy no matter how much I want it. The struggles I was given make happiness a distant, unobtainable dream.