it just seems that lately i've been in this awful depression. i used to take medication for it, (and frankly, you should, if you need to) but i can't afford to buy them anymore. i used to pray a lot, but now i can't seem to. my husband says he just puts all his faith and trust in God and that's how he deals with problems. but i can't seem to do that... i'm really just reaching out here... i know there are people who have problems so much worse than mine, but i just need some help. i keep trying to call my pastor, but he's never there... i dont know.. i guess i'm just whining at this point. thanks for listening.
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poor girl....
I know it's not easy to trust someone easily especially to ask another person to trust on the invisible one, God. We need to know a person good enough before we can trust a person. We usually only tell out problems/difficulties to a good friend whom we know they will be able to keep our secrets or help us to solve something. What I would like to suggest you is that, you might want to get to know God first and draw close to Him?
I used to hear people telling me that reading the Bible is like falling in love with Jesus and you want to find out more about Jesus. It never make sense to me at all until one day, I decided to lift up my burdens and throw it to God and let God deal with them. It doesn't happen over the night as it's very normal for us to hold back our problems. Begin reading the Bible from four Gospels to understand how Jesus behaves and what type of person Jesus is. Then, spend more time praying to God and start talking to Him as if you are talking to a real person. Create a relationship between you and God...a personal relationship with Him....then, as you draw closer to Him, you'll see a difference in your life.
God is with you and He can take away your problems as well as depression.
I know it's not easy to trust someone easily especially to ask another person to trust on the invisible one, God. We need to know a person good enough before we can trust a person. We usually only tell out problems/difficulties to a good friend whom we know they will be able to keep our secrets or help us to solve something. What I would like to suggest you is that, you might want to get to know God first and draw close to Him?
I used to hear people telling me that reading the Bible is like falling in love with Jesus and you want to find out more about Jesus. It never make sense to me at all until one day, I decided to lift up my burdens and throw it to God and let God deal with them. It doesn't happen over the night as it's very normal for us to hold back our problems. Begin reading the Bible from four Gospels to understand how Jesus behaves and what type of person Jesus is. Then, spend more time praying to God and start talking to Him as if you are talking to a real person. Create a relationship between you and God...a personal relationship with Him....then, as you draw closer to Him, you'll see a difference in your life.
God is with you and He can take away your problems as well as depression.
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I feel the same way as n u l l g a l.
I TRY to make connection, and I just fall short because I haven't been putting much of an effort. It almost feels as if I want to hold onto my problems and allow them to destruct me.
I TRY to make connection, and I just fall short because I haven't been putting much of an effort. It almost feels as if I want to hold onto my problems and allow them to destruct me.
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Nullgal,
Depression has been my constant companion for almost 6 years now. I am able to function, I have a job, I take my chid to school each day, I do everything that I am supposed to do as a wife, mother and employee. I have read a lot about depression and have came to the conclusion that I am a "functioning mild depressive". I enoy life to a great extent, I laugh at jokes and am sociable. But there is always this constant cloud with me, no matter what.
I seem to have lost my basic joy in life, and deep down I feel "what is the point of life, why are we here, there is so much sadness and suffering in the world, etc."
My depression was the direct result of my pastor husband going through some horrendous church trouble. I have not made a full recovery from that, and I still do not enjoy going to church because of it. I have been a pastor's wife for almost 22 years, and I think I have reached the "burned out" stage.
To top it off, last year my pastor husband (Indepenent Baptist, and he never missed even one church service during this) had a brief affair. I couldn't believe it. Now I no longer trust him. The affair started when he was visiting a sick man at his home...he had an affair with the sick mans step-daughter. Can you believe it? As far as I know, his church never found out about the affair, and it is supposedly over. But I have learned that I cannot trust this man I am married to, and it has just about destroyed my faith.
Sorry to be so long winded, but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that depression is a very real illness, it is not "all in your head". It is not something you can just get over. I pray everyday for help from God. I will be praying for you.
Nikkibeth
Depression has been my constant companion for almost 6 years now. I am able to function, I have a job, I take my chid to school each day, I do everything that I am supposed to do as a wife, mother and employee. I have read a lot about depression and have came to the conclusion that I am a "functioning mild depressive". I enoy life to a great extent, I laugh at jokes and am sociable. But there is always this constant cloud with me, no matter what.
I seem to have lost my basic joy in life, and deep down I feel "what is the point of life, why are we here, there is so much sadness and suffering in the world, etc."
My depression was the direct result of my pastor husband going through some horrendous church trouble. I have not made a full recovery from that, and I still do not enjoy going to church because of it. I have been a pastor's wife for almost 22 years, and I think I have reached the "burned out" stage.
To top it off, last year my pastor husband (Indepenent Baptist, and he never missed even one church service during this) had a brief affair. I couldn't believe it. Now I no longer trust him. The affair started when he was visiting a sick man at his home...he had an affair with the sick mans step-daughter. Can you believe it? As far as I know, his church never found out about the affair, and it is supposedly over. But I have learned that I cannot trust this man I am married to, and it has just about destroyed my faith.
Sorry to be so long winded, but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that depression is a very real illness, it is not "all in your head". It is not something you can just get over. I pray everyday for help from God. I will be praying for you.
Nikkibeth
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