what do u do when ...

[member nsi]

What do you do when you're tired of life and feel like giving up? When you don't feel like living anymore? I know as a Christian you're not supposed to feel this way cause you supposed to pray, but what do you do after that?

[lanl ns]

Hello Wonderful Child of God Created in the Image and Likeness of God,

First of all know that God loves you and if you can just make it ONE day at a Time things will get better.

However, from past experience and dealing with this issue myself. I understand and know that your feelings are real and need to be dealt with on a real life basis and not in la la spiritual cliché land somewhere.

Know that it is alright to cry, it is OK to question and reflect on your life, but as you reflect and through your tears try to determine what efforts you need to make in order to get your life to a place of happiness for you. The Lord will guide you and he will bring clarity to your mind, your body and your spirit.

Sometimes cleansing can bring about depression because during this cleansing you are going through a grieving period. You are getting rid of the old to receive the newness in your life that God has for you. The old in you must die out (not you physically) but the old spirit, habits and ways of your life must die out in order to receive the new you that God wants to present.

I believe that this is an attack of the enemy and that sometimes in preparing us for our next step we must die and to die is to bury and let go what we are comfortable with, and with that comes a grieving process that must be addressed before healing can begin.

When depression comes on me now, I understand that it is something in my life that had to die and I must get rid of it in order to receive the glory that God has for my life.

I pray and know that God is strengthening you even when you feel he is not there.

The Lord will lead you and guide you through this dark hour, just know that tomorrow is another opportunity for hope, the next hour is opportunity for hope, the next moment is opportunity for hope. All God need is just one moment to turn your situation around…..Be encouraged and don’t ever give up!!!!!

[member nsi]

lanl said:

Hello Wonderful Child of God Created in the Image and Likeness of God,

First of all know that God loves you and if you can just make it ONE day at a Time things will get better.

However, from past experience and dealing with this issue myself. I understand and know that your feelings are real and need to be dealt with on a real life basis and not in la la spiritual cliché land somewhere.

I really never thought anyone else dealt with this caused it's so looked down upon in Christianity and no one ever talks about it. People tend to avoid you like the plague when you mention depression.So i thank you Ms.Lanl for being so open and honest enough to share this.
I have been battling with depression my whole life and lots of times i feel like i've been delivered but it just keeps coming back.And it's not just depression, it's to the point of suicide. Prayed.fasted,cried,numbed myself, but it just doesn't go forever. I wonder if anyone ever gets completely delivered or is this something that one always gotta struggle with all their lives ? Kinda like a 'thorn in the flesh.'
When you said there was something in your life that had to die....what do you mean?

[livinganewlife]

I am sorry for repsonding so late, please forgive me and I trust that all is well with you. In my life there was a lifestyle of sin that I had to actually die from......

I didn't live an uncomfortable life of sin, was never on drugs, never an alcoholic nothing tragic happened in my life that would give me a "grand" story of deliverance.

But I had a lifestyle of sin, a Fabulous lifestyle of sin, on my way to Hell in style...I enjoyed my lifestyle so it was really hard for me to give it up.......

In my walk the Lord had to take me through periods where I actually had to "die" to my old self. I had covered up so much until it was hard to tell if I was in sin............ But I was most definitely living a dark life of sin, not directly contributing to the sins that were being committed around me but I accepted the lifestyle and benefited from the sins.......

Lately the Lord has been dealing with me in the areas of grief.....and I have learned that we grieve over more that just physical deaths.............

There are grieving periods when we "cut off" relationships, lifestyles, associations, and grief brings about feelings of depression............................but it is not Hopeless because GOD is always around.........

Be encouraged and don't let the devil get you down..........God's got you!!!!

Stay encouraged...............

[stillfocused]

Member..recognize as LanL has spoken that God has you !! Yet, realize that will attack you not to get you down and out..but, to destroy you..because you are a threat in his scheme of things. He also knows that one most deadliest weapons in your arsenal of weapons is praise. And because you are a threat to him..he knows that if you are out of the way; that those who are watching you, looking up to you, and yes, without you even knowing..following you will not come to know Christ. Stand encouraged through the word and that you loved by many and that we all go through those moments where we must encourage ourselves in the Lord..

[chosen]

member said:

What do you do when you're tired of life and feel like giving up? When you don't feel like living anymore? I know as a Christian you're not supposed to feel this way cause you supposed to pray, but what do you do after that?

I know how you feel, I feel like that all the time..... Im constantly fighting thoughts of suicide, just don't want to live no more sometimes. Its hard, when you get to that point in your life, your so low and there seems to be nobody that is able or willing to help you. Sometimes It seems as though you are all alone in this awlful world.

[zelica]

sooooooooo now you all delet the suicide forum after I leave you all are funny!

[And Such Were Some Of You]

zelica said:

sooooooooo now you all delet the suicide forum after I leave you all are funny!

Huh? What?

Jessica, You sent me a PM twice asking me to delete the suicide thread and I honored your request by placing it where nobody else can see it.

Please do not start playing these games! I didn't know that you were gone and again, I moved the thread because you asked for it to be deleted!

[livinganewlife]

zelica said:

sooooooooo now you all delet the suicide forum after I leave you all are funny!

Goodness...............I am praying for you!!!!!!