Falling to pieces...

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iraasuup

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Do you ever feel like the whole world is just out on some evil vendetta against you?

I get the whole 'sanctification through suffering' thing, but surely at some point the suffering has to end right?

How can there possibly be a sanctification process if the suffering process never actually ends, but rather keeps getting more intense as time goes on?

I feel like I'm drowning, and it doesn't matter which way I turn, there always ends up being something blocking my path, pushing me further down.

I really don't know how much more of this junk I can take. I just can't seem to catch a break.

I have fallen on my knees and completely surrendered to God. I've given it over to Him, because it's completely evident to me that I can't do it on my own, yet still the pile of junk holding me down just keeps getting bigger. I'm about ready to just completely give up. I'm falling to pieces...
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.



It seems that sometimes God wants to make sure we focus on Him and Him alone. To remind us that nothing in this world matters.
While I don't know what is going on in your life, I know the feeling you describe. Sometimes God just feels like some guy sitting in heaven testing to see how much we can stand before we shatter.


He knows us though. He knows our entire lives. He knows our strengths and weaknesses. He never said life would be easy. On the contrary, our faith brings promises of pain and suffering in this life.




I don't know if this helps any, but:



There is a story by EA Poe, where a man is hypnotized and asked questions about God. He is asked about the pain and suffering on earth. His response is that if we had not know pain, we would not know the opposite of pain, so it is necessary for paradise to be just that: a paradise. If we had not experienced this life, we would not know what the alternative was.
 
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zeroturbulence

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I will keep you in my prayers Katie. Hang in there. Whatever you're going through, Jesus knows it and God won't tempt you more than you can bear. He wouldn't be putting you through all this if He didn't already KNOW that you have the faith that it takes to get through it. God bless you.
 
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framester

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GOD has always been made PERFECT when we are weak.

I too have been struggling with this and my question has always been why made me the way I am,
I want to serve with what has been given me but it always ends in failure.

It seems to me that I need to TRUST more and that to understand that HIS ways are not OUR ways,
I'm still discovering my Purpose in Life and praying that God will prepare me for HIS Glory.

Take Care Katie. You're one tough, sweet cookie!

Perfectly the way God made you to be. ;)
 
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Lucy68

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Is it possible to change your work situation?

Sometimes, I think we just have to leave a situation. I don't know if that really is showing a lack of faith or just common sense ;) .

God has given us control over our lives and thank God....things can change.

Praying for guidance for you :)
 
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Jullianna

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There are seasons in our lives when we feel as if everything we are and everything we know is being torn away. It hurts big time. But from that we rise into something we never imagined, Katie. This is what God wants for you. You are a very special lady who doesn't know it yet.

My heart and prayers are with you. :) <3
 
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keep_on_smiling

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I'm praying for you! Know that the Lord loves you so much and that He wouldn't ever give you more than you can handle. For whatever reason you have to go through this rough season in your life, it's hard to understand in the moment, but once you get through you will be a stronger person in the Lord.

I was going to post some bible verses for you, but instead I will share what the Lord did for me recently. I was feeling what you are feeling. I actually got to the point of saying out loud that I wasn't strong enough for what the situations I was in. I started to cry and felt to turn the radio on (I'm not a music person, so it's not often I do that) The very first thing I hear is "strong enough" from the song Strong Enough by Matthew West. It truly was what I needed to hear at the time. I felt as though I was getting a hug and I knew everything was going to be ok. Our God is always there for us, even in these times.

Strong Enough by Matthew West - YouTube

Trust that the Lord has a plan in this. Seek Him. Pray that He will be your strength. Ask Him for guidance. He loves you so much!

Praying for you! God bless!

 
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1still_waters

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I have no silver bullet words. You are correct. There are times in life where every brick in the wall cracks, falls and crumbles to dust.

No amount of praying, shouting Bible verses, or doing the right ''thing'' seems to stop it.

It's just a reality you can't escape.

I could quote some silver bullet, flowery, rainbow words. But you and I both know that wouldn't help.

Maybe you can find comfort in knowing you're not alone. Maybe you can find comfort in the comradery of the broken.
 
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kayem77

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I know that feeling. I don't know what you're going through but I know that there MUST be a purpose. I know there are people who suffer all their lives...and yet they are able to say that God is good. I know it's different for everybody, my trials might not mean nothing to you and your trials migt not be considered a trial to me, but we have our own struggles. God knows it, I trust that he does.

Hang in there! Praying that the Lord strenghtens you.

though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Psalm 55:22
 
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Ky24

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It is so easy to give up...to give in...
Sometimes it feels like that is all we can do.

I have often found myself in those positions. Where I feel as if I can't get a breath. Like the world in closing in on top of me...then I look down on my left wrist where I have a tattoo I got almost six years ago that says "hold onto faith." Those three words remind me that my faith is enough to help me stand...enough to carry me forward...because as I know I am not strong enough....my God is more than strong enough. He can carry me through it. And to realize that is why God has given us friends...to support each other, remind each other, and to help carry each other when we are beginning to sink below the surface of the water. God doesn't want us to be like Peter sinking into the waves...He wants us walking on top of the water with Him. To have enough faith that He will be the one to carry us through. Hun, I don't know your issues, but I know my God can carry you through if you depend on Him and lay all your burdens on Him. Sometimes, we lay them at His feet and then, when we stand up, we pick them up again. Trust in His power and grace...that even if things arent going your way...that He has a plan and can and will hold you up.
 
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Ice00Man

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iraasuup Jesus love's you
 
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