Depressed and I feel like giving up..

Prisca · May 11, 2015

Man I just feel like dyeing already. I don't know what else the Lord wants from me. I'm tired of my home. I'm tired of my family. I'm just TIRED and ready to put this all to an end. I've been depressed for a few weeks. Don't worry. I don't and won't take my own life. I just hoping life somehow can just take my life so I don't have to. I love the Lord, but I don't know.. I'm so confused. I just wanted to type my feelings out. Any comments will do. I don't care.

newlife7 · May 12, 2015

Do not give up we must realize that we are privileged to suffer for Christ. Without suffering we will never reign with Christ. I'm 39 years old and i haven't been able to drive since 2001 when I decided to follow Christ. Some may say that has nothing to do with it, but all I know is that I drove all the time as if it was no big deal before I did so. Stay strong

Ugly · May 12, 2015

Hi Prisca
You aren't alone in those feelings. I've been there many times before, and i know a number of others on here have as well.

BibleReader · May 12, 2015

You are under attack right now from the little g god of this world, Satan. People who's mind linger on their life ending, but not ending it themselves is a real thing. I have suffered from the exact same thing in the past.

Listen to some Christian music, ask for one on one conversation with someone here in the chat if you need that, pray to God. Ask God questions, tell God your needs. God would rather you be sincere in your prayer than hold back. God wants to comfort you. God will provide.

MyLighthouse · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

I'm probably not the best to reply, but I do know prayer works! If you can't pray find others! The Devil is lie!

Jonnah · May 12, 2015

I emphasize with you, as I have suffered the same feeling. There are many reasons why one might feel this way, getting to the root of the problem is key. Keep in mind that some things are buried so deep that only God can reveal them to us. Start with prayer and humbly ask God to reveal the source of this depression, then the healing can begin.

slave · May 12, 2015

Hello Prisca, A Psychology Professor, I once had, walked around on stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, we all expected we'd be asked the typical, "glass half empty or glass half full"--question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass I am holding?"

Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple of pounds.

She replied, "From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't matter, it all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's fairly light. If i hold it for an hour straight, it's weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the floor. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me."

As the class nodded their heads in agreement, she continued, "Your stresses and worries in life are very much like the glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you feel completely numb and paralyzed--incapable of doing anything else until you drop them."

It's Important to remember to let go of your stresses and worries. No matter what happens the day before. Put all your burdens down.

1 Peter tells us, God wants them. "Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you." Psalms 55:22, goes one step further, "Cast all your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken."

Prisca, not only that but I am honored to meet you. And we , as a group, need you too. You need to take these moments and let God use you to help others thru their moments of weakness and strife. And we are here to help you in prayer as well..."Father help my Sister Prisca. Help her in her home life, Father the things she has given over the coarse of time has been all she knows what to give...Be her refuge Lord, and give her hope and peace. You promise us that your desire is to prosper us and not harm us, to give us hope and a future. Father Love Prisca tonight and into the next day , Love her to the point of her resting in you for her strength, and Give that strength to her...I pray this in your precious name Amen!..God bless you richly. Your friend Dan.

blue_ladybug · May 12, 2015

I have been in the dark place where you are now. Please click the link in my signature below to read my personal story of how I have lived with and overcome depression. I pray it will bless you as it has so many others on here.

Feel free to pm me anytime.

wwjd_kilden · May 12, 2015

Sometimes life just seems pointless.
And I know it doesn't help you that others have felt the same as you, but if you need to scream out to something else than the walls we are here.

Prisca · May 12, 2015

BibleReader said:

I agree full out it is Satan. I pray and I pray, but it seems like the things that I pray for isn't a part of His will for me and it frustrates me because they aren't selfish prayers nor anything against Him. That's why I'm asking "Why am I here?" I just don't understand.

Prisca · May 12, 2015

Jonnah said:

Thank you. This is something I must do especially since I'm just confused about why I'm still on this Earth figuring out what God wants from me.

Prisca · May 12, 2015

That's an amazing testimony. Thanks for sharing.

Prisca · May 12, 2015

Thank you all for being kind enough to help me and nudge me closer to the Lord. I truly appreciate.

ManonFire63 · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

I went through five years or so of waking up everyday hoping to die. I got through it, partially, by making goals. What will make you feel better? If that is way off, or it may take away to get there, then make shorter term goals to keep going. Physical exercise such as running or long walks with music can help make you feel better as well.

Prisca · May 12, 2015

ManonFire63 said:

What would make me feel better is if I can get out my house and live on my own ASAP.. but no open doors yet. Plus I want to go back to college again next year. It's easy making long term goals, but when it comes to short term goals, that is very difficult for me.

JFSurvivor · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

1) this won't last forever

2) katimorton.com - it's a mental health social network

3) you are not alone in this. I have struggled with the same feelings. You are not bad for having them. These things will pass. Just hang in there. You got this, be gentle with yourself.

4)855-845-7415 That is the number for the warm line. You can call them when you are having a hard time. A lot of times a suicide hotline will turn you away if you aren't suicidal so these guys are for the crisis before the crisis.

5) JESUS LOVES YOU SOOOO MUCH! You are so valuable because the King of Kings sent his one and only son to die for you. You are worthy of love because He says you are.

Marian29 · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

To search the sense of life has been the goal of humanity for years... The center of life is not the man, the center of life is God, everything get confuses when the center of life is the man, 'who am I', 'what should I do?', to discover the sense of life it starts with God...

It is quite difficult, not impossible, I've being sad too lots of times, but as the Bible says... "...weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning." Psalm 30:5
Everything was made by Him and for Him.

Hannah felt “bitter of soul”—a phrase that has been rendered as “brokenhearted” and “deeply distressed.” (1 Samuel 1:10) On one occasion the prophet Elijah was so grief-stricken that he prayed for God to take his life!—1 Kings 19:4.

Marian29 · May 12, 2015

You cannot always control your circumstances, and bad things are bound to affect you at times. (Ecclesiastes 9:11, 12) You can, however, develop a practical strategy so that negative feelings do not dominate your life.

The Bible acknowledges that those who are sick need a physician. (Luke 5:31) So if you suffer from a debilitating mood disorder, there is nothing wrong with seeking medical attention. The Bible also emphasizes the value of prayer. For example, Psalm 55:22 says: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to totter.” Prayer is not a psychological crutch; it is real communication with Jehovah God, who is “near to those that are broken at heart.”—Psalm 34:18.

“All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together.”—Romans 8:22.

“Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.”—Psalm 34:18.

Matthew4Jesus · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

Hi Prisca, I am so sorry to hear how you are feeling.

You use some key words that describe how I have felt in the past.

CONFUSED
TIRED

Life can be very difficult especially when our circumstances are less than ideal. In these difficult and trying times it is like looking at life as a an isolated gray-scale picture.

I often felt like giving up, I nearly did. I am sure that times like that will come again, but may I give you some advice?

Look at the promises of our loving God. He understands your pain, and he genuinely cares and has great compassion for you. He wants you to be happy long-term.

Even in your confusion and maybe mental-fatigue induced apathy, pray for the Lord to stay with you, pray that he gives you small mercies to help carry you through the day, tell him you feel like giving up and how you feel.

James 4:8 -- ''Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.''

1 Peter 5:7 -- ''Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.''

God will not let you down, you may not be delivered immediately from whatever situation or mind-set you are him, but in your weakness just fling yourself upon him and ask him daily, ceaselessly for help and strength. Rely on him.

God has a purpose for the tough times in our life, one of his intentions for these tribulations is to actually lead us to him and to rely on him. For he says to Paul: 2 Corinthians 12:9 ''But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.''

Suffering leads to more hope in our Lord:

Romans 3-5 -- ''Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.''

I pray you receive this encouragement well,

With Care and Compassion,

Matthew

Siberian_Khatru · May 12, 2015

Prisca said:

Yeah, same here, but I'm not going to give Satan the satisfaction.

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