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Rachel...i don't want to be the voice of gloom (though i often am...)
but it may be a while before you see what God is doing. (or...it may not.)
if the Lord is teaching you something, you will learn it.
He's just that Faithful.
i've been through some distressing stuff, and i wanted to figure it out so i could make it stop.
not that it's what you're doing, honey...but i was guilty of it.
i just wanted the suffering to end...
we're conditional people living in a conditional world, and our default mode
tends to be tit for tat, if you know what i mean.
but i want to reassure you, God's love for you is wholly unconditional. ♥
you're suffering right now, and it may be the wrong time to figure stuff out.
it's okay to feel sad...it's okay to feel discouraged. it's okay to hurt.
i'm praying...
love,
ellie
but it may be a while before you see what God is doing. (or...it may not.)
if the Lord is teaching you something, you will learn it.
He's just that Faithful.
i've been through some distressing stuff, and i wanted to figure it out so i could make it stop.
not that it's what you're doing, honey...but i was guilty of it.
i just wanted the suffering to end...
we're conditional people living in a conditional world, and our default mode
tends to be tit for tat, if you know what i mean.
but i want to reassure you, God's love for you is wholly unconditional. ♥
you're suffering right now, and it may be the wrong time to figure stuff out.
it's okay to feel sad...it's okay to feel discouraged. it's okay to hurt.
i'm praying...
love,
ellie
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Thank you for that. I think I needed to be reminded of that. I just have felt like this has been so long. Its been 10 months and Im tired. It seems like it still keeps getting worse. Im trying to do everything God wants me to do and obey Him, but sometimes I struggle if its worth it, esp when it keeps getting worse. I know its worth it, but still, I just want to throw my hands up. I also know my life could be worse, because it has been, but I feel more alone now than I ever have. I don't even have a desire to go to church anymore and that scares me. I guess this could be a spiritual warefare within myself. I don't want to go against God and I don't want to go outside his will.......its hard to stay focused sometimes.
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i don't want to preach at you...i don't think those who are suffering right now
should be preached at...
but i would like to simply remind you what you already know.
God's love and acceptance of you is not predicated on your performance.
it's because of Jesus' performance for you.
which is incredibly Good News, because you can know that you know
God is for you...and with you.
after my nephew died, i didn't go to church or spend much time with God for a long time...
i was angry and sad and disheartened...and the Lord never left me.
He will continue to love you no matter what.
and ultimately, His love for you will win the day.
He made you a Promise it would.
ps--it's also okay to seek help. sometimes when we've been through catastrophic loss and stress,
brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) get out of whack due to excess cortisol and other things.
and they may need a readjustment via some kind of anti-depressant for a short time.
that choice is, of course, up to the individual. but i hope you know there's no stigma in it.
i understand you're tired...anyone would be!
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you r-e-s-t."
you have God's Promise of love and peace and rest.
you have His promise He will never, no never, no never leave you or forsake you.
not trying to sermonize at you...God will bring these things to mind for you.
you are loved. you are loved. you are loved.
in the midst of your suffering, you are completely loved.
Jesus is God's uninterrupted, I love you, Rachel.
should be preached at...
but i would like to simply remind you what you already know.
God's love and acceptance of you is not predicated on your performance.
it's because of Jesus' performance for you.
which is incredibly Good News, because you can know that you know
God is for you...and with you.
after my nephew died, i didn't go to church or spend much time with God for a long time...
i was angry and sad and disheartened...and the Lord never left me.
He will continue to love you no matter what.
and ultimately, His love for you will win the day.
He made you a Promise it would.
ps--it's also okay to seek help. sometimes when we've been through catastrophic loss and stress,
brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) get out of whack due to excess cortisol and other things.
and they may need a readjustment via some kind of anti-depressant for a short time.
that choice is, of course, up to the individual. but i hope you know there's no stigma in it.
i understand you're tired...anyone would be!
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you r-e-s-t."
you have God's Promise of love and peace and rest.
you have His promise He will never, no never, no never leave you or forsake you.
not trying to sermonize at you...God will bring these things to mind for you.
you are loved. you are loved. you are loved.
in the midst of your suffering, you are completely loved.
Jesus is God's uninterrupted, I love you, Rachel.
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That was epic Ellie.
You are blessed with this gift.
You are blessed with this gift.
i think He meant it when He said this:
2 Cor 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
at least, i hope that's what's going on here...
and i hope Rachel will tell me if i'm getting this wrong.
(you can tell me, Rachel!)
"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 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." Romans 5:3-5
God never promised us a perfect life. He promised he would be with us, and he would work all things together for good, including suffering.
God gave me the above verses when I was recovering from a failed foot reconstruction surgery, and I lost my voice completely for 2 months, as a result of going off my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds. I have never looked back.
God really does love you, and he is going to change you into his image.
But as Ellie said, there is no shame in seeing a doctor and getting on some anti-depressants. The longer you put this off, the harder it will be for the physical brain to recover. You said you can't focus, and that can be another sign of depression.
Praying you will get the medical help you need, and that God is transforming you in the storm and the fire!
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3 For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour."Isaiah 42:1b-3a
God never promised us a perfect life. He promised he would be with us, and he would work all things together for good, including suffering.
God gave me the above verses when I was recovering from a failed foot reconstruction surgery, and I lost my voice completely for 2 months, as a result of going off my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds. I have never looked back.
God really does love you, and he is going to change you into his image.
But as Ellie said, there is no shame in seeing a doctor and getting on some anti-depressants. The longer you put this off, the harder it will be for the physical brain to recover. You said you can't focus, and that can be another sign of depression.
Praying you will get the medical help you need, and that God is transforming you in the storm and the fire!
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3 For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour."Isaiah 42:1b-3a
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There are seasons, and this is one of them just like another season is having blessings overtake you. Last year was the worst year I've had in a long time, everything that could break down or wear out did and no money to replace things, my parents had serious health issues, etc. I was in the middle of the sea with the waves and wind going. When you are in the middle you are just as far from where you came from as where you are going. Keep going with belief and you will get to the other shore safely.