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Posted by: Ragamuffin

Please pray for me now that my kids are in school and I need to somehow learn how to get through the day all over again. I have been dealing with depression for a few years now, and although I do have better days, new things, people and situations are very difficult for me. It probably sounds silly, I mean what person with kids doesn't have a million things to do and there are so many things I should be happy about. But this is so hard for me. I am glad my kids are in school, and I want to fix up my house (we moved in 2 months ago) and clean myself up from the inside out, but it is just so hard to get started. I feel terrible inside, and I just want to cry, I thought I was doing so well and this morning the bottom just dropped out - even though nothing happened but my kids went to school - and I just find myself in a pit. I have to get myself together before my kids come home, I need to be in gear so I can take my son to soccer and there are so many things I have to be "on" for I am just overwhelmed. I feel very selfish too, there are much bigger problems out there in the world, and I'm such a small fish. I have prayed for those with bigger more important needs and please anyone who reads this, those needs are bigger than mine - but if you get through this, please just know this is a tough time for me, and any prayers would be helpful.


Posted by: drey1

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragamuffin
Please pray for me now that my kids are in school and I need to somehow learn how to get through the day all over again. I have been dealing with depression for a few years now, and although I do have better days, new things, people and situations are very difficult for me. It probably sounds silly, I mean what person with kids doesn't have a million things to do and there are so many things I should be happy about. But this is so hard for me. I am glad my kids are in school, and I want to fix up my house (we moved in 2 months ago) and clean myself up from the inside out, but it is just so hard to get started. I feel terrible inside, and I just want to cry, I thought I was doing so well and this morning the bottom just dropped out - even though nothing happened but my kids went to school - and I just find myself in a pit. I have to get myself together before my kids come home, I need to be in gear so I can take my son to soccer and there are so many things I have to be "on" for I am just overwhelmed. I feel very selfish too, there are much bigger problems out there in the world, and I'm such a small fish. I have prayed for those with bigger more important needs and please anyone who reads this, those needs are bigger than mine - but if you get through this, please just know this is a tough time for me, and any prayers would be helpful.


"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." --Psalm 18:2 KJV

"He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are weak." --Isaiah 40:29 NCV

"Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." --Psalm 55:22 NAS

"We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We do not know what to do, but we do not give up the hope of living. We are persecuted, but God does not leave us.... So we do not give up. --2 Corinthians 4:8-9,16 NCV

"In my great trouble I cried to the Lord and he answered me; from the deptsh of the death I called and Lord, you heard me!" --Jonah 2:2 TLB

Lord, please grant Ragamuffin the strength needed to get through her depression. Please grant Ragamuffin serenity to accept the things (s)he cannot change, courage to change the things (s)he can, and the wisdom to know the difference! Amen!


Ragamuffin,
I found a story that may help you. It is titled "The Fog Of Depression".

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On a cool morning in July of 1952, Florence Chadwick waded into the waters off the Catalina Island, intending to swim the channel to the California coast. Though an experienced long-distance swimmer, Florence knew this swim would be difficult. The water was numbingly cold, and the fog was so thick Florence could hardly see the boat that carried her trainer.

Florence swam for more than fifteen hours. Several times she could sense sharks swimming next to her in the inky waters. Rifles were fired from the trainer's boat to help keep the sharks at bay. Yet when Florence looked around her, all she could see was the fog. When she finally asked to be lifted from the water, she was only a half-mile from her goal. In a later interview Florence admitted that it wasn't the cold, fear, or exhaustion that caused her to fail in her attempt to swim the Catalina Channel. It was the fog.

The struggles we face can sometimes cloak us in a fog of depression. Remember, even if you can't see the end of your trouble, press on. God hasn't brought you this far to leave y ou. He is standing there just outside the fog waiting for your call.
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Ragamuffin, I do hope this has been helpful.


Posted by: JG


Sounds like you need some of the
Ye are verses.

This is how God sees you.



Ye are

The Word of God's description of what we are in Christ Jesus.
This is only one of seven pages. I pray it blesses you.

Just read these a few days in a row and you will never be the same!

I Corinthians 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that ye are all the children of God

Galatians 3:26 For

ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus

Galatians 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same

(Ye) are the children of Abraham.

Galatians 3:29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then

ye are Abraham's seed, and

(ye are) heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons,

God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

We are the children of the Prophets

Acts 3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

We are the children of the promise

Galatians 4:28 Now

we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

I Thessalonians 5:5

Ye are all the children of light, and

(ye are) the children of the day:

we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now

[ye are] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

We are the light of the World

Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set o*n an hill cannot be hid.

Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

I Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ,

and members in particular.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for

ye are all o*ne in Christ Jesus.

ye are the temple of God,

I Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that

ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

II Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?

for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said,

I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and

I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

I Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones,

ye are built up a spiritual house,

ye are an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:22 In whom

ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

We have received the Spirit of God

I Corinthians 2:12 Now

we have received,

not the spirit of the world, but

the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

We are a friend of Jesus

John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

We are not in the flesh but in the Spirit

Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Galatians 4:31 So then, brethren,

we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. (I am not a slave to sin)

Ephesians 2:10 For

we are his workmanship,

we are created in Christ Jesus unto good works,

which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for




Posted by: AprilMay17

Dear Mary Anne,

I really sympathize with you as I too am in a bored, lonely empty nest situation.

One thing you can do is schedule classes for yourself. It is invaluable to pick up some new skill or craft, and you could get yourself enrolled. Now you can do all those things you wanted so much to do when they were little but didn't have time to do. I sympathize since both my kids have gone away to college and a job. And my husband works in another city, so it's quiet. But I also work halftime, so I keep busy.

I guess you don't need a job?

What are you intersts and hobbies? Rather than feeling self-pity--and don't worry, that's natural--why not get yourself out and about to plays, or lectures or club meetings, lunches with friends, day visits to a museum--anything you've always wanted to do. There is a book called
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, wh gently, step by step, details how you can get re-connected with your original creativity and still really having fun.

I don't know anything about you of course, but I was moved by your letter. Are you happy with yourself generally? Are you overweight or not? If so, I have another recommendation about a free program for weight loss.

Hope it helps to know someone else is praying for you,

Chilly in Pasadena, California,

AprilMay17





Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragamuffin
Please pray for me now that my kids are in school and I need to somehow learn how to get through the day all over again. I have been dealing with depression for a few years now, and although I do have better days, new things, people and situations are very difficult for me. It probably sounds silly, I mean what person with kids doesn't have a million things to do and there are so many things I should be happy about. But this is so hard for me. I am glad my kids are in school, and I want to fix up my house (we moved in 2 months ago) and clean myself up from the inside out, but it is just so hard to get started. I feel terrible inside, and I just want to cry, I thought I was doing so well and this morning the bottom just dropped out - even though nothing happened but my kids went to school - and I just find myself in a pit. I have to get myself together before my kids come home, I need to be in gear so I can take my son to soccer and there are so many things I have to be "on" for I am just overwhelmed. I feel very selfish too, there are much bigger problems out there in the world, and I'm such a small fish. I have prayed for those with bigger more important needs and please anyone who reads this, those needs are bigger than mine - but if you get through this, please just know this is a tough time for me, and any prayers would be helpful.



Posted by: ryanlee

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ragamuffin
Please pray for me now that my kids are in school and I need to somehow learn how to get through the day all over again. I have been dealing with depression for a few years now, and although I do have better days, new things, people and situations are very difficult for me. It probably sounds silly, I mean what person with kids doesn't have a million things to do and there are so many things I should be happy about. But this is so hard for me. I am glad my kids are in school, and I want to fix up my house (we moved in 2 months ago) and clean myself up from the inside out, but it is just so hard to get started. I feel terrible inside, and I just want to cry, I thought I was doing so well and this morning the bottom just dropped out - even though nothing happened but my kids went to school - and I just find myself in a pit. I have to get myself together before my kids come home, I need to be in gear so I can take my son to soccer and there are so many things I have to be "on" for I am just overwhelmed. I feel very selfish too, there are much bigger problems out there in the world, and I'm such a small fish. I have prayed for those with bigger more important needs and please anyone who reads this, those needs are bigger than mine - but if you get through this, please just know this is a tough time for me, and any prayers would be helpful.


DEAR MAM My name is Ryan and I want to pray for you FATHER GOD LOOSE MY SISTER LOOSE HER IN JESUS NAME FROM DEPRESSION IN JESUS NAME LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE HER AND LET HER GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SET HER FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
IN JESUS NAME AMEN AMENPsalm 112:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
YOU ARE BLESSED IN JESUS NAME STEP OUT IN FAITH THATS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL GET FREE TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE DEVIL AND THEN BEGIN TO PRAISE GOD I TELL YOU WHAT THE MORE YOU STEP OUT THE FREEER YOULL BECOME
YOUR FRIEND RYAN!!!


Posted by: ryanlee

Quote:
Originally Posted by AprilMay17
Dear Mary Anne,

I really sympathize with you as I too am in a bored, lonely empty nest situation.

One thing you can do is schedule classes for yourself. It is invaluable to pick up some new skill or craft, and you could get yourself enrolled. Now you can do all those things you wanted so much to do when they were little but didn't have time to do. I sympathize since both my kids have gone away to college and a job. And my husband works in another city, so it's quiet. But I also work halftime, so I keep busy.

I guess you don't need a job?

What are you intersts and hobbies? Rather than feeling self-pity--and don't worry, that's natural--why not get yourself out and about to plays, or lectures or club meetings, lunches with friends, day visits to a museum--anything you've always wanted to do. There is a book called
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, wh gently, step by step, details how you can get re-connected with your original creativity and still really having fun.

I don't know anything about you of course, but I was moved by your letter. Are you happy with yourself generally? Are you overweight or not? If so, I have another recommendation about a free program for weight loss.

Hope it helps to know someone else is praying for you,

Chilly in Pasadena, California,

AprilMay17

Dear Mam Take a look at this Psalm 93:2 Thy throne [is] established of old: thou [art] from everlasting.
so that means we must wait on GOD The Best thing you could do is to go put on some Praise Music and Worship the Lord Start Thanking him DAILY FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT YOU don't have YOU NEED TO TAKE INITIVE
I HAVE TO GO
GOD BLESS
HUGS


Posted by: Ragamuffin

I was going through the postings and recognized this one as one I had written myself, but I never got any reply through email so I didn't get back to check or not. I don't understand what has been written to me or not, or it was meant to someone else. So I guess I am just going to answer overall. Yes, I suffer from depression, and am being treated by a doctor for that. No, I am not overweight. I don't know what my hobbies are, because my kids have always kept me so busy and I did socialize with friends, but I've just moved and I don't know anyone. My husband used to work 3 blocks away from our home in Kansas (in the Army), now he commutes over an hour, he's gone from 5am to 7pm and I am left from not needing to take kids to practice or scouts or gymnastics or any other event, alone, because my husband was always with me. Now I am faced with doing it all myself, kind of strange beginnings for someone with all 3 kids in school full time. I don't know anyone, I haven't found a home church yet and my friends are literally all over the world. Do I need a job? I have a job...does it make me money, not the kind that works in stores, but it is a treasure. I don't think I am feeling sorry for myself, I don't lay around and cry. I have my praise and worship music, I am a huge Vineyard fan, and I want to get this anxiety behind me. So I turned to this board for prayer to help me in my desire to be all God wants me to be and not give any fuel for the enemy. It's been 2 weeks though, and I think I am doing okay. I am managing to drive all over the place and pick up my kids and get involved. I do miss my husband's company, but that's where the Vineyard music comes in... So I think I'm working this out, God is good.