For those who may be bummed out...

[Chuck7]

This is written for those who may be bummed out today..

That would be me..from a 0-10 I was a 0 today..and many times this is when we get tempted. I have no idea why I was so bummed..but usually when I'm bummed I eat..and I felt sick knowing I was going to gain the weight back I lost last week..

Then..out of nowhere, an old Sunday school chorus came ito my head..I have never sang this song or even heard the words since 1960 when I was 6 years old...I only knew part of it ..I knew this song was from God so I ran to the computer to find the lyrics ...and here it is..

• Are we down-heartedd? No! No! No!
  Are we down-hearted? No! No! No! (Oh, no!)
  Troubles may come and troubles may go,
  We trust in Jesus come wealth or woe,
  Are we down-hearted? No! No! No!

• Ok..the key word that rang out was Trust..we trust in Jesus no matter what..so what does Trust mean?? I was still a bummed out zero ..yet I sensed God was teaching me something..I did a study on trust..{ -: BINGO.. one mature Christian's writing says..Trusting God is abiding in his love..excepting his love for you ..feelings or not and you expressing God's love to others..MAN!!! my zero went to a strong 8 LOL it all clicked as the Lord quickened my heart to the following verses in lightning speed..

• Jn 15..This is my commandment that ye love one another that YOUR JOY might be full.

• Isaiah..Thou wilt keep thee in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he TRUSTETH in thee.

• Galations ."Faith{ trust} which worketh by love"

• So if you ever get bummed...think about God's love for you and through His love ..love others..and the frustrations of life will roll away,

• God bless,

• Chuck7

[Chuck7]

My dear freind ..this is the normal Christian life.Simply read the book of Psalms..
Christians face battles everyday..the closer the walk with Christ...the more intense the battle..something the world can't understand..

I knew this when I accepted Christ..The devil hates us..These trials though are what develop faith in love i our hearts..

For the Christian ..this world is the closest to HELL we will ever get
To the Sinner/Unbeliever..this world is the closest to Heaven they will ever get.

[Charlie P]

So all Christians are effected by depression? Don't think so.

[Chuck7]

Is being bumme dout depression.??.don't think..

Psalm 34:17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19MANY are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

[Chuck7]

I don't beleive that reply was necessary or of a Christ like character..
Chuck7
Reply has been sent to the adminstration
This harassment has been going on for 5 years.

[Leafrivermac]

Originally Posted by Charlie P

So all Christians are effected by depression? Don't think so.

Charlie, I really don't think most Christians are prone to depression. But the fact is that many folk are, and many work with it the best they can to snap themselves out of it.
I'm not posting this to allude to Chuck as I really don't know him well enough to say one way or the other.
However, I myself suffered with depression/fits of rage . . .mostly rage for a few yrs after I come back from the military. I had a particular episode when I thought I was being attacked in my sleep that landed me seeking treatment. I was put on a bunch of stuff including one medication for a chemical imbalance.
The drugs worked . . . .I was so loose that everything was lovely and 20 minutes after supper it was lights out for me . . .Just the way the drugs worked.
I soon grew tired of being medicated and made up my mind to fight the rage part on my own. I was tired anyway of always looking like an idiot after one of my "episodes" so I guess that helped some.
But I can honestly say that once I accepted Christ into my life that my condition was turned around. I get down like everybody else does when I'm too tired, or faced with an unavoidable crisis, but I often realize how much Christ has done for me to shrug off oppression, etc.
It's all just life, it's not all about me, and most of it really does'nt mean nothing. I'm not a super Christian, but I do sense that still small voice which is Christs in my daily walk and at the end of the day I'm aware that if I've acknowledged Him in my walk then it was a good day.
I guess you've stimulated my "thought for the day" but I'm an older fellow . . .so I digress, but when I was younger mostly when I went to bed what I thought of was about myself . . . .what was happening and what I wanted. At some point in my life my sleep was attacked by conscience. Knowing and feeling that I've been forgiven and being accountable to the Father keeps the conscience clear and keeps those "demons" away.
I know . . . .you did'nt deseve all this, and it's not even directed at you really. . . . .It seems that as I get older I tend to ramble on about nothing really.

[The Rev]

CharlieP.. I'm always stable !!!!Do you want to make something of it.

[SWThomas]

I don't see any harrassment. Looks like a healthy religious discussion to me. Peoples opinions will differ.

[Snooky]

Rev, I always wondered if you were a normal christian.

[Shawn]

That was good Chuck. I feel for people that never know the ups and downs, I wonder how they ever draw closer to God, if they never have to walk the valleys.