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EXCELLENT!
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This is one of the first piece I ever wrote and I thought it is time for it to re run because the special lady could probably use another boost and I know she tends to forget things, just like her mom. This is my Easter card to you even though it is the second time around.
Love you, Mom.
This is for a very special person who needs a lift today. She has been going through some very rough times lately but through it all she has shown strength of character and she has hung on to her faith in God, and continues to rejoice in Him. I am so very proud of her. Ah if only I had half of what she has I would be a much better person.
Dear Michelle,
I just wish I were more poetic and better able to express myself and my feelings. I am grateful for your forgiveness of me and my actions, and for that I thank you. Having you in my life has been one of the most perfect and spiritually enhancing parts of my life. I don’t regret one moment of our lives. Please don’t be too hard on yourself, my moral standards were not the greatest and you weren’t always raised in the greatest of environments. I will make no excuses for that, I know that God has forgiven me and I know He has forgiven you. I must say when God’s word says the reason my people suffer and die is due to lack of knowledge, I so understand that today. I believe that the greatest devastation in one’s life is emotional and I know that I caused great emotional harm in your life and for that I am truly sorry.
I know that you are having and really rough time right now and rightfully so considering your current circumstances. Try hanging onto Matthew, Chapter 5 and Psalms 91. I pray that His peace and His joy will totally overtake you.
Most of all I wanted to let you know how much I love you and how proud I am of you. I pray that you will let God carry you through these troubling times.
Love
Mom
P.S It is really hard for me not to preach, must come from my Grandmother.
Have you ever watched people who struggle with depression, panic attacks, fear, etc? I find it amazing that some of them can even manage to go from one day to the next. If you watch these people you can see how so many of them allow fear to devour and rob them of their very lives, yet many of them claim to be happy and content just the way they are. I have a hard time understanding how they can live that way but it is in trying to acquire understanding about their situation that I am able to get through my own depression and draw closer to God.
Lately I’ve been fighting off the funk of depression and it is a real struggle because I’ve always been such an upbeat person. It used to be that when I would get knocked down I’d get up and go another round until I succeeded, however, the depression I’m experiencing now is caused by a disease I have in my brain in which the spark plugs don’t fire quite right. The Dr. is in the process of adjusting my medication but it takes time. This minor setback has given me a new understanding and much greater empathy for people who have clinical depression. Clinical depression is much different than people, who sit around and feel sorry for themselves, and it can usually be controlled by medication if taken the way it is prescribed, but make no mistake about it, it is very real.
Going through this depression has been good for me because it has made me get back into the scriptures more and has softened my heart towards people with depression. Proverbs 4 talks about acquiring wisdom and understanding and the softening of your heart. It is in trying to gain wisdom we acquire understanding and from that comes peace. It is not my peace but a peace that only the Lord can give His peace.
I try to remember to praise God daily. When I do he restores His joy within me. There are many scriptures about giving praise to the Lord. A good one for me today was Psalms 105:1-5. I find my healing in praise to Him.
If you or someone you know is going through depression, clinical or otherwise, seek medical help and consider seeking the wisdom of God, because through His wisdom comes healing.