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Post by LetGoLetGod on Jun 19, 2004 16:26:18 GMT -5
I don't know if this is proper, but I have suffered from depression my whole life and I seem to let people walk all over me and have not seemed to learn yet how to take care of myself.
I will do anything for others and yet feel lonely.
I am invested in CMKX and find it hard to believe that something that good could happen to me, to be honest.
I am grateful for all I have and would LOVE to help others financially.
I don't mean to complain; just feel down. I know part of it is the loss of 2 friends and a kitty the past 2 months, but I slept until 2 today.
I just can't seem to get excited. I pray and pray for strength to do this life and feel soooo tired.
Please pray for the people around me, that they have the opportunity that CMKX would give them if the stock goes to .50-1.00
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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2004 17:02:13 GMT -5
Ok! #1) It is proper #2) You aren't alone (I will never leave you nor forsake you / J.C.) #3) Get up! #4) Get out! #5) Go right now and find someone less fortunate than yourself and do something to brighten their day. If they're hungry, feed 'em. Thirsty? Give them drink. Naked? Call the Police (just kidding) Depressed? Share the Gospel and tell 'em God loves them. #6) Put on your favorite Praise & Worship CD, start dancing, clapping, and giving him praise. Praise him in your circumstance. Thank him for your life, and his death. #7) Jesus himself came to serve. Most folks didn't appreciate it, in fact they hung him on a tree for it. So do you stop serving? NO WAY! Serve with love and the heart of the Father, expecting NOTHING in return. #8) Go to Church tomorrow. Not some stiff-necked religious ceremony. I'm talking about a get up and praise God, Spirit Filled Church. #9) Do not isolate. #10) Somebody out there is truly lost. Go find them, and show them the way to eternal life through Christ. In other words, get so busy focusing on helping others that you don't have time to be self-absorbed. People need you. Now GO! Blessings CT ps/Meanwhile, me and the team will be thanking God for your happiness and success.
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Post by cjerryprice on Jun 26, 2004 0:26:35 GMT -5
Great advice CT. Psalm 34 is one of my favorites. If i can do nothing else I can praise Him and magnify His name. Sow a good seed into someone elses life and then "shout unto God with a voice of triumph Psa 47:1.
Psalm 34 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Father, I pray for this dear person in the name of Jesus that s/he would be overwhelmed with a sense of Your presence and love. I thank You that You have sent the precious Holy Sprit to be our Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever (John 14:16 Amp). I pray that "LetGoLetGod" would be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit. I ask that "LetGoLetGod" would have favor with all those around about him/her and that confidence would flow out of "LetGoLetGod". In Jesus Name amen.
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Post by Admin on Jun 26, 2004 0:37:40 GMT -5
AMEN!
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Post by hart2u on Jul 16, 2004 16:41:24 GMT -5
You folks are great & have great ideas! HE is ALWAYS with us! God bless you all. Hart
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Post by healthykris on Aug 5, 2004 9:57:16 GMT -5
The kindness and compassion of all of you fills my heart. I suffered through depression for 5 years while having three children and several family stressful situations. The Lord brought me through it to a place i couldn't even imagine before. Stronger, obedient to Christ and His plan for my life, and more valuable helper to my husband and a focused mother, who is raising her children to strenghthen and lead people to Christ. I praise God everyday for my families struggle. He knew exactly what He was doing at all times. Thank you Lord for taking me on your path. I know now that all things do work for the good for those who love Him. I love you Lord, I praise you Lord and I lift up those who are in darkness away from your light. Please give them strength and courage to trust in you and not themselves!!! I pray that you use my for your purpose and get my sin out of the way. Please forgive my for trying things without you sometimes(alot) - You know my sins - please clense me and continue to build me up to do your will. I pray for the people on this board - what a blessing to bring us all together. In His name kris
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Post by WWJDthrume on Aug 12, 2004 14:48:30 GMT -5
Hi LetGoLetGod, I hope you are doing a little better now. It is normal to be depressed after losing two friends and a kitty. Any one of those is depressing. The advice CT and some others gave on the board was good advice even if you weren't ready for it at the time. One of my neighbors at Seminary lost their beautiful 3 year old daughter to a sudden illness. That kind of knocked the breath out of us. I went to the funeral and praised God because the Bible says to Praise him in everything.
Well, first of all. I am a Christian. If I wasn't that whole idea needs to get thrown out, because it is ridiculous to praise and thank someone you don't know intimately, when something so awful happens. The Bible says to give thanks in everything. I praise him in everything. Not for everything. I wasn't praising Him for my friend's daughter's death. I was praising Him in spite of it. It didn't change who He is or change His love for me. So, I did praise Him and he did comfort me in my sorrow. Now it is 5 years later and I saw that family at a church I recently visited about 2 hours away. They were moving the following week 2000 miles away and God let me see them. Their little 1.5 year old girl is now 6 and they have a new baby who is about 1.5. If I had gone a week later I would have missed them. What a wonderful blessing to see their joy after the sorrow they went through.
I don't know when you will meet some new and wonderful friends. The fact that you had two friends who you valued and feel the loss of, means you are a good friend who loves deeply. You are worth having as a friend. If you didn't feel the loss there would be something wrong with you. Getting out and helping others will take your mind off your grief. But it is OK to consider your loss and mourn your loss. Jesus went to the funeral of His friend Lazarus and He cried. Death is sad. If your friends were Christians you will see them again in heaven. 'Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted' and 'Jesus is near to those who have a broken heart'. Those quotes are from the Bible and I know they are true. That is the only good thing about grief. You can really receive comfort from Jesus. The Bible says in Isaiah 'He was a man of sorrows and well acquainted with grief. And we hid our faces from him'. People will hide from your grief too. No one wants to face their own mortality. No one can fix grief. Jesus offers eternal life and he raised people from the dead. He is the only one at a funeral who can 'fix' the problem. He did it at quite a few funerals. I admit I am ridiculous sometimes and I say and pray ridiculous prayers. But I know Jesus has the power to do anything. So I always ask him to raise the person from the dead right at the funeral home. I never pray it out loud. I don't want anyone throwing a net over me and taking me away for a 'vacation'. But I would rather pray a prayer on the chance that God may answer it then not ask. And he does answer our prayers. He just doesn't do it the way we want all the time. I am sorry for the great loss you had and I hope and pray that the Lord will heal your heart and comfort you.
I am emailing this to you at home in case you haven't visited the Christian Trader Site in a while. God Bless you and you are in many of our prayers. If you would like to talk off the board you can email me at this email address and I would be happy to talk with you. -Debi
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Post by healthykris on Aug 12, 2004 21:20:56 GMT -5
Debi, You are a wise and mature Christian. You really have wonderful things to say. The light and love of Jesus flows through you so beautifully. Your kindness and care of responses are very meaningful to me. I am a stay at home mother of three and I rarely get to have adult conversations with anyone outside my family. This board has given me a great deal of enjoyment throughout my day. I like to just pop in and see what everyone is doing and thinking about. School starts soon for the kids and then I will get back into my grove of weekly Community Bible study and Church bible fellowship, where my need for adult conversation gets filled up again. Thanks again for being so compassionate.
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Post by WWJDthrume on Aug 13, 2004 15:34:32 GMT -5
Thank you healthykris-I appreciate your encouragement and posts. I love reading and posting on the boards here. This is such a wonderful group of people. I do a lot of trading and visit a lot of message boards. This is such a refreshing place. Send me an instant message anytime. I would love to hear about your kids. I will share with you about mine. God Bless-I am trying to get a huge tax filing done. The tax extension is up on August 15. My schedule D is hundreds of pages long and has been the source of the extension. I shouldn't come up for air until it's done. But I keep hopping back over here. I need to head back to the salt mine. -Debi
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Post by WWJDthrume on Aug 26, 2004 16:25:46 GMT -5
Lets keep lettinggoandletting God in our prayers. I did hear from her and she is feeling better but like all of us can use prayer. Thanks and God Bless-Debi
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Post by corporatehand on Sept 1, 2004 23:33:34 GMT -5
Beloved in Christ, Thank God u experienced such a momemt , but will like to introduce u to a very simple key that Jesus Christ, our savior used--It works better than magic !
This can be drawn first-handedly by meditating on Luke4:18a
Jesus was so much concerned with the need of the helpless ones, He didn't have time 4 personal needs. The same result follows when we learn to elevate the circumstances that surrounds us to live to put smiles on others--This is not just saying, this is what we that discovered this secret keys live to do.
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Post by Alyssa on Sept 16, 2004 21:34:04 GMT -5
Amen..
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