Depression Support Group

I feel your pain because I'm terribly isolated and lonely also. I have no motivation, haven't been able to concentrate or focus on anything. My family doesn't understand that I 'can't' work since I can't function. I want you to know that you are not alone and hopefully (with meds) we can all beat these awful, isolated feelings. I'll be praying for you.

Hi there I'm Tom a new guy in you life and guess what?. I don't want to sleep with you! I want to help you if I can. Clearly you are not alone in your lonliness and depression, thats why we are all here. We are all wired to want to be loved, held and approved of and of course respected. Men (and women) are broken, We live in a broken world. The empty space you feel in your heart right now is the space God intentionally left there to fill with his love. The only condition is you have to invite him into that space. Once he is there he will stay as long as you want him to. You will try to replace him with something the world has to offer but you can't. He will love you anyway and stand back and wait for you to invite him back in. Pray to God and invite him in. Let him run your life.

The Love Test
by Max Lucado

Have you ever made decisions about your relationships based on your feelings instead of the facts? When it comes to love, feelings rule the day. Emotions guide the ship. Goose bumps call the shots. But should they? Can feelings be trusted? Can a relationship feel right but be wrong?

Feelings can fool you. Yesterday I spoke with a teenage girl who is puzzled by the lack of feelings she has for a guy. Before they started dating, she was wild about him. The minute he showed interest in her, however, she lost interest.

I’m thinking also of a young mom. Being a parent isn’t as romantic as she anticipated. Diapers and midnight feedings aren’t any fun, and she’s feeling guilty because they aren’t. Am I low on love? she wonders. How do you answer such questions? Ever wish you had a way to assess the quality of your affection? A DNA test for love? Paul offers us one: “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth” (1 Cor. 13:6 NIV). In this verse lies a test for love.

Want to separate the fake from the factual, the counterfeit from the real thing? Want to know if what you feel is genuine love? Ask yourself this:

Do I encourage this person to do what is right? For true love “takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth” (1 Cor. 13:6 JB).

If you find yourself prompting evil in others, heed the alarm. This is not love. And if others prompt evil in you, be alert.

Here’s an example. A classic one. A young couple are on a date. His affection goes beyond her comfort zone. She resists. But he tries to persuade her with the oldest line in the book: “But I love you. I just want to be near you. If you loved me …” That siren you hear? It’s the phony-love detector. This guy doesn’t love her. He may love having sex with her. He may love her body. He may love boasting to his buddies about his conquest. But he doesn’t love her. True love will never ask the “beloved” to do what he or she thinks is wrong.

Love doesn’t tear down the convictions of others. Quite the contrary.

“Love builds up” (1 Cor. 8:1).

“Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light and will not cause anyone to stumble” (1 John 2:10). “You are sinning against Christ when you sin against other Christians by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong” (1 Cor. 8:12 NLT).

Do you want to know if your love for someone is true? If your friendship is genuine? Ask yourself: Do I influence this person to do what is right?


A sweet friendship refreshes the soul

Proverbs: 27:9 msg

In God We Trust!