it's rather interesting that you wrote this. today i made a post in the teen depression support group since i was so confused. maybe you might have an answer to my questions? ill just paste my post from the group here. i really want to understand the chaos in my life. you may have no idea who i am or my background but i need answers badly.
people tell me all the time that the things that seem bad now will eventually get better. but right now im just plain confused. i was studying for my math exam on thursday night, and i was feeling better because i knew that i had been stuyding for this exam for such a long time and i had gone to extra help and i had asked questions and done my hw... i did everything i could. i prayed to God the night before the exam for help to remember everything. but when my math exam happened, i couldn't seem to do any of the questions at all- i know i failed it. but i dont get it, i worked so hard and asked for God's help, only to fail. what was the pt?
after the exam i just sat down and thought about it. why did God let that happen? as i thought even more, why does and did God put me through depression in the first place? i looked at my bible and just glanced through it and realized something. david, the guy who wrote psalms, must have had depression too. his life was so schrewed up as his own family tried killing each other, his own son tried to take his thrown, his little baby died because he sinned, he was constantly chased by enemies and he wrote so many psalms crying for God's help and deliverance. i never realized that before since i haven't been as close to God as i should but lately things are drawing me closer to Him. this is the passage i read...
psalm 38 6-13
6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; i go mourning all the day long.
7 for my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 i am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietedness of my heart
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 my lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
i know that God loves me and that he has angels keeping charge over me but why cant i feel it? why did He let me suffer from depression? i know he won't let me suffer anything i cant handle but i dont think i can handle this anymore. so confused :(
Discussion Topic
The power of the almighty GOD
Posted on 05/18/09, 12:19 pm
Never doubt the power of God
God was there before you were born
God was there when your mother carried you in her womb
God was there every step of the way
He knows you inside out
He knows every part of you
God was there when you took your first steps
God is here and will still be here
He is the Almighty God
God knows what your needs are even before you say that prayer
He knows what is best for you
There are times in our life when we might feel
God has left us alone
God will never do that
Sometimes God backs of for a little while to test our faith in him
Sometimes God backs off for a while so we discover who we really are
Sometimes God allows a bit of troublel our lives to
bring us close to him
God knows what is best and he will never give us more than we can handle
All we need to do is trust in him
Just trust in him
He gave us his only son so he can die for our sins
His only son...
He has so much love for us
God holds us in his mighty hand every step of the way
His hand which is both gentle and strong
He is a loving God
He a wonderful God
Lets praise God with all our hearts
Give thanks to him each day because he is a living God
Sometimes when we pray and we feel God is taking too long
He is not taking long, he will answer when the time is right
God has his own time schedule, and he will answer
All we have to do is continue praying
At times we pray and perhaps we do not open our heart to receive
God's blessing
God is powerful, indeed powerful
He got the whole world in his hand
Who else can do that?
He makes it rain
He created night and day
He created you
There is nothing that he cannot do
All we have to do is trust in him
When we do pray, we should pray in FAITH
God will answer us
Feeling weak and in pain?
Oh, God please where are, we shout to God.
God can hear us and he anwers our prayers
Healing is not taking the disease away completely
God heals in so many ways , we should look out for God's healing
God heals by sending great friends to come and share a joke with you when you are in your sick bed, that is healing
God heals by leading you to that book that has hints on how to make
your pain better
God heals by, using your experience to share it to the world
God heals by directing you to this site
Healing comes in so many ways.
Lets thank God each day
Lets praise God each day for he is a mighty God
God was there before you were born
God was there when your mother carried you in her womb
God was there every step of the way
He knows you inside out
He knows every part of you
God was there when you took your first steps
God is here and will still be here
He is the Almighty God
God knows what your needs are even before you say that prayer
He knows what is best for you
There are times in our life when we might feel
God has left us alone
God will never do that
Sometimes God backs of for a little while to test our faith in him
Sometimes God backs off for a while so we discover who we really are
Sometimes God allows a bit of troublel our lives to
bring us close to him
God knows what is best and he will never give us more than we can handle
All we need to do is trust in him
Just trust in him
He gave us his only son so he can die for our sins
His only son...
He has so much love for us
God holds us in his mighty hand every step of the way
His hand which is both gentle and strong
He is a loving God
He a wonderful God
Lets praise God with all our hearts
Give thanks to him each day because he is a living God
Sometimes when we pray and we feel God is taking too long
He is not taking long, he will answer when the time is right
God has his own time schedule, and he will answer
All we have to do is continue praying
At times we pray and perhaps we do not open our heart to receive
God's blessing
God is powerful, indeed powerful
He got the whole world in his hand
Who else can do that?
He makes it rain
He created night and day
He created you
There is nothing that he cannot do
All we have to do is trust in him
When we do pray, we should pray in FAITH
God will answer us
Feeling weak and in pain?
Oh, God please where are, we shout to God.
God can hear us and he anwers our prayers
Healing is not taking the disease away completely
God heals in so many ways , we should look out for God's healing
God heals by sending great friends to come and share a joke with you when you are in your sick bed, that is healing
God heals by leading you to that book that has hints on how to make
your pain better
God heals by, using your experience to share it to the world
God heals by directing you to this site
Healing comes in so many ways.
Lets thank God each day
Lets praise God each day for he is a mighty God
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Reply #1 06/13/09 5:19pm
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Reply #2 06/14/09 11:24am
Hi!
Depression is such a bad feeling i know, i personally have gone through depression. One needs time to go through it, dont be hard on yourself take babe steps one day at a time you will come right. I suggest you also get a strong support system. Let it be one of your family member that you trust or a friend. I also suggest you get proffesional help, talk to a counsellor. Sometimes all we need to do is let it out. Dont think your problems are too small to be heard. You need someone who understands and listens to you. sometimes when i was depressed i talked to one of my best friends , not that she always had something to say to me, but the fact that i have spoken to someone who understands me makes me feel a whole lot better.
Getting out of depression is a process i must say. Different people take different times to get out, but trust me you can bit depression. Tell yourself i am greater than depression and God is greater than all of us, he will help me through this. Sometimes there are times when we feel like we cannot go on, but God is watching us big time. Never stop praying even when things seem to be worse, God is working on you. He is watching you. Do you know how much love God has for you? He loves you soo much and does not want to see you sad because when you are sad he is also sad. In his eyes you are very special.
There are other ways that can help fight depression, do things that you like,listen to music, engage yourself in a certain hobby, have something to look forward to. It makes life interesting. When you are so down dont let the feelings get to you, try to fight them, if you are alone in the room, play your favourite music sing along,dance to it or grab a book and read so you can distruct the bad thoughts. Sometimes when one is depressed they feel like they need to be alone which is not real a good thing. Even if you feel like you dont real want to go out, just force yourself at the end of the day you might actual have funny than you thought you will. I have done that a couple of times and it worked.
I also suggest, you start reading insipiring book with positive messages. It will give you a different outlook on life, trust me on this one, it is working for me, i hope it will work for you too. I used to be such a pessimist in life but i have overcome that, unbelievable i am enjoying the optimistic life. You can do it too. Everything starts in the mind, we can change the way we think. You can do it.
I understand how you feel about your Math paper. Just because you did not do well in this one does not mean you cannot do better next time. I have been there, depression is such a bad feeling, i also failed two of my tests at one point in life because i was depressed, but with time i changed my mind set and it all started to work well for me.
God still loves you it does not mean that because you did not do well in your paper he has deserted you. You are special he will never do that. Never!
The other thing that real insipires me is doing good to other people. help out where you can ask to carry someone's groceries when they have so much to carry those little things help. just by people saying thank you encourages you so much to do good next time.
And it is not God that lets you suffer from depression it is the devil. But God is so powerfull that he can bit depression. The devil is a looser. The devil is so happy when people are sad and it mostly attacks when it sees that the mind is weak. Everything bad is brought upon us by the devil and not by God. But God is stronger than the devil he will help you fight depression.
Good luck with the fight of depression. I know you can do it. You are so special and you do not deserve to be depressed not at all. I hope that helps. And if you want to talk i am here.
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