Psalms 34:18 "God is near to those, that are broken at heart; And those who are crushed in spirit he saves..."

It is God who gives you the strength to go on...to fight....
Sometimes his power is over shadowed by our grief, but you have to speak louder to him. I know, there are days when I feel like I just can't hear him, but my faith tells me he is there.

Keep your faith!

god does not forsaken us we forsake ourselves by not trusting that he gave us all we need to be.. it is not up to him to save us or rescue us it is up to us to believe we can and that he gave and provided all the tools necessary to do so.. otherwise we'd be dependent on him and taxing rather than able and proof of his gifts and image..
just saying

With prayer I've learned God has his own timetable.His timetable maybe does'nt happen right away but he will answer.

When I'm depressed I feel like my connection with god has been severed. But really when we are depressed we are in touch with the deepest, darkest part of our soul. Sometimes, when I get like this I call on my angels to bring my unspoken prayers to God.

Also, when Jesus uttered those words, he was at his most human. Completely, thoroughly engrossed in the pain of human experience. While that moment was real, it was also an illusion. Because Jesus himself was the truest expression of God in human form. He was/is God. But even at that moment, even Jesus's despair made him believe that he was separate from God. Even Jesus doubted.

So you see, even when it hurts so much that we doubt the reality of God, he is with us. Always. Suffering is an inherent part of being in a physical body. But since we are always both spirit and physical, we are always with God.

Take care, and be strong. And know that you are loved and supported.

just proof that there is no god as a true father would never ever forsake his children.
Denise 21:10

I think of God as a father and a friend.

Be honest with him. Let it out.

There was a girl I was in love with. We took a year off so I could address my depression (divorce, the death of my mom, losing my two daughters to my ex-wife, moving to a new city and the loss of my career dreams). Yeah, it sucked. It took me a year but I am in a nice place, a place I have never been before.

I called her after a year.

She is with a guy who she continues to be wishy-washy about but she is staying with him. They are not married.

I walked away from a family dinner at my brother's house that night with three or four beers. I walked back to the railroad tracks I walked to in high school. The ones I wanted to let the trail hit me. I drank and drank. I yelled at God, let him know exactly how I felt about the matter.

'How dare you take her away from me!' I yelled, drunk with tears streaming down my eyes. 'How dare you let my marriage fail, why would my ex-wife not let you help us! Why did you take my mom! Why did you take my career!'

I was a mess and I was livid. I let him have it.

In the release and the exhaustion that follows pure drunken rage...I let go and asked him for help.

'I am not in control here big guy,' I said. 'I cannot understand what you are doing with me, but you do. Just let me know what you want me to do. I give up.'

Because I am not together with this girl now, I will be moving back to live closer to my two daughters. There is a dream job waiting to be plucked and now a girl who is craving adventure. Hmm, good thing for me she has never gone sailing before and been in a relationship with me.

He is not to be understood. He has a plan for us.

Regards,

The Optimist

thank-you Donna (repy #6) and a FYI this poster posts this stuff on here allt he time, and it gets old.

On earth fathers forsake their children every day. They just leave and leave their children behind. I know just because I can`t feel God when I`m depressed does not mean God has foresaken me, When I`m manic God does speak to me. The fact that man can create new life forms through cloning proves there is a .God. Someday soon science will prove God. I guess when that day comes atheist won`t have faith in science.

I don't believe God loves human beings either.
He most certainly didn't love my wife or my mom and dad.

If you want to surive you need to find a reason to live that includes what your needs are and not put God in the equation.
Sorry if that hurts some peoples' feelings but that is what I believe.

God has abandoned us so we're on our own.

Do you do anything pro-active to help your depression or do you just bitch at God?
I dont mean to come across as mean but it seems your 'communication with God' isnt helping you. Try things like excercie, a better diet, goals for each day. There are techniques out there for dealing with this, try something else, I dare you.

#11 your right prayer has to have leg's and God has his own timetable.

Living with Depression and trying to hang on to your belief in God is a really big task. I used to get really angry at god for letting this disease happen to me. But then I realized it is God who keeps me strong enough to live through it and if I just keep fighting, one day I will be better and it will go away. I believe, though, you must keep god by your side at all times. He will be your go to guy, when there's no one else and you feel all alone, I have realized that he has never left me. I'm still here for some reason. Today and yesterday were two very hard days for me. I kept asking him to please help me through it and though I'm still feeling the struggle and stress, I believe he is making me strong enough to fight for another day.

I feel like depression is a punishment handed down from God for all the bad things i have done in my life.

I think that line is a cop out! God will never forsake anyone, and if you think that he is, you need to take a step back and look at your life a little harder!!! I've been married for 14 years, I wanted a divorce soooooooo badly but I was always 'told' it isn't time,not yet. I'
I'll let you know when. I asked this question about every three years "when"!!!! Well, after 10 years we had a little girl!!! About a year after a year, I ended up in the hospital in a coma,paralized, and my husband was going off the deep end!!Well, our little girl is 3 now and we are getting a divorce- my husbands choice!!!
I believe that I came out a better person from the marriage, even if it was miserable, and a sweet little girl!!!!!
I believe things happen for a reason, you just have to look for it!!!