tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post5289531829357117969..comments2023-08-22T04:21:46.802-07:00Comments on Roller Coaster: Mental illness and Christiansmarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-20228930815621045372011-06-13T08:45:49.443-07:002011-06-13T08:45:49.443-07:00Hi Nancie,
So good to hear from you again. I'...Hi Nancie,<br /><br />So good to hear from you again. I've missed you as well. And it's good to see you writing again on your blog as well. Hard to keep it up when you're busy though, isn't it?<br /><br />I'll now come and visit you. I see you have some recent entries.<br /><br />Love,<br />marjamarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-26035732071933455742011-06-12T18:46:41.355-07:002011-06-12T18:46:41.355-07:00Dear Marja,
This is such a beautiful and encourag...Dear Marja,<br /><br />This is such a beautiful and encouraging reply to John. Truly even as Christians we face many ups and downs in our life, whether with bipolar, depression or other challenges in our life. Our faith does not exempt us from sufferings. But by God's mercies, these sufferings are used by God to draw us nearer to Him, to know Him and His love and mercies in very real and personal ways. They are also used by Him to enable us to feel for others and to serve Him and them, by comforting them with the same comfort God has comforted us with.<br /><br />Sometimes in my own suffering, I have found that it is so hard to go on and I feel myself not having the strength nor direction to do so. It is at such time that the only thing I could do was to keep trusting our Lord and keep committing all things in Him, and hoping in Him, despite how I feel. The inability to feel aright or feel God's presence is often due to depression. God in His mercies will lift the depression by and by, and His joy and peace will return once again. <br /><br />I am praying for John that our Lord will hold him in the palm of His hands and lift him up in His time, and continue to transform him and draw him closer to our Lord.<br /><br />I have missed you, Marja. I am still tied down with various things and unable to write or visit regularly. But you are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you with a very blessed week.<br /><br />Love,<br />NancieNanciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098102116087099990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-78534410952581128212011-06-05T22:58:09.373-07:002011-06-05T22:58:09.373-07:00Hi Spin (Bayleigh)
Yes, I'll come visit soon....Hi Spin (Bayleigh)<br /><br />Yes, I'll come visit soon.<br /><br />marjamarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-43564879734075731162011-06-05T20:54:19.129-07:002011-06-05T20:54:19.129-07:00Welcome back, Marja! I missed you!
This is a gre...Welcome back, Marja! I missed you!<br /><br />This is a great answer for John. Great job. One thing we have to remember is that being a Christian doesn't mean being problem free and everything running smoothly all the time. It just means that God is there to walk with us and to work things out to our benefit.<br /><br />Marja, this is my new id. Spin is only associated with my domestic violence blog. Hope you come by soon! <3Bayleigh Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345272354531839223noreply@blogger.com