Today I am thankful for: breakfast (God provides!), school time with the kiddos, getting through a workout, getting a bit of time to rest, Darrin doing well in taekwondo (thank You, Lord, for hearing our prayers!), Madi and the funny things she says, sweet children still damp from bathtime and snuggled in jammies, my loving hubby
I wonder if God ever gets tired of all our whining...Job did a lot of whining and complaining, but he certainly had reasons! His friends weren't the best encouragers, either. But it's hard to read about such an upright man of God being so depressed. I can't say I'd be any different! I'ts hard to suffer from anxiety and depression and not understand why. Job had a lot of reasons to feel so, and his complaint is more of a "why did these things happen to me" while I get frustrated with myself for seemingly having no reason to be depressed or anxious. It's hard to think of myself as one of "those" people! And I really struggle with the "why" of it. Is my faith not great enough? Am I being selfish and sinful? I feel so much joy in the Lord that it's hard to reckon the worry and temper and mood swings. Oh well! I'm going to stay firmly rooted in the Lord. I trust that one day my own medical mysteries will be understood and sorted out--if not on Earth, then in Heaven! God is my joy and my strength; He is my refuge. Jesus is my comfort and my hope. There's no better place to put my trust and faith!
I wonder if God ever gets tired of all our whining...Job did a lot of whining and complaining, but he certainly had reasons! His friends weren't the best encouragers, either. But it's hard to read about such an upright man of God being so depressed. I can't say I'd be any different! I'ts hard to suffer from anxiety and depression and not understand why. Job had a lot of reasons to feel so, and his complaint is more of a "why did these things happen to me" while I get frustrated with myself for seemingly having no reason to be depressed or anxious. It's hard to think of myself as one of "those" people! And I really struggle with the "why" of it. Is my faith not great enough? Am I being selfish and sinful? I feel so much joy in the Lord that it's hard to reckon the worry and temper and mood swings. Oh well! I'm going to stay firmly rooted in the Lord. I trust that one day my own medical mysteries will be understood and sorted out--if not on Earth, then in Heaven! God is my joy and my strength; He is my refuge. Jesus is my comfort and my hope. There's no better place to put my trust and faith!
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