God Wants Me Happy!

Can you imagine a child without a relationship with their parents?  What would it be like if you never spoke to your mother or your father?   How would you feel about a best friend who never called or stopped by? Where would a marriage be if the husband and wife never communicated or if the communication was one-sided?  When does it become necessary to interact with someone who you love, i.e., a parent, a spouse, a child, a sibling? Relationships are important in our lives.  The greatest relationship that we should have is with our God Who created us.  He desires our time and our attention.  He always blesses us.  It's time that we bless Him with the gift of a relationship.   Psalm 139:13-14 King James Version     (13) For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. (14) I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Tip of the Day! Sometimes a person gets depressed to the point that they refuse to look in the mirror.  For whatever reason, they may have, the idea of looking in a mirror repulses them.  This is one of the many signs to pay attention to with ourselves and/or our loved ones, just like sadness that has lingered for more than 2 - 3 days or failure to bathe oneself. Did you know that we are the mirrored image of God?  The issue that we face is that the mirror is dirty on our side because of our sin, flesh and emotions.  We sometimes work to clean the mirror.  We exhaust ourselves in an attempt to make the image better.  We struggle to create an image that we can be pleased with.  What is really important is that we recognize that our image is dirty to start with and it's through our daily presentation of our lives and our obedience to God, that God can perform the necessary cleaning.  We can decide to allow God to clean us, but we really don't...

Good Morning! This is the 100th post!  Thank you so much!  I love you for following, listening and liking what God has given me to share with you.  Since April 19, 2016 there's been something to relate to, read about and think about posted on this page with the goal of defeating depression.  

What do you do when life disappoints you...? We all experience those days. You never heard the alarm clock.  You running late.  Your pet vomits in front of the door way.  You forgot to sign paperwork that's needed today. The car is acting up.  You don't have the exact change for the bus/train.  You bang your bad foot against the door.  There's an accident on the highway.  Your boss/teacher has warned you about being late and to make matters worse, they don't like you. There are many other scenarios that we encounter that may differ from the ones above, but we do understand that there are days when everything seems to go wrong.  It feels like one big disappointment after another.  This situations may even seem minor.  We could be facing trial, losing our homes, dealing with the loss of a loved one or anything that makes the little disappointments seem pale in comparison. In the 15th and 16th chapters of 2 Samuel, King David, is de...

Are you self-medicating yourself to numb the affects of depression? What are you using to numb the pain of being sad and unhappy?  Without denying it, first look at the different forms of "self-medicating" that we're referring to: Sex Drugs Alcohol Unhealthy Relationships Food, i.e., over-eating, bulimia, anorexia, etc. Obsessive Actions, i.e., shopping, cutting, video game binges, compulsiveness, etc. Dangerous Activities, i.e., gang-affiliations, violence, etc. Hoarding Busyness There are others that aren't listed here but understand that anything can be used to "self-medicate" the pain that is associated with depression.  Many people don't talk about the things that they use to "self-medicate" themselves. So many hide how they are really feeling.  Depression hits more people than we know, every single day. Oftentimes, if the person is not a drug or alcohol abuser, the "self-medicating" aspect can go ignored for ver...

Do you have a loved one who suffers from depression?  What do you do to help them?  How often are you their leaning post and closest friend? What are you doing for yourself? Are you allowing God to take care of you? It is important that you take time to pray and relax in order to be there for your loved one.  It gets hard especially during episodes where you are needed 24/7, however, you are not God.  God doesn't sleep nor does He slumber (Psalm 121:4), but you need to rest in God (Isaiah 30:15).  It is important to your loved one that you trust God to care for you both, understanding that God sees and He cares.  Take time each day (if only a few minutes to an hour) and reconnect with God through prayer.  Rest in His love, listen to His voice.  Sit outside and listen to the wind or go to the beach and listen to the waves.  Allow God to restore you in His love that you may be the best caregiver to your loved one.  It will brighten t...

Are you upset because you loved someone and it didn't work out? Let God calm you with His love.   The  Lord  thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

It's About Time for You to Be Happy! Are you determined to be happy?  Have feelings of depression bothered you long enough? Do you know someone who needs help with depression?  It's time to be happy!

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