Everything Changes

9:37 AM

Even *I* didn't sleep THAT late! Wow    

10:33 AM

oh how i miss tim's chili.wierd i know...i guess 70* is a good switch though. Hope your doing good.    

1:30 PM

it's sunny again...about -30, but sunny nonetheless:)    

1:46 PM

lol You lazy butt head...


"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Worth getting up for?    

1:48 PM

:-) Delivered with much love

LOL    

1:58 AM

@valorosa - Have you ever experienced depression? If you have then you know that this is not at all about being lazy. And that it IS about a desperate feeling that wishes (badly) that you could get out of bed. So, although I understand the "love" in which you sent your comment, I don't think it's fair (in this case) to equate the symptoms of my depression with not wanting to "serve" God.

Serving God is ALL I want to do.    

1:35 PM

i dont know if there's a way to put this 'gently', but maybe it doesnt matter...v's comment,while likely not intentionally hurtful, is another PERFECT example of why I, & many other Christians who also suffer from depression stay FAR away from church when symptoms resurface.
I cannot count the number of times I have reached out for support & been slammed with accusations & guilt trips of my lack of faith & desire for God. Or worse yet, abandoned, ignored & shunned in ever so 'saavy' ways...where in the word of God does it encourage this kind of behavior? ITs no wonder so many ppl suffer in silence, victims of a stigmatized illness, often victimized withIN the church, where they come to worship the same God, get HEALED; where they come for encouragment & support. What would Jesus say to that one living in anguish? If he were to quote scripture to his people that dont struggle in this way, maybe it would be; "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you" Afterall, if stats are correct, everyone will at some point in their lives have to walk through that darkness of depression,for any number of reasons. Maybe being on the receiving end of the judging/ridiculing/fruitless preaching is just what some Christians unfortunately need.
It's good to see your'e finding some relief, Paul;) Praying that God will completely heal you, not only from depression but also from the sting of the 'human tongue'...    

12:16 AM

Melanie I'm so sorry that you were offended by this ... caught in the crossfire so to speak.

This post has been up for awhile with no activity so I took the liberty to poke fun at my friend who I am well acquainted with. I am not showing disrespect to the illness of depression in any way. This was a personal message to Paul.

As for the scripture ... it is about the least of these and again it was a "personal" message to my friend.

Just for the record I don't attend church regularly either for the very reasons you have cited and for the very reasons that the "least of these" are not respected as having much to offer ... they are more often seen as people who have needs and will drain the church coffers. Again this was a very personal message to Paul about this very thing.

I hope this clears up the reason I posted this ON the blog.

Sorry you were caught in the middle, Melanie. I would love to share my story of depression with you and how it almost got the better of me and how I almost wasn't here to be a thorn to my dear friend the butthead. LOL

And Paul,
I realize fully that depression is not a lazy thing and it is debilitating.

I also am sorry that you thought that I was inferring that you didn't want to serve God.

I hope you see where I am coming from now.

PS There are many of us who have been through the darkness who did not have the luxury of staying in bed through it. Had to get up and drag themselves around with a heart and chest so heavy that it was a wonder they stayed standing.

I guess that's why I had to rib you a little.    

1:36 PM

Valorosa; no need to apologize! It wasn't directed at you specifically; just thought it would be a great opportunity to make a point from its context, just HOW impacting ppl's words/actions ARE in the church; & how we as sufferers interpret them...
& sure would love to hear your story/experiences sometime:) feel free to email me @ findmelw@gmail.com    

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