the christian that feel so low

[for christ]

hi .
for the last few days I have bin feel very depressed. the thing that keep making me depressed is trying to make end meet when sometime I can't .
I'm so so fed up of living on a very low income , plus I'm in a lot of debt .
am I now at a point where I'm in urgent need of a part time job, but I'm having no luck find a job. please can you pray that in 2012 I will get a job , I'm sorry to go on , but I have no one to talk about this matter , I know the lord will help me out . but right now I just can not take anymore of this debt , let alone trying to find work. I feel like no one care about this and that I'm a waste of space . I'm just so so depressed right now that I don;t know what to do anymore , help

 

[Peace Seeker]

Hello there. I am so sorry to hear of the struggle you are going through, you are in my prayers! God is faithful and is the giver of all good things to those that ask in faith. I know first-hand what it is like to be poor and in debt, and how at times life can get overwhelming and depressing for anybody. But you are NOT a waste of space!!! Don't believe those lies of the devil !!!

God cares and wants to supply your needs. Try not to look at your circumstances, look at God instead. He knows everything and how to handle everything. God bless you!

 

[Brighthouse]

For Christ! First!! know this!! we all here love you in Christ VERY MUCH!! NEVER!!! forget that! It is never fun to struggle!! ( eph 6:12) You see,many think of struggle as things we can always see,like needing money for example,or food,or getting our bills paid. These are things with our eyes we can see!BUT!!

What we cannot see, is why these things are held up!! Unseen forces at work! And here my dear sister is where we battle! But before we can battle we must first learn which battle ground to go to!The enemy places our human eyes on those things we need,or seek.

Since many do this,how can one be helped if they are looking in the wrong direction! That is not the battle!! That is what things look like as we get to the battle! When I was in Vietnam,I was told where the battle was at,but to get into the fight,i had to have the right weapon to defeat the enemy with!

A knife is no match for a gun. And flesh is no match for the Spirit! The battle you now face must be fought with the correct weapon.Our enemy wishes us to use our eyes,but our Commander and Chief Jesus,knows the battle is already won when we use his Word!

The Word of God is so important,that Jesus himself!!! Placed his very Word OVER!!!!! his very name!!( psalm 138:2) example.Matt 4 Jesus against the devil himself,as we are against the devil himself in our lives! Jesus could have said I am that I am!! Go away dum dum! LOL But NO!! Jesus made himself an example to us to what??? amen!!!! FOLLOW!!!

Our weapon is no value if we do not ever use it! What good would my gun have been to me without the bullets I could shoot from them.What good is the Word of God if we do not use it? same. Many have said but brother mark, I do not know how to.Then it is time to learn how to! YOU!!! have purpose!!

You have rights given to you by Jesus himself! Do as I had to to! USE THEM!! LEARN which equals growth! YOU just may be in this position to help another near you whom you do not even know! It is not time to hid,hidding does no good!! Believe me!! I had to find out the hard way as well in this! We have to fight!

We cannot give up! learn the Word,and use the Word,speak to create!!( rom,4:17-18) speak not in defeat of yourself! Your words mean why more then you can even know!! James speaks of this in chapter 3. wrong words bring wrong results! God words bring the way of escape for you!( 1 Cor 10:13) EVERYTIME!

But why me?? here is why you and many others here as well!( 1 Peter 1:6-9) You are the David against the mighty Goliath! Please read all of 1 sam 17! Did David say what will I do now?? No my sister David spoke from faith in our Lord! verse 37. Now he comes before this monster!! What did David SAY? This man is just to big for me?? Nope!! David said verse 45-46 David said I am going to cut your head off and feed it to the birds!!Ah dear sister!!! David did not even have a sword!!!LOL

Then when David defeated Goliath look what happens!! he gave hope to the others!!verses 52-54 And after the Lord defeats your battle someone you know will also have great hope to do the very same! How do I know this? because sister I can boast in Jesus in me,I have done the very same thing!!

And since Jesus in me can do this,anyone in Christ can do this!!!Why!! You are not just saved!! YOU!!!! are chosen!! By God himself!!( john 15:16) Can God make a mistake?? LOL NOPE! Fear created causes this.It is no time to fear my sister,it is time to get mean in the Word and fight!!!

But I may be disappointed?YOU cannot be!!! ( rom 10:9-11) Confession is not only with the mouth!! But heart!! and so if the heart,the mind,and if the mind then by works as well in them! For we act on what we truly do believe! I spoke more then I wanted to sorry for that!

I just know you are a winner!!NOT a loser! A winner never quits,and a quitter never wins.Not in scripture in just this way,but it is most factual never the less from scripture! If we do not fight,we cannot win!

If we cannot win,then we cannot bring hope so needed to others by our action in our faith! My prayers are with you!! WE!!! are for you!! The devil may roar like a lion( 1 peter 5:8) But we represent the true LION!!!! Jesus Christ!! ( 1 Peter 5:9-11) Jesus did something to prove to us something very important in our faith!! We have to do something to!! Faith speaks,it then acts!

Ask Abraham!( james 2:20-26) My sister,Abraham was not called a friend to God in verse 23 because he believed!! Abraham was called the friend to God because of what he did because!!!! he believed! YOU!!!! ARE the VICTOR!!!! in our Jesus!! blessing to you!

 

[gdemoss]

Hello, I don't believe we have met. My name is Gary. I understand what you are going through. My story is a bit different from yours as I am not exactly poor and in dire straights. I make good money, yet I have a lot of debt that swallows up anything that I make. But I am OK with it.

It didn't always used to be this way. I have always had a decent source of income and have never managed it well like I do today. I used to be very depressed over financial situations that looked hopeless. What has changed is my perception of my situation. My life is not about money anymore and have have no attachment to it. All I want is enough by Gods standard and not mine. The rest can go to whomever needs it. Now it is going to support the medical industry as I have an $11,500 bill to pay to them. Fortunately I have insurance or else I would owe a lot more. My son, who was born in April has cost over $750,000 dollars so far. He has downs syndrome and was hospitalized for 3 months. He has had open heart surgery as well. I only had to pay about $3,000 of it. But it doesn't matter.

Why doesn't it matter? Because God made me a promise. If I seek first to enter into the kingdom of heaven and to walk in his righteousness then he would make sure all of my true needs were met. I took him up on the offer and he has never let me down. It has freed me from the fear of financial collapse and has allowed me to put money into the hands of those who need it without batting an eye.

I don't know who you are as the handles people choose to go by are so informal, but I do know that if you seek first the kingdom of heaven, you too will be provided for as the God who promised and cannot lie, will deliver on all his promises.

In the love of Christ our King,

Gary

 

[BKG]

Blessings to you Peace Seeker, Brighthouse and Gary for your encouraging words of truth. I'm also in the exact situation right now. I try to open my Bible and read, but I don't last a minute. Everything seems meaningless to me. I don't understand why I'm struggling so much and yet I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, in whom EVERYTHING holds together. Sometimes I think that it's God's will for me to be needy and poor. I know that I ought to fix my eyes not on the things that are seen but on what is unseen. My spirit is willing, but my flesh fails me and the devil taunts. My eyes are dim from crying myself to sleep every night and my bones weary. I urgently need to blossom and look destitute.

 

[Peace Seeker]

I try to open my Bible and read, but I don't last a minute. Everything seems meaningless to me. I don't understand why I'm struggling so much and yet I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, in whom EVERYTHING holds together.

Dear BKG, just don't give up, trust in the Lord and ask Him to help you to read and understand the bible. He is faithful and will never turn away anyone who sincerely seeks Him!

Matthew 7:7 - "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you".

Yes, God holds everything together, and as a daughter of God you are important to Him! You may not feel like you are, or even believe that you are, but that doesn't change the fact that God says you are !!

Sometimes I think that it's God's will for me to be needy and poor.

Only God knows His will for you and He has a unique plan for all of us. Our job is to submit to Him and let Him take care of the rest.

I know that I ought to fix my eyes not on the things that are seen but on what is unseen. My spirit is willing, but my flesh fails me and the devil taunts.

The very reason the devil taunts you is BECAUSE you are seeking the Lord! So just trust God no matter what, that He can and will handle all your needs. And don't listen to the taunting devil, he is a liar, thief and murderer and wants to harm you. God is Truth and only loves you! God bless you and comfort you with the peace of the Prince of Peace!!

 

[gdemoss]

Much love to you sister.

Blessings to you Peace Seeker, Brighthouse and Gary for your encouraging words of truth. I'm also in the exact situation right now.

That is what Christians do.

I try to open my Bible and read, but I don't last a minute. Everything seems meaningless to me. I don't understand why I'm struggling so much and yet I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, in whom EVERYTHING holds together.

A year ago, I went through a similar thing. The bible actually scared me to even think about reading it. It was the weirdest thing that ever happened in my life. I couldn't find God anywhere much less inside of me. I went though 6 months of anguish and grief and hardly understood the reality around me. Everything became too big of a burden to even try to do. Things that I could normally do with ease were monumental tasks. I couldn't even consider what I was going to do about firewood for the next season for fear I couldn't do it. In hind sight, I know why I suffered what I did. I was very haughty and judgmental of people. God sent me out to eat grass with the oxen to straighten me out. It worked. He does chasten those who he loves.

Sometimes I think that it's God's will for me to be needy and poor. I know that I ought to fix my eyes not on the things that are seen but on what is unseen. My spirit is willing, but my flesh fails me and the devil taunts. My eyes are dim from crying myself to sleep every night and my bones weary. I urgently need to blossom and look destitute.

And we weep with those who weep.

Prayerfully yours,

Gary