That would be me! I am bogged down, I know where the tow strap is, but for some reason I won't hook it up to the truck. Am I making sense to anyone out there? I want to say I am depressed, but I look at my husband and my children and say "Why?". Plus I already take meds for that to keep from crying.
Susan
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If I didn’t know any better – I would think I had written this myself. I know I’m guilty of trying to take on the world. I know when I reach this place you’re at, if I take a good, honest inventory of what I have going on and how I’m treating my body, I can usually make some small changes that have positive results.
• Usually I’m not getting enough sleep, and that seems to be the most difficult one to change. When there are kids at home, there just aren’t enough hours in the day. I have gotten better about cutting myself some slack and not expecting everything to be done all the time. I’ve learned to say “no” when the people-pleaser in me wants to say “yes”.
• I find when I get in the rut of eating a lot of junk food, I tend to feel depressed and almost lethargic at times. When I start drinking more water and eating healthier, I start having more energy and don’t tend to want to curl up in a ball and cry the day away. The days I least feel like going for a brisk walk are the days I most need it – and when it’s done I wonder why I don’t get up and get out more. While most people enjoy a companion or music playing – I crave going alone. It is 30 – 40 minutes of where I don’t belong to anyone and it truly does help me clear my mind. It’s a great time for me to pray and to “be still” all the while doing something good for me that my family benefits from as well.
• But what I can almost always attribute it to is my lack of quiet time and reading God’s word. When I get back on board with that, so much else seems to fall into place. That is your tow strap. Carve out a few extra minutes when you can, and almost instantly you’ll feel a difference.
Thanks so much for those words of encouragement. It is excactly all the things you mentioned. I have given up some of my duties, but you can give up being a wife & mom. I have been sick alot lately, and I think the meds make me feel bad and thats even less motivation to get up and do my bible reading, go walking etc. I just have so much going on , a sick father-in-law, a elderly grandmother, and just life in general. But, as I write this it still just feels like alot of excuses! Please pray I can get back on track. I have been trying for 3 years to have a set quiet time with God and I will spend time with God and in bible studies but I never seem to be able to get in like I routine. Just keep me in your prayers.
I've got your back. Life is unexplainably tough sometimes. If nothing else gives you comfort, know that God sees you right where you are and He knows your heart. He won't let go of the other end of the tow strap!
THANKYOU SO MUCH! AFTER I WROTE THIS YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE CHANCE I HAVE HAD TO SHARE THESE EXACT THOUGHTS WITH TWO OTHER WOMEN GOING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THINGS. TIMES ARE SO HARD RIGHT NOW & THE WORLD IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE BUT WE CAN BE CHANGED THRU OUR TRANSFORMATION WITH CHRIST JESUS. WE ARE LIVING IN THE END TIMES AND THINGS ARE ONLY GOING TO STEADILY GET HARDER AND WE HAVE TO LEARN NOW TO LOOK TO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH OR WE WILL NOT SURVIVE THE COMING DAYS! ANYWAY GOD USED YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO READY ME FOR THESE WOMEN, AND I WAS ABLE TO LET HIM GUIDE ME TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SEEK HIM. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING FOR ME.
Ah, yes, I can relate! Being a wife and mom itself is a very rewarding, but demanding job! I have been down the very road you talk about...and still sometimes revisit it. Some of it is trying to be "superwoman" - we try to be the perfect wife, mother, and, for those who work, employee. Add all the homework, washing, cleaning, and just plain living and, well, who wouldn't be exhausted? I have found that Satan attacks me when I am tired. He knows that I am weak at that time, and vulnerable. He will tell me that I'm worthless, nobody cares or appreciates what I do, I didn't amount to much, look what's left undone today and anything else he knows tends to be a sore point with me. You know, he and his helpers have been watching us a long time - that's what they exist to do. They know us well, just like we know some people well, and they know what buttons to push to get a reaction.
My friend, you are not alone! So many women, and men, too, I think, go down this road. Remember, though, as I always try to, that Jesus saw and felt it all. He sure does know how we feel. When I am exhausted and at the point you talked about, I go into my room to rest, close my eyes and take a mental walk with Jesus into a garden. It is a cool, restful and quiet place...and, we talk. He always, without fail, gives me exactly what I need to move on. Sometimes, I make many trips to that garden with him and take them often because times are so trying and exhausting and I feel depressed.
Do remember that depression can a biological condition, too, and as you have, talk with your doctor to let him or her see if there is a biological factor. Lastly, do just as you have done. Talk with godly women so you know that you are not alone and the only one who feels this way. You sure aren't! May God richly bless you with rest and restoration!
Remember Matthew 11;28 - "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
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