Casualties of this war… relationships, marriage, financial independence, home ownership, and so on Seems the faster the drips are happening, the more
🧘Mental/Physical Health 🏋🏼♂️
Quickly things are falling apart personally. Been self-employed for more than 15 years, shrinking disposable incomes have left significant losses (more than $100k) in sales last year alone, forcing the sale of the family farm. Stress has now increased to a point my spouse drinks heavily everyday as an escape and I’m left being the “grown up” in our relationship. Lost more than 15 lbs since the holidays, lack of sleep, Tired of struggling with what seems no relief
Sure would appreciate prayers and any uplifting recommendations for an escape, if not just a momentarily.
I’ll be praying for you 🙏 sometimes a really good Sunday service is a momentary escape for me
I attend service weekly and find myself talking to God and asking for direction, patience, faith and guidance multiple times a day. I am walking closer to God now, more than any other time of my life. And yet feel everything else is falling apart Thank you for your prayers
Prayers for you and your spouse. Many times over the last couple of years so many people have been dealing with business and income challenges because of the political greed and corruption in our countries politicians looking out for themselves. You must stay strong and get your mind in a place where you can block the craziness out of what’s going on around everyone. Sit your spouse down and let them know it’s crucial you both need to work together to come up with a plan. I had a wonderful WWII veteran I loved like a father always said when you have a problem how ever many problems sit down and come up with list of possible solutions to each problem. Come up with as many solutions to each problem and talk it out. Implement the top ideas to right the ship. Reach out to family or friends you may have someone close who can lend you a small bridge loan to save the farm. Maybe sell a acre or two as part of the loan. Don’t give up on you or your spouse stay strong and be determined to come up with and implement a plan. Take a deep breath be patient and make smart calculated decisions. Don’t make important decisions while your feeling overly stressed, upset or panicked. You can do it God is by your side!
Love your response! Exactly right, all things are possible with God.
I had missed church the week prior because when i set my alarm it went to 9 pm instead of 9 am, and then this most recent one... I missed again because my foot out of nowhere Friday night hurt like hell and by Sunday I couldn't walk.
I told some of the lil' ol church ladies that have befriended me they said they would pray for me and then Tuesday I woke up and it felt absolutely fine. Tuesday was going to be the day I'd decide to go get it checked out if it still hurt.
Coincidence? Maybe. But my life has had a different sense of hope ever since I walked into that church close to 2 years ago. (attending my first service of my life in my whole 33 years alive at the time)
I'm sorry for your pain but I love your testimony. I was at rock bottom, contemplating suicide in my early 20s (a couple decades ago!) because of bad lifestyle choices.
On one of my absolute worst nights back then, I picked my dusty Bible off the shelf and asked, "God, I sincerely ask you to let this Bible open up to whatever you want me to read at this moment." I flipped all of the pages back and forth several times then set the Bible down on the bed and it opened to Psalms 91. I read that chapter, re-read it, re-read it again, then copied it by hand on a small piece of paper to carry in my wallet. I know without doubt, that was God's direct answer to my "911 call."
I will never forget God speaking to me through his Word on that darkest night of my soul. He has blessed me richly since then. And while life isn't always wine and roses...I know He's there beside me, gving me any strength I need to endure. He's proven that thousands of times in my life since then.
Look I've been qt the edge of the cliff down to my earliest memory im just happy I ain't dead cause that means the lord still has a purpose for me to be here
In Jesus name I declare I am NOT the driver i am just a passenger Btw because music is my goto method of expression if I can send u something I'd love to do so
Friend please don't take what I'm about to say as "holier than thou" like the pharisees in Jesus's time, there's nothing I loathe more. I feel like I've only been through the ringer my whole life, while knowing 110% God made in order to accomplish a great task, which I constantly feel like I fall short of. Everyone has it different, I'm not comparing our struggles and strife's at ALL. But the point being, you already said all that ultimately matters. You're walking closer to God, which is everything. By no means does that entail that life gets easier, quite the opposite if you look at it biblically. But when you realize how short our existence truly is in the grand scheme of things, and this pain is all temporary, and all that it comes down to is your salvation and nothing else. It becomes a little easier. Not saying it's a substitute and remedy, we're human, it's supposed to be like this. It's natural for us to hurt like this, it will always be hard, it's normal. But hang in there friend, this won't last for forever, no matter how it goes, how hard it gets, God has a place prepared for us where we're at peace for once and the pain is gone.
"You're walking closer to God, which is everything. By no means does that entail that life gets easier, quite the opposite if you look at it biblically. But when you realize how short our existence truly is in the grand scheme of things, and this pain is all temporary, and all that it comes down to is your salvation and nothing else. It becomes a little easier."
Wise words fren.
In my experience this is not taught by most church leaders - in fact, the opposite is taught (although they will deny it), and this is an enormous source of angst and confusion for many.
Apologies for the late response, but you are 100% on the mark. This is the thing though, it can not be any other way. This is how it's always been, even Jesus always fought the pharisees and high priests. Scripture says Satan is God of the earth (because he's allowed to be of course). It's always been like this since the fall, all born in sin. So to people awake such as us by Gods grace, we see through the corruption on every level, emphasis on the church. Now imagine the normies and their views, their reality seems unfathomable. Makes sense now how Q didn't want to initially declass more but changed their minds, normies can barely handle the current awakenings in every sector which we're used to by now
You and me both. He spoke into my life recently and told me, "your life's not falling apart, it's all coming together." It was really hard to accept given the destruction I see in my life with my eyes and what I hear with my ears. I wouldn't be able to go another step without Him. It's very challenging to accept.