Thinking out loud

[Bruin03]

Has depression ever caused you to lose your faith?

What did you do to get it back?

[Gillyflower18]

You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t question it from time to time especially when you are depressed. In my case I just waited it out. You’ll return when your ready

[RemySue]

I didn't lose faith, but I questioned a lot last summer when I had a semi nervous breakdown. I pray, and believe, but I also feel my downward spirals (like the one I'm currently in) are something I need to work through, and I need to figure out. I think my faltering in faith was just another symptom at the time-everything was out of whack so that was too.

[leaningonjesus]

yesmany many times

however

i have come to the truth that, what other option do i have BUT my faith and to continue following my savior?

does anything else truly, last-ing-ly(if thats a word), work?

and the truth is, no.

theres a song lyric that

comes to mind:

"even when i dont see it youre working

even when i dont feel it youre working

you never stop

you never stop working..."

praying for you today...

[Addyheals1]

I have sometimes. I think that is because when we are in the darkest of times, evil uses our weak moments to lock in on us and try to pull us away from our faith. I have had feelings like…God I am doing everything that you ask, being all that I think you need me to be, and I love you with all of my heart, and nothing is getting better. I am begging you. So where are you? Have you forsaken me? Don’t you love me? I have asked those questions even though I know that He is working on His plan, not mine, and His is so much better. I know that I just can’t see it yet. The depression, anxiety, pain, just become so overwhelming when they last day after day that I feel hopeless and in complete despair. I liked the reply that said that they ride it out, because God is always there. If we can just remember that we can’t see the other side of His plan YET, but know that He is for us, not against us, we will make it. Bless you, and I hope that you find peace in the coming days.

[Daveacr1959]

I didn’t lose my faith, but it was tested or weakened. I was 61 and having to battle cancer. I read the Bible for comfort. But comfort wasn’t there. All I saw was the ancient writings of old Jewish men. All I saw was parables. Examples of how we should live our lives, written by man. I asked myself, when people have been trying to see god for 10,000 years before this book was written. When the guy parted the sea and a million people escaped to safely. Why didn’t they write and sign a book on just that one event? Because they had to say to each other “ nobody is going to believe this “ we have to write a separate book about it and sign the book. I can’t blame everything bad on Satan. He doesn’t come to rob and steal from the kids at the st Jude’s or shiriners hospital!! The god I pray to and worship would not allow it. So I believe in a god I can’t see.. for all the things I have seen. Babies being born. Babies of all species. All the produce in the grocery store. This stuff would not have happened by accident. And 1000 more miracles of life that I can see. God didn’t give us our mental illness or physical illness. Neither did Satan. God loves us all unconditionally. We don’t have to have all the answers. Just trust he is there for us . If god wanted to be fully figured out, he would appear to each one of us. That’s why it’s called faith. It’s something that can’t be proven. We have to take it on faith alone. Even mother Teresa lost her faith for months at a time. Look it up. We know our ancestors were cave men. God had to make them too. We all have Neanderthal d n a . Believe with the innocence of a child. How did all this life get here? God or pond scum? I chose god. But when we are in a bad physical and mental position. We are at our weakest. God knows this .

[compasnet]

Yes it has, but I asked for more of it and got it thankfully. 🙏.