Posted by rayww on August 10, 2003, at 18:16:50
In reply to Working my Program, posted by Temmie on August 10, 2003, at 16:56:33
Tabitha, I can tell you are a person full of passion for life; otherwise your's wouldn't be so full of exciting things. Your passions have turned to despair because of perhaps mis-management of the gifts you possess. The only antidote to despair and loneliness is as you so aptly described, Jesus Christ, that "One who loves me, and that Only one with whom I will ever feel protected, loved and safe."
It may not be easy to place that kind of trust in God, but the pay off (His Peace) will be worth it. He came, not to just save the world from sin, but lonliness, despair, grief, pain, and all suffering.
Faith, belief, and trust are the key elements. Expect set backs, but know that as soon as we begin again our resolve to do better in faith, miracles will happen.
I don't reveal my own bipolar setbacks here, but if it wasn't for my faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ, and my work to protect myself, I would swing into some pretty dangerous territory, even today.
I am unmedicated at the moment, and taking no supplements either, just trying to enjoy my garden, eating all the fresh, green, that I can. Actually, my garden and all the time it has taken this year, has been part of my antidote for the summer. Plus the many conversations with God I have while enjoying the association with my peas, beans, and getting rid of the weeds that grow there.
As I look back, with each fall into the bipolar cycle, I can associate a very possitive thing along with it that has helped keep me afloat till it passed. Holy crap, that's so true!
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