Posted by Simus on April 25, 2004, at 15:47:31
In reply to Re: » Simus, posted by SandyWeb on April 25, 2004, at 8:29:38
Hi Sandy,
I am a new person now! Very recently I came out of four of the worst months of my life (and I have had some bad times in my life). When I was encouraging you, it was because I was feeling the exact same things you were describing. I knew the hopelessness, self-condemnation, etc, because I was living it at the time. (I did end up losing my job after going on sick leave, but I still have hope for the future.) I really thought we could talk openly here, with no fear of intervention. So when the police started knocking on your door, I was scouring my memory and my past posts to see if I wrote anything that would cause a knock at my door too.
A HUGE factor in my success to "hang in there" until I saw relief was my church family, which was why I was encouraging you to find a church. The message board is great, but there is nothing like a hug in person, and seeing a smile, and hearing a voice tell you that you are going to make it. I was just wondering if you considered visiting the church I told you about. I heard it was very good. You could make friends there, and get a hug when you needed one and have a shoulder to cry on. And your kids could develop Christian friendships too. I'm sure if you called them, they would be glad to find you a ride to church. Let me put it like this...what have you got to lose? They could possibly even help you get your dreams back. (Mine are back - after I thought all was lost.) It's your choice, of course, but this battle is soooo hard to go through alone.
God bless.
poster:Simus
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