YESTERDAY AND TODAY Long ago, on May 29, 2011, I wrote the following in my journal: My devotional planner posed the questions: What is your goal? What do you want to win? Will you gain the prize? You know what my goal is, Lord. Removing stigma. Christian support for mental illness. But it is a […]
Read More...I SURRENDER ALL MY STORY My journaling, which I started in May 2006, consisted mostly of prayers. I wrote to God at all hours of the day, telling him of my passion, my hopes, and my dedication to serve. During the summer and spring of 2006, while preparing to begin Living Room, I was greatly […]
Read More...STIGMATIZED . . . STILL? MY STORY 2011 was a busy year for me as a mental health advocate, offering quite a few speaking engagements, something I welcomed, even though I was sometimes nervous about it. I’m just so very grateful that God has given me the passion and the desire to speak. So grateful that […]
Read More...EXAMPLE OF SPIRITUAL FOOD Messages like the following can bring healing to those who are experiencing the pain of stigma. Followers of Christ could deliver similar scriptural messages to those who feel rejected by the world. Think of Jesus. Wrap your head around what it must have been to be him, giving his all for […]
Read More...EXAMPLE OF SPIRITUAL FOOD Consider what it must have been like to be Jesus—hated as he was, though having done so much good. How unfair it must seem to those who feel the hatred of others! Sometimes it helps to consider Jesus and his suffering. To try and sort out the great chasm between the […]
Read More...EXAMPLE OF SPIRITUAL FOOD Effective spiritual food for individuals dealing with emotional pain or mental health challenges often includes a view of Jesus that might not be heard elsewhere. This example shows him listening to a lonely person’s heart, feeling their pain, in tune with their loneliness. How good it would be to show a […]
Read More...EXAMPLE OF SPIRITUAL FOOD In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Isaiah 63:9 Why did Isaiah refer to Jesus as a “man of sorrows?” (Isaiah 53:3) […]
Read More...SPIRITUAL FOOD I’ve been preparing to explain what the best kind of spiritual food is for a person suffering from a mental health condition or emotional pain—a person often not accepted by the world, a person who may feel unloved and unlovable, a person who very much needs God. But the thought has come to […]
Read More...UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE I start this piece off with a couple of quotes from a man who is pouring out his all to advance the knowledge of the love of God for every one of us, no matter who we are or where we come from. No matter our belief or disbelief—something so much […]
Read More...CHRIST’S WORK CONTINUES – MY STORY The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” John 21:17 Jesus called his disciples […]
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