Christianity Oasis Forum

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Poe, I had a good day yesterday at my stressful job which I haven't hada good day there in a long time, came home, took a nap & woke up feeling aggravated, lost, empty & upset & have no idea why. I feel for you & understand. I believe I was led to your posts by God because I felt alone & needed answers & God is using you to show me I'm not alone. Thanks so much for opening yourself up & posting, they help me. I will pray for you & I love you in Jesus name-We just gotta push through & do our best to walk as He would expect us to. Feelings are so fickle & deceiving & we know where the bad ones come from. Seems like the minute I feel Gods presence, "it" comes into my mind & the battle begins & I so easily lose focus. It's hard but we know God is stronger & on our side, keep focused-Take care-

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Heyas Godslove-sis

Thanks so much for your encouragement. I am humbled that God would use my failings and struggles to help another to freedom.

I am realising more and more that there IS a fine line between being honest about how you feel and self-pity or "drama queen" as some may call it. The challenge is to find that balance - to be honest and open about your feelings and struggles, but not to allow it to determine your walk with God. I believe that that is something we all need to work at to get right (to some degree at least). I haven't always managed to get that balance right, but God's grace is there and He has helped me tremendously through all of this. For me the struggle was that I ALWAYS buried my emotions and now it seems I have allowed myself to feel them and now they sometimes overwhelm me.

I guess a key to this is to be realistic about how you feel, but also not to allow your emotions to override that which you know is Truth.

Thanks so much for praying for me. Please know that you are in my prayers constantly too.

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Amen Poe, it's ok to discuss your problems as you say, but to be the "drama queen" about them is not. You said it so well sis, and I hope that others will hear your shared words here as well, as it's all about finding that balance to not be complainers but to find the glory for God in all trials. Keep working at it sis, I know your weary...but God will bring you rest.

luv ya bunches

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Hmmmmmmm ... so it's been a few days since I have posted here. I don't know if anyone keeps reading, but that doesn't matter. It is good for me to just every now and again gather my thoughts and "pen" them down here.



Things at work have been absolutely crazy . I have slept at the office for the past few days and (hopefully) I will be sleeping in my own bed tonight.
I still don't know what I will be doing beyond this project that we are finishing in the next 48 hours. My head and my heart seem to be at odds with one another. And of course there is my spirit too. My head seems to be telling me that there will be no work for me and that I am in trouble. My heart is scared, but is very hopeful at the same time. My spirit is at peace - I know that God has my back in this.
What controversy

It is quite a challenge to bring one's head and emotions in line with one's spirit. But I think for the first time in a loooooooooomg time I am up for the challenge.

Love yous all