I haven't felt like writing or doing or sharing much of anything lately. Winter tends to be hard on me, and each year it gets harder. It's becoming difficult for me to tell the difference between my sickness, fatigue, "brain fog" etc. and just laziness or discouragement. I feel like I am coming back out … Continue reading Today I am alive.
Category: Depression
Happiness by Alcorn (A Personal Review)
Warning, this post is about 1600 words long -- you may want to relax and get a nice beverage when you have time to ponder this. A friend loaned me Happiness by Randy Alcorn. I gave it a light read. It's a very worthwhile book. I'm preparing this "review" and summary mainly for my own … Continue reading Happiness by Alcorn (A Personal Review)
Psalm 23 Prayers
Psalm 23 has become one of my main Bible life lines. It isn't just a Psalm for a funeral recitation. When depression, anxiety, illness, or other "enemies" attack me, reciting and praying this Psalm has proven reliable to help me in time of need. I hope it might be a help to someone else. My … Continue reading Psalm 23 Prayers
Reasons to Live With Happiness and Joy
As part of my focus on cooperating with God for my practical obedience of God, I have been studying and meditating on Biblical joy/emotional happiness. Studying it, thinking about it, and asking God for joy, is helping me hold all my thoughts captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ which is increasing my emotional joy … Continue reading Reasons to Live With Happiness and Joy
