I struggle with feeling deserving. Feeling deserving of being thin and the happiness it would bring. Feeling deserving of the new laptop a friend just bought for me so I can write my book using the latest software and operating system including a touch screen. Feeling deserving of having a handful of friends who truly care about me and can handle the challenges of my mental illness. Feeling deserving of a God who is always watching over me.
I'm in touch with what emotions "feeling deserving" is bringing up: fear it will be taken away, fear I will sabotage it, depression that it's all happening at once, depression that I am so tired from the stress of it all and tender because I don't want to screw it up.
As a Christian, I'm not sure I'm supposed to feel deserving of anything. I think about everything passing through God's hands. Since it does I see it being given by Him. That's what makes it deserving. That's what makes it good.
I'm very stressed out. I want to lock myself in a room where I can't be found. I have a lot to learn with Windows 8.1 and Office 2013 and OneDrive. It feels overwhelming because my brain isn't as tech savvy as it used to be. Still, this is a gift from God so I must trust His judgment.
I can't wait to talk to Faith on Tuesday.
This in one of those rare times when I wish I could see her twice in one week.
I'll be chewing more gum to try and calm myself down and maybe go for a walk.
Lord, please hold me up when I feel like falling down. Let my weary soul find rest in you as I move forward in this season of life which you have prepared and set before me. Please help me to seek the help I need be it from friends, a better diet or exercise. I want to be successful writing our book. I want to hear you say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
Love your daughter,
Amy Kathleen
"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith, of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire, may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." (1 Pet 1:6-7 NIV)
About This Blog
My blog shares my recovery journey from childhood abuse to living with mental illness. I've been involved in twelve step groups and therapy since 1982. I accepted Jesus as my Savior in 1988. To the best of my ability, I have followed where He wants me to go and what He wants me to do. Maybe you'll find the hope and strength you need through what I write. Maybe you want to stop hurting yourself. Maybe you have a friend who needs help and can benefit from my story. I was newly disabled when I asked God this question: "What do you want me to do with my life?" I closed my eyes and paused for a few moments to still my mind. This is what I sensed from Him: "Amy, I want you to write your story to bring hope and healing to those who are still suffering." And that's exactly what I am doing!