finding faith in the storm

Some people can write it out and that helps. If you can do that, then I am glad. When I am emotionally overcome, I withdraw as much as possible, because I need more time to think and pray. The only real strength to deal with things comes from God, so the more I look to Him, the easier things become.

well thought i haven't had very many emotional problems i do have some and when i do, all i do is pray no matter where i am or what i'm doing i just ask god for his help and thank him for the good in my life. but the bigest problem in my life is pain i've been in pain for 10 years now which is more that half my life, and i do my best to pray when i am or atleast just say thank god for the times i'm not in pain. it has helped me though the times when i was at my limit and couldn't handle the pain.

I know how you feel, and alot of times, I just look around at others that have it worse. We do not have an easy task at all, but sometimes just seeing others that have been through even more, helps me to keep plugging away and not feeling sorry for myself. It is a long road that we have went, and sometimes I would love to run into a rest area, lol. Just know that you are doing the best you can, and you have lots of friends that will help you deal with things. I have found many here that have been here for me. I do not let the little things in life bother me, they aren't worth my time or energy. I just that God that I have had the extra time with my child and try to make every minute count.

You have to learn how to pray.

Prayer and meditation are best. Hope your son recovers soonest and swiftest. best wishes.

A couple of years ago I had a situation that I knew I wouldn't be able to resolve on my own. So, the first thing I did was admit that I had made a serious mistake and asked for God's forgiveness. Afterward the Holy Spirit directed me to both literature and ministers that helped me deal with the problem. It's still going to take a while before I'm home free, but I have a peace now that I didn't have before. I think talking with God makes a world of difference with any situation.

Yes I can understand your feelings. It keeps on hanging on your mind all the time. I get in to the company of such people who have more serious problems and try to share their pain a little thus forgetting my own pain.

This has to be very difficult sweetie and hard to deal with. Unfortunately, all I can offer is to continue your faith. Sometimes we do not understand all the trials we deal with on a daily basis, even though so many say that things happen for a reason. How and why on earth would there be a reason in such a travesty as I feel really bad for you and your son as this has to be very difficult to deal with. Please find some time to relax and take a breather, what I mean by this basically is you need to scream, cry, question and vent it all out each time you feel down as you are only human and cannot be expected to be all together all the time as it is a great load. God bless and I will hope and pray for you and your son. Please be well.

My heart goes out to you. I am also a mother and such situation are one of the most difficult things that a mother has to go through...to see your son hurting, in pain and how you wish that you can take his pain and suffer for him.....but it is not just so..... This kind of situation is what I call my "lowest of low" moments. During these times, one of the following helps keep me strong during the storm and sane after the hurdles I have to face: 1) I cry my heart out LOUD! 2) I ask GOD why such things happen. 3) I pray for answers and if they are slow to come; 4) I ask for patience , strength and guidance to help me through my ordeal. 5) I read a lot! 6) I navigate my strength, time and energy in doing positive things that I love most, scrapbooking pictures of my family depicting happy times shared. If things seem uncertain still, I cry and pray over and over again...until the day my heart becomes numb to pain and learn to accept things as they are without question and fear but with faith that things happen for a reason and that GOD will make things happen for us in HIS time.

The only thing I can do is pray and look to Jesus. Isa. 45: 22 says, 'Look to Me, and be saved...' It's in the storms of life where God can really flex His muscles. The Word says, 'When' the storm beats against the house, not IF...what's critical is what you've built your faith on, the Rock, or the Sand... God knows exactly what He's doing, and He is in total control - Allow Him to complete the work that He's started in you...Phil. 1:6

Keep writing and stay positive. Like I said before, it takes strength to be up to the challenges, and I think you can channel your anxieties through writing. You can also read, the bible, poetry, anything that makes you feel peaceful and resolved even in little increments. Taking care of yourself wlll make taking care of your son a little easier, so take time to be good to yourself.