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[scionofgrace]

Am attempting to find a good pair of knee-high riding boots.  Not much luck.

Am also attempting to find what I can on the spiritual gift of prophecy by people whose theology I feel I can trust, and not much luck there, either.

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[izhilzha]

I haven't dealt with chronic depression, either, but just based on the past few years of my life, in which life was sucky and extremely difficult to understand and I did deal with what I would call situational depression--it's sometimes really refreshing to have another Christian admit that they also don't have a clue why bad things happen to good people. Or even that we may not ever know. Because then it seems less like we are the only ones being left out of God's loop, His inner circle; it reminds us that everyone goes through crap in life, for whatever reason, and it is not only not wrong, it is part of being human

[scionofgrace]

Because then it seems less like we are the only ones being left out of God's loop, His inner circle; it reminds us that everyone goes through crap in life, for whatever reason, and it is not only not wrong, it is part of being human.

I see your point. I hadn't thought of that. It just felt like, is this making God sound cold or distant? But knowing he's inexplicable to everybody -- the feeling of being singled out really is a part of it, isn't it?

"It's not that He doesn't love you. Bad things just happen, sometimes. To everyone."

Oh yeah. One of the ladies last night pointed out that of all the people Jesus loved, his mother was probably at the top, and of all the people who suffered along with him, she probably suffered the most.

[feliciakw]

The minister at my church back in Ohio did a sermon several months ago on depression, and used Jeremiah as the "case study." I haven't listened to it yet, but if I can figure out how to send it to you, I'll do so. If you're interested.

Also, the same church held a Bible study on the topic, possibly very similar to the one you're doing.

[girlyghoul70]

Thing is, though, in her notes for the second lesson, she brings up how we cannot know God's plans, and that this (partially) explains why some people go through horrible things. You know, "My ways are not your ways", etc. Which, intellectually and theologically, I believe. But I never thought it was appropriate to say that to a depressed person.

I have dealt with Chronic Depression throughout my life. Sometimes situational, sometimes just chemical (which is REALLY frustrating because if it hits when everything should be going right it's so hard to deal with and explain

[scionofgrace]

I hope the women in your group come to move past the idea that their being Depressed is a sin.

Me too. They know it intellectually, I think, but you know how it is. There's that awful gap between knowing something intellectually and having your fears/hopes and emotions agree.