Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." Genesis 9:13

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Yes

Yes, Michal talking about the hospital horror show helps.  I'm trying to get my complaint letter to be coherent and sending that will probably help too.  And hopefully I can get some things under control with seeing all of my doctors this week (the main ones.  And the dentist.  Fun week).  But right now I am just fighting with my enemies and one of those enemies is quitting.  I never have and won't, but I find it really ironic that I spent so much time being assessed for potentially trying to kill myself slowly (and trust me, having done the toxic thing twice, lithium may be a drug that can kill you but you do not want to try it.) when it is now that I have  risk level, but the risk level is pretty minimal when you know what you feel like with an accidental overdose of something.  But for the moment I just want to pretend I had some choice about going on with this living thing.  Because right now I'm very tired of it.

Note:  This is talking aloud.  I promise I will not hurt myself, have no plan to do so, I just want a break from fighting and can't get one.  this is more of that screwed up chemistry talking.  It will pass.  It's also because I am afraid.  That too will pass somehow.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jen, thanks for keeping us up to date on your thinking. I'm glad you can express yourself. I appreciate the reassurance that you're hurting badly and are very tired and discouraged but not intending to harm yourself.

You also mentioned "one of your enemies" and "fighting." A friend at church today reminded me of the battle we face with satan who comes to lie, rob, kill and destroy. I've been praying that the Lord will fight the good fight for you and "coming against" forces of darkness on your behalf.

Would you please consider joining me in praying and putting on the whole armor of God? I saw a car window sticker recently and it had the word TRUTH written in beautiful calligraphy and "soul armor" below that. These words spoke loudly to me. I surely regret times I've lived lies instead of being honest with more people about my struggles and failures...and sins. In a sense, it's such a simple standard and one I will try harder to use as my litmus test.

There is also the matter of cooperating with the father of lies as he accuses us. We can think that all these horrible negative thoughts are our own but they're often planted by the enemy of our souls.

I hope you feel strong enough to battle him. I will help.

In God's love, Michal

The Armor of God
Ephesians 6: 10-18

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.