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Originally Posted by shortandcute
My brother in law came by for a visit, which usually doesn't bother me. But today, I guess it was time for him to tell me what for!
According to him, I suffer from depression because:
1. I don't spend several hours a day reading my Bible.
2. I don't "talk about the Bible enough"
3. I'm not quoting scripture enough.
4. I'm not going around trying to force Bible studies on younger women.
5. ....and I'm not over at their house all the time wanting them to "teach me about the Bible."
They were my legal guardians for my last 2 years of high school, and yes, I did love reading the Bible because I found it fascinating. I even memorized a lot of scriptures. But that is all he remembers; he doesn't remember that they always thought I was living in secret sin because I was suffering from depression at that time too. 
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sorry to hear about this; many well meaning people of faith for some reason seem to have a hard time understanding that depression is an illness just like a physical illness. Try to overlook it somehow; I do know that my faith in Christ has kept me sane over many yrs struggling with OCD..........I try to read Scripture daily and it really helps me