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Stress can make it difficult to think and figure things out. I also believe, though I can't prove it (but I think it will be) that our faith is chemically affected in the brain when we are stressed etc.

What I usually say is, Don't doubt in the dark what you knew in the light.

I have gone many years without "feeling" God like I know I could be... but He is still working in my life.

TC

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Thank you for this bit of wisdom, Sky. I too feel that my depression (chemically) affects my ability to see clearly the blessings and love that God has for me and also the ability to give back to Him by serving others. I tend to guilt myself over this and wonder if I am indeed not a "good" Christian if I can allow this to happen in my walk with the Lord. However, I try to remember that it is an illness and that I still am His child and my identity is in Him no matter how I am "feeling".

Blessings, Olivia