7 Weeks to a Happier You: Freely Given

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Freely Given

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Author: Sue Whitson
http://7weekstoahappieryou.blogspot.com/

Please give me feed back! I'd appreciate questions, suggestions about how to word things differently, help with grammar and punctuation and any testimonies you might have about this Bible study or times you have put these principals to work at any time in the past.

God Bless You!

*Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are from The New King James Bible.

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Welcome

You can conquer depression. And you can do it without drugs.

I spent my teenage years trying to figure out a way to commit suicide in a way that I wouldn't be able to botch it up or back out. I lived in constant fear and anxiety. If a cloud came in the sky, I would make sure there was fresh water, clean clothes and food in the basement in case a tornado would develop. There were constant twinges in my chest of panic. I was convinced these pangs were premonitions of something bad, so I looked around me to find the cause. And then there were the days of endless crying, tears that just would not stop. Most people who knew me back then are surprised to hear about this. On the flip side, I had days when I was flying high on life, giddy and happy. This was the side I showed to the world. I hid the storm by retreating to lonely places, isolating myself to wallow in my misery.

Up until I was in my mid 30's, I was very sick physically. Everyone knew I had a snotty nose all the time, but no one, not even the doctors understood just how sick I was until I went into respiratory arrest and almost died. When I was released from the hospital, the doctor told me not to try to work or do much of anything because I was still boarder line critical and breathing at less than half my lung capacity. It was a real revelation, because I honestly could not remember ever feeling any better than I did at that moment. No wonder I had been so miserable!

You may or may not have something that you can point to that is the cause of your misery, but the good news is that I found the way out 2 years before I understood the cause! When I was in my mid twenties, I came across an idea that changed my world, something that I had never heard before. It was so revolutionary, and of all places, I heard it in a church!

God created the world with spiritual and physical principals that work, just like gravity.. Each week of this plan, we will build on the work you did in the previous lessons and add to it. It helps to be a believer, but whether you are a believer or not these principals will help. Ultimately, you will be the one who has to make the decisions to do the things recommended in this program.

You and God can do it alone, but it helps to have at least one prayer partner. Find someone who will go through this program with you, or ask a friend or family member to hold you accountable. Then give me 7 weeks. You will see a significant shift!