"Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit."
-- Pope Francis
The Great Commission at the end of Matthew has Jesus sending out the apostles, telling them to baptize and make disciples of all men. Part of making disciples is sharing the gospel message with others. There are, of course, many ways to share the gospel message but one of the most powerful is by sharing your testimony -- the story of your life and the impact of the gospel on your life -- with others. I am under no illusions that what I am about to share over the next 31 days is going to transform anyone's life, at least not through my words alone. I share this with the intention of trying to shed light on a difficult subject and perhaps help someone else along the way.
I call this 31 day long writing experiment "Stumbling Through" because I feel very much like it is descriptive of what I'm writing about and how it may wind up being written. I am going to be stumbling along as I write and share my heart on the subject of depression. It is a deeply personal thing for me and has been a struggle for me throughout most of my life. In fact, at the moment that I write this, it is something I am battling and have been for many months now. I could take you back to the very beginning of my journey, but what I really want to focus on during this challenge is my current struggle. It may sound strange to write about the journey of depression while one is still walking that path, but it is something that I think may be helpful to me even if no other soul reads these words. I will warn you up front that there may be times it is difficult for me to write, but I am committing to this and will do my utmost to honour that commitment. If you are on this journey with me right now, please know that there may be times when it is best for you to step away and not read. I will endeavour to tag posts that may be a trigger for some people.
I want to thank all of you who are reading and will read as I write through this. God bless you.
The Momma
Thanks for coming by my blog. I think it's a great practice to write about difficult things (like depression) while we're going through them instead of waiting until the crisis has passed and we can tie up all our conclusions with nice, neat little bows. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for returning the favour and your kind words. I think it may prove to be a fruitful thing indeed, although it's early days yet. Blessings to you on your writing!
DeleteGod bless you my friend, for your deep courage and willingness to share. I know you will be a blessing to many people! Depression has touched our family in a variety of ways and I have written about it on my blog too. I applaud you and I will say a prayer for you right now. Know there are Christians praying for you and you are not alone. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteI like that you are writing in the struggle and brave enough to write what is going on. it is difficult sometimes to revisit parts of the journey but also who knows who might resonate and be given hope in the reading. thank you for persevering in this series
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