For fear of losing myself, I take time to get in my head and to lift my spirits through the strength of Jesus Christ. On my own, I fail to save myself. I know this, so I fight to reach in and surrender.
Mental Health ~The Journal #66, Deflated
Their Addiction-My Journey- The Road to Recovery
How do we love those who not only appear unlovable in their mess but also hate us in it, as well? I had dodged fists and verbal attacks, put up bail money (only once), picked up my grand-kids from a ravaged house with a passed out mom, and cleaned out more hidden empty bottles than I can count. Still, the pain I felt when the handcuffs went on killed me. The hopelessness was burning through my soul the way Satan enjoys.
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Mental Health ~ The Journal #65, “When I am Weak, I am Strong”
How can I share my vulnerability with others, and still, they say I am strong? It is a dynamic that is hard to grasp, especially when my current state of being is weak.
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Poetry- Not Strong
Strength in me.
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Authentic Truths- What is this page about?
Why do I write and speak on the topic of mental health, namely bipolar disorder?
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Mental Health ~ The Devil Does NOT Live Here
I follow a few social media style support networks for Christians with depression, and it baffles me that in 2020 we still hear the misguided answer that the devil is living in us through this mental illness. Allow me to correct this with calm words on a screen, as in person, it may get heated.
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Mental Health ~ The Strongest Can Fall
I bottle up the internal pain and suffering, only sharing with a few. I wear the mask and behavior of normalcy.
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Mental Health ~ The Strongest Can Fall
Newsflash to the mentally healthy, mental illness has no cure. This is a lifetime of seasons-a rotation of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Don't confuse mental illness with your seasons' explanation.
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Mental Health ~ The Company We Keep
Satan longs to pull me in. His world of hopelessness calls to me and uses any situation to tear me down. I won't be keeping that company.
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Mental Health ~ The Art of Being Done
I will fail time and again, but wrapped in this comforter of peace, I walk in His victory.
Lisa @ Authentic Truths 