Depression

I recently found an old journal entry that recounted a very real spiritual battle that I was waging against depression. I had been going through a time of deep discouragement and despair over my inability to be the person I believed Christ wanted me to be. Jim and I had been fighting, and although I suspected that a lot of the problem stemmed from my own self-hatred, I was combative and defensive. Jim was trying his best to reason with me and encourage me, but as was often the case, I just ...

Updated 05-14-2010 at 01:51 AM by Jeri Turner

Tags: depression, trust

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Encouragement , Depression

The Two of Me
By Jeri Turner

I may appear one person to you;

The truth is that I am actually two.

Beyond the old man, beyond the new;

Another duality, hidden from view.

In youth, the clowning mask I wore;

It covered all the pain I bore.

Alone, I saw the real me;

Stripped bare of her felicity.

Today the who-am-I is clearer;

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Updated 04-23-2010 at 05:02 PM by Jeri Turner

Tags: depression, trust

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Faith , Encouragement , Endurance , Depression