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The Connection

September 30, 2014Christ's rest, Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Encouragement for Women, Jesus Christ, Love of God, Spiritual Encouragement, Surrender, Who I am in ChristAbundant Life, Bible reading, Christ, Christian encouragement, Christian life, encouragement in Christ, Living the Christian life, spiritual encouragement, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

The Connection

My life is about to change. Disconnection is about to enter my life for approximately 8 days. We are changing our internet service provider and there will be a gap in service. Oh my, I wonder how I will survive?

I feel the need to be connected. I am told that we need telephone jacks in order to be wired correctly. We have two jacks, but they are not working at all. So, the technician will have to be paid to come and connect it. One wrong tug, move, or incorrect wiring would destroy the connection or keep it from happening! It will need to be done correctly, or the connection will not take place. Continue reading The Connection →

Face to Face with the Younger Me

September 16, 2014Christian encouragement, Encouragement for Women, Love of God, Spiritual Encouragement, Surrender, To Rest in Christ, Trust, Unconditional love, Who I am in ChristAbba, Abundant Life, Christian encouragement, Christian life, contentment, encouragement, encouragement in Christ, God's peace, Identity in Christ, in Christ, inspiration, King and Country, Living the Christian life, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

Face to Face with the Younger Me

I like the CCM group, For King and Country so much. They have a song which I like for a lot of reasons…but “Fix My Eyes” is such a good message to my younger self.

I turned 54 the other day. This was the age in which my dad died of a sudden heart attack. A rather sobering thought..and he seemed so young to me then. It seems really young to me now.

My body tells me that this ‘ole earth suit has aged..but the brain doesn’t feel the same.

But with age there has come some wisdom. Wisdom on what is important in life, and wisdom to know that I myself am not wise at all, that all I am is because of Jesus Christ.

So I decided to come “face to face with the younger me.” Continue reading Face to Face with the Younger Me →

Christians, Depression and Guilt

August 14, 2014Discouraged Christian, Spiritual EncouragementAbba, Christian encouragement, Christian life, Christians and depression, depression, encouragement, encouragement in Christ, guilt and condemnation, inspiration, problems, redemption, Robin Williams, spiritual encouragement, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

Christians, Depression and Guilt
**I actually wrote part of this blog in February 2014. I saved it as a draft and did not publish it….I just wasn’t sure if I should….it is past time now. This is too important NOT to blog…the dialogue has been opened as we grieve the loss of Robin Williams.

We all have “down” days if we are honest with each other. And sometimes Christians are not “upfront” about this particular issue. I am not just talking about those days…I am talking about clinical depression. Not talking about it honestly hurts the body of Christ. The judgment that is often present has come to light many times as believers deal with it. I have not seen a lot of grace extended….it is time for a change.

Of course I was diagnosed with depression/anxiety about 19 years ago.

I am not an expert by any means, but my personal experience might help someone else and that is my prayer.
For several years I would suffer bouts of depression and anxiety attacks. But I thought if I prayed hard enough I would get through them. I would fight through the pain, only to have it return with a vengeance. And I could not tell any of my Christian friends. What would they think? I was able to handle life. My prayer life was strong, I was an encourager to others. Continue reading Christians, Depression and Guilt →