~~ John 10:10b (NIV84) ~~ I have come
that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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Living in the Norm
The greater general population travel down a standard ‘road’ in terms of
their moods and personalities. The
bigger personalities often wander all over the road from side to side, but they
are still within the borders of ‘normal’.
People with BPD go way beyond those boundaries on both sides of that
road. It is a very difficult life which
can be dangerous in either direction.
Like most with this disorder, and as much as I have desperately and
painfully longed to be ‘normal’ all my life, I can honestly say that my view
has changed. As it turns out, ‘fitting
in’ and being ‘normal’ are two different things. Wow!
Who knew?! What I actually wanted
was to fit in. Honestly, one of my
biggest fears, even in the midst of my faith, is that God will bring me through
this disorder and out the other end to finally leave it behind; only to find
‘normal’ is boring or restrictive. I’ve been feeling this lately, and it is an
uncomfortable feeling for me.
Don’t Listen to Enemy Lies
I have learned that the stigma placed on me,
or that I’ve picked up myself, is not who I am.
I am a child of God. So much of
the negative thinking in my head, was not my own. It was false, uneducated, shameful, fearful
myths; lies from the enemy who doesn’t mind using people around me for his
purposes. Our words are instruments of
destruction, and are among the most dangerous weapons in the world.
I was told once “You do not know how to count your blessings, because if you did then
you wouldn’t be depressed.” This
kind of uneducated lie is exactly the kind of myth that the public needs to be
educated about. Sufferers know that
judging others by their appearance, words, actions, lifestyle, sex, culture,
age, size, or mental illness is about as efficient as judging a book by its
cover. The world needs to know this
too. Once we can escape the barriers
that are preventing progress, relationships will improve, needed medical
attention will happen; healing will take place.
God Loves You Just as You
Are
Stephen Fry said “I asked many of my fellow Manic Depressives… if they could press a
button to release them from their Bipolarity, would they do so? Most, despite traumatic moments in their
life, said ‘No’. So, after all this,
what would I do? I wouldn’t press the
button and live a normal life; not for all the tea in China.”
I say “I
agree with you Stephen. I wouldn’t press
that button for anything in the world.”
What about you? What would you do?
Let’s Pray
~~ Dear God ~~ You are so loving and patient with us. So often I wish that I could change who I am,
or change my circumstances. Thank You
for making me who I am. Please help me to
always be happy with being me. You gave
the job of being (your name here) to me.
Thank You for trusting me with that job.
In Jesus name, AMEN.
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