adoring1 Wrote:My brother, many years ago I experienced a great injury at the hands of someone that I loved very much. While I was successful in my work and such I too was miserable. I spent two years crying each day on the way to work and back and replayed the series of incidents over and over in my mind. I too was on anti-depressants and in therapy...and the therapy helped somewhat...but, it took my getting sick and tired of being sick and tired to bring me to healing. I remember the day very clearly when I woke up and said to myself...I am sick of being sick from this thing that has happened to me. I told God that day that I would supply the change in mind about how I saw my life, if he would supply the healing. He did and I kept my word and decided to look at things differently from that day forward...while life has not been all peaches and cream, I have managed to live it with a much more joyous Spirit since that day even when things were difficult...I tell you this because with God...if you make up your mind to something like this...it is very possible! I chose to give service to the Lord as my way of honoring his gift to me...little things...praying for others...giving those without transportation rides to church events...each thing I did in the Lord's name helped ME immensely.

Father, help this man to change his mind about the way that he looks at things. Help him to understand that our circumstances are our circumstances, but how we look at them makes all the difference in how we feel and live our lives. Please help this son that he has to achieve stability with a decent job and to walk uprightly...but even if he does not...please help this man to know that when you have done all you can, the best you can to let it go into your hands and leave it there. We cannot be bound by the lives of others...each of us makes our own choices and must live with them. Father heal this mind by convicting him to change his mind about the way he looks at things. In Jesus name...Amen!

Adoring1, as you can see I've gotten myself registered on this site since I read your very touching and insightful reply. You're right....I AM sick and tired of being sick and tired and I'm going to make a good faith effort to build on that. Thank you so much for taking time to reply to my post and for the beautiful prayer. Keep me in mind when you can.