eating – Penny Haynes, CADC II, CAMS I, Licensed Pastoral Counselor

It Is God Who Works In You

November 28, 2017

| despair, Devotion, eating, hope, will, work

Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. One of the […]

I Am Not Content – I Am Fat

June 4, 2012

| 5 Comments

| body image, Christian Women With Depression, condemnation, Depression, disappointment, discouragement, eating, failure, fear, Featured Post, hopelessness

1Ti 6:6-8 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain: 7 for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; 8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. Phi 4:11-13 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I […]

What Do I REALLY Believe About God?

March 15, 2012

| 5 Comments

| anxiety, belief, Christian Women With Depression, Depression, discouragement, distractions, eating, fear, hopelessness

I want to throw something out at you, and see if it sticks. Do you really believe God is good? I mean, He actively loves you, cares for you, wants to provide for you, and has a positive future and plan for you? I have a feeling, if you are depressed, that you don’t – […]

What The Heck Am I Really Looking For?

March 13, 2012

| 2 Comments

| Christian Women With Depression, Depression, eating, expectations, failure, fasting, happiness, joy, peace, righteousness, satisfaction

I was looking through some older lessons I had saved in my file. I used to be a fanatical bible student who created lessons from everything I studied. This one was called “Why Do We Continue Sinning?”, but as I reviewed it, I thought it fit another question for those of us dealing with depression: […]

The Gentleness of God

January 10, 2011

| 2 Comments

| Christian Women With Depression, eating, fasting, Featured Post, pleasure

As many of you know, I spent time running from God. I had been so depressed for so long that I figured I had no chance of happiness with God, because He appeared to have no interest in healing me. My conscious decision was to turn my back on God so I would have SOME […]