In order of prevalence, the five most common mental illnesses are
Anxiety Disorders: 48 million people annually
Major Depressive Disorder: 17.7 million people annually
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: 9 million people annually
Bipolar Disorder: 7 million people annually
Borderline Personality Disorder: 3.5 million people annually
I don’t want God to change my circumstances, I want him to change me… to make me different so He can be
glorified by what He does with my life. I pray He uses my life in a special way. Now, going through everything
I’ve gone through, I can minister to those who will go through the same thing. And I give all the glory to God!
Read MoreAnd then I saw a mom across the waiting room holding her little boy who has “classic” CF, the kind I just found out my baby did NOT have. And my next thought was, “Would I be thanking Him even if my Anna Jo had not had a good diagnosis?”
Would I still be praising Him even if He chose to tell me no?
Would I still trust His mercy even if He let my innocent child suffer?
Read MoreI went 6 months to many doctors and they could not find what was wrong with me. I had to learn to get in my Bible and learn to give my everything to God and trust Him that He knows what is best for me.
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