tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post4327130226403460947..comments2024-03-24T23:41:23.944-07:00Comments on Talk Wisdom: Just Another DayChristinewjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-4836345840336465742008-04-19T10:12:00.000-07:002008-04-19T10:12:00.000-07:00Dear Christine—Your transparency about your mother...Dear Christine—<BR/><BR/>Your transparency about your mother and lithium is beautiful. My supervisor in Jerusalem said there was no change in my behavior after 30 days so with fear and faith in my heart I stopped taking lithium in 2002. Only God knows exactly when we should seek a doctor, take medicine or stop taking medicine. No one should ever stop taking prescribed medication unless the Holy Spirit is leading them to do so.<BR/><BR/>If you are referring to the newsletter about my divine encounter with asphalt when I fell in a parking lot, then of course you are welcome to post it. It is a privilege to be a guest blogger at TalkWisdom and it is a great blessing to have an opportunity to confess my fleshly sins of word and deed to the world via your blog. God bless you Christine and Happy Passover too! (ss)Susan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290399161065548291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-46212508174630922302008-04-19T09:33:00.000-07:002008-04-19T09:33:00.000-07:00Thanks Mike! Everything happened so fast. I didn...Thanks Mike! Everything happened so fast. I didn't even have time to worry about whether or not I was doing the right thing!<BR/><BR/>The police officers seemed to think (before I told them what happened) that she just barged into my house. They seemed surprised that I let her in! I guess she has been dangerous to others in the past. The amazing thing is...I had no fear of her. Only concern and the willingness to protect and help her.<BR/><BR/>After learning about all of her disabilities, it is amazing that she communicated with me so well...especially considering the circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Ha ha ha...<I>trade our puggle Sasha for a doberman</I>...<B>not a chance!</B> She's our baby!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laugh!Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-25299690691400906302008-04-19T09:25:00.000-07:002008-04-19T09:25:00.000-07:00Hi Susan,Isn't it amazing that such divine encount...Hi Susan,<BR/><BR/>Isn't it amazing that such divine encounters happen when we least expect them? When I shared this event with my son (who arrived home about an hour after it happened), my daughter (who was traveling in the car with some friends), and then my husband at work, (who was very concerned...then laughed when I described Sasha racing around the women outside in circles as the police officers arrived); it was then that I realized that the Lord must have directed her to my particular house. These things do not happen by accident.<BR/><BR/>We live about 7 houses down from a main rural road. I don't know whether or not she tried knocking on other doors before she got to mine.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking about this terribly troubled young woman who is only a year younger than my own daughter. She has so many "strikes" against her. She is deaf, mute, schizophrenic and bi-polar. I laid awake in bed for hours last night thinking about her. Mostly, I thought about how would a Christian witness to someone like that? Would sharing the gospel be comprehended?<BR/><BR/>Susan, I cannot tell you how many times the Lord has led me to either a Bible verse, Christian book, article, or a Christian friend's words when such deep questions enter into my mind. I want to write about it in today's blogpost.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being so honest and transparent about your past struggle with bi-polar disorder. My mom has been on Lithium (diagnosed manic-depressive back in 1977) for over 31 years! When she had knee replacement surgery (about 3 years ago) she needed to get off the Lithium for a while. She reverted back to her depression status. Once she got back on it, she was fine again.<BR/><BR/>What a miracle occured in your life! The Lord healed you from the disorder so that you could eliminate the medication! How wonderful are His plans for your new life in Christ!!<BR/><BR/>We don't always know why some are healed and others are not. Perhaps we won't know until we get to the other side of heaven.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, we must trust the Lord our God...no matter what! That is what faith is all about...isn't it?<BR/><BR/>God bless you this day, and always! <BR/><BR/>Love you!<BR/>Christine<BR/><BR/>P.S. LOVED your latest newsletter! May I post it here this weekend?Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-29954134169684678362008-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:47:00.000-07:00nice job, christine. glad things worked out, and ...nice job, christine. glad things worked out, and that both she and you are safe. she had a guardian angel watching over her that brought her to you - i expect you kept her from hurting herself.<BR/><BR/>just to be safe, before the next close encounter of this kind, trade sasha in for a doberman...<BR/><BR/>mike rucker<BR/>fairburn, georgia, usaspud tooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921322553025339949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-62131231665330673272008-04-18T16:05:00.000-07:002008-04-18T16:05:00.000-07:00Wow Christine! What an amazing divine encounter. ...Wow Christine! What an amazing divine encounter. It was no accident this young woman came to your door. God is kind and merciful and He works all things together for good in the lives of those who love Him. Thanks so much for sharing with your readers.<BR/><BR/>I can identify with this young woman, because I was medically discharged from the US Army in 1980 after experiencing what was called a nervous breakdown in the Republic of Panama. I was diagnosed as a manic-depressive (bi-polar disorder). Lithium carbonate was my medication for the next 22 years and regular visits to see VA psychiatrists as my lithium blood level was checked every 3 months. <BR/><BR/>In 2002, I cut my lithium level in half for thirty days and asked my supervisor with Bridges for Peace in Jerusalem to observe my behavior and tell me if there was any change. I prayed to God and told Him I believed He could heal me, but if He wanted me to be sick the rest of my life, then I would take lithium. I surrendered this “mental” illness completely to the Lord and Jesus healed me. Praise His Name. I have taken no medication since September 2002 even though every psychiatrist had told me if I ever stopped taking lithium, then I would have another “nervous breakdown” whatever that means.<BR/><BR/>It is a privilege to drink refreshing spiritual nourishment from the oasis called TalkWisdom. What a witness you are Christine as you continue to be led by the Holy Spirit. You are salt and light to the whole world. When we fear God correctly there is nothing else in the world to fear. I love you and I know God smiled when you opened your door for the frightened lady. Shabbat Shalom to you and your family. (ss)Susan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290399161065548291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-68794535785957027512008-04-18T14:06:00.000-07:002008-04-18T14:06:00.000-07:00P.S.Before this incident happened, I had been in t...P.S.<BR/><BR/>Before this incident happened, I had been in the shower bathing our older dog, Heidi. <BR/><BR/>Sasha was next. However, she cried to go outside. She then plopped herself down on her lambswool mat on the patio to bake in the sun for a while.<BR/><BR/>I started doing other things around the house. <BR/><BR/>Now, I realize that if I had been in the shower bathing my second dog, I would not have been able to hear, nor answer, the doorbell!<BR/><BR/>Funny how sometimes plans change for a reason.Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.com