Nothing Can Separate Us

 

No amount of evil that comes before us can separate those that love and follow Christ. His love for us surpasses all things and defeats them all. Even through mental illness and suicidal thoughts, Christ is able to break through and conquer the heart and mind. Being in a state of apathy and depression these last years, I have felt a strong pull to get me away from Christ, my savior. Now about to start treatment, my mind is devoted more than ever to follow Christ and know that NOTHING can ever separate me from Jesus Christ!

When feeling depressed, the feeling of the love of Christ is pretty much ignored and only the feelings that brought on the depression are felt. This can be a lonely feeling that I have felt all too well during many times in my life. From high school when I was taking medication for my Tourette Syndrome to help with the tics to college where I drank myself to the points where I blacked out to numb the pain that my body was going through to recently when I tried to shoot myself in the head after the hundredth time it seemed like that I was doing the wrong thing with my marriage/parenting. These are a few of the times where I have felt at my lowest and unsure of where to turn. God, though, has continued to bring me closer to him and an understanding now that no matter what in my life is happening He will never leave me and I will never be removed from His grasp.

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

This comes from the passage in Romans 8:35-39 which describes the unbreakable love of God towards believers and serves as a source of encouragement and hope for Christians. It is emphasized in the idea that nothing in the world, no matter how difficult, can separate a believer from the love of God. The passage is one of great assurance and comfort for believers, reminding them that they are loved and protected by God, and that no matter what happens in their lives, they can always rely on God's steadfast love and support.

I hope this bring comfort to someone who may be struggling with depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts. Remember that Through Christ all things are possible and nothing can remove you from the love that He has for you. Reach out and tell someone what you are going through, it will definitely ease the pain of knowing that someone does really care about you. Until next time, take care and God Bless.