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Don't understand - 9/9/2008 5:12:02 PM
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jdurham
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Looking for some real insight on what I am going through;
44, divorced 3 years, 2 great boys 13 & 15, seeing a great christian gal and looking at remarriage. Struggling finacially, but who isn't?
For some reason I have no, I mean Zero interest in doing anything, regarding hobbies are anything extra. I use to be into cars (racing,restoring,etc...), I use to like doing woodwork, but I now find my self with no intrest in anything. All I seem to want to do is spend time with my boys, when I get them. I go to the book store and scan the magazines and I have no intrest in anything, no spark. This lack of ??? is very distrubing. I still have great intrest in the Lord and what he is teaching me in this post divorce time. Any ideas about whats going on inside my head is greatly appreciated
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RE: Don't understand - 9/9/2008 5:42:00 PM
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evryknee
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COuld be a few things. Sounds like you may realize that relationship is the most important thing (not hobbies, etc.). Maybe this is something you realized through the divorce. Were hobbies once an idol, keeping you from your ex-wife & children? If so, perhaps it is the feelings of guilt on doing these things that you've given them up or that you've confessed & repented. Do you still go to work? Are you motivated to do this? Perhaps even that these hobbies cost $ and since you're struggling financially, you've stopped. Losing interests in things that once excited you can be a sign of depression, but your interest in the Lord is great and esp. in His teaching during this time, so perhaps not. I'm only speculating, but some food for thought... Blessings judurham!
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RE: Don't understand - 9/9/2008 9:48:04 PM
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FolkSingerBlues
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I used to write songs and play guitar all the time.
I found myself at the "bottom of the barrel" a few years ago.
I started reading Scripture and praying more and more.
I don't write songs much anymore. I do play guitar at church occasionally.
I study Scripture and read a lot of books pertaining to God and Christianity.
I'm kind of in a similar place. I feel like God is teaching me about his word and inspiring my interest in relationships, preparing me for day to day ministry.
I hate to hear about the divorce. The good news is the best Christians are the ones that are the most broken.
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RE: Don't understand - 9/9/2008 10:44:16 PM
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John_O
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total lack of interest is also a sign of depression. May be worth looking at, if nothing else, just to rule it out.
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RE: Don't understand - 9/13/2008 5:42:08 PM
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terryjohn
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Same happened to me except for the devorce. I was into computers, the internet and my job but all came to be meaningless in the light of the death we all face. It is said that none of us will ever regret not spending more time at the office or on such worthless pursuits on our death bed. Now I read and write and try to spend more time outside with my son soaking up some of the sun and trying to come to terms with who I should be in Chirst. It is a great time for a rebirth in Chirst cutting away so many of the things that prevent me from becoming like Chirst. Ideas and attitudes are being reformulated and understood for the first time in my life and one of the regrets I do not want to have on my death bed is to not have prayed and studied the word of God more, but more importantly not to have been Chirst would be the worst regret.
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