Author Archives: TheNorEaster

Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One

March 16, 2012 · by · in believer, conflict, confusion, discipleship, Jesus Christ, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, storms, suicide, TheNorEaster, understanding, Very helpful

“I love you. God, I miss you. And I forgive you.” ~from the film Remember Me “When I saw that scene in the movie, I stumbled out of bed and fell to the ground as my whole body trembled in anguish and agony — and I started and screaming like a wild, wounded animal. It [...]

Broken Prayers From the Edge

February 7, 2012 · by · in affliction, believer, confusion, discipleship, intensity, personal comments, prayer, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, TheNorEaster, trials, understanding, Very helpful

I lock the doors.  Close the curtains.  And let God have it. I clinch my fists in a maddening rage as my hands tremble violently.  Within moments, my fingers ache from the intense, white-knuckle tightness.  And my forearms cramp up.  The blood rushes to my head.  And my eyes burn and burn and burn from the [...]

Safe in the Mouth of Danger

January 5, 2012 · by · in believer, pain, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, TheNorEaster, trials, understanding, Very helpful, will of God, wisdom

In my dream, I had a vision. An angel of the Lord led me down to the depths of the sea. “What do you see?” the angel asked. I said, “I see a boy, a child, in the mouth of a shark!” “Yes,” the angel said. “But, he is terrified!” I said. “He will be [...]

A Broken Christmas

December 27, 2011 · by · in Serving Mentally Ill Christians

My friend, JD, passed away earlier this month. And I feel like I am reading the same script over and over again.  I’ve lost count of how many loved ones I’ve lost.  I try to believe the promises of our Father.  I do.  I try.  Though grief has clouded my vision before — each time, [...]

Joy Comes in the Morning

August 7, 2011 · by · in affliction, believer, Bible promises, conflict, confusion, devotional, discipleship, encouragement, helpful, Jesus Christ, lessons learned,, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, TheNorEaster, understanding

“I will test you with the measuring line of justice and the plumb line of righteousness. Since your refuge is made of lies, a hailstorm will knock it down. Since it is made of deception, a flood will sweep it away.”                                    ~Isaiah 28:17 The ways in which our Father tests us certainly can seem [...]

Broken Dreams, On a Friend’s Suicide

July 28, 2011 · by · in believer, compassion, despair, discipleship, Jesus Christ, mental illness, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, suicide, understanding, Very helpful

This is a guest post from TheNorEaster, hope it blesses!  A TheNorEaster Post. An old buddy of mine from high school recently committed suicide. I cried myself to sleep the night I got the news, praying passionately and begging God to have mercy upon him. John was the last person I would ever expect to take [...]

The Way to LIFE

July 4, 2011 · by · in Serving Mentally Ill Christians

Hi, This is a guest post by TheNorEaster. There is much to commend it to you as it has developed through “direct furnace time.” People who have experienced this will comprehend this, and move on this word that has been so gracefully communicated. I hope that you read with your hearts, as well as your [...]