If you have been discouraged lately, or maybe even depressed, it’s not because God doesn’t love and care for you. It could simply be that you are experiencing an identity crisis. Being focused on things of this world will cause that. If you have found yourself hating life, that in itself is a sign that the Kingdom of God is calling you. Jesus said, “He that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” John 12:25

i agree with you. life is not perfect. where only Human and needs help. bottoms up

I learned a long time ago not to blame God for your problems but to blame Satan.Because every good thing comes from God and every bad thing from Satan.If I am having troubles(which I do all the time)I curse Satan and rebuke him and I keep rebuking him until those troubles I am dealing with go away.

There is no where in the bible where it said our lives would be easy or care free.We should expect problems,and expect letdowns.We can only show compassion to others and be thankful for what we have,only if we have experienced the same grief,sorrow,and misery others are experiencing.It makes us better people.



Paul says in 2 Corinthians 11.22

Whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast about. 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham’s descendants? So am I. 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. 27 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?

In Life's Weariness, Don't Grow weary of God

Life can be very wearying at times for a variety of reasons. Perhaps we have wearied ourselves with our sin (Jeremiah 9:5). Perhaps life has just pushed us physically and emotionally to great lengths, and we are simply tired and worn out. Maybe we have reduced the Christian life to a legalistic system of standards and performance that has made living tiresome. If we have sinned, we must repent. If we are simply languished, there is a time for rest. If we are relying upon self for sanctification, we need to surrender control and come under grace. God’s call to the Christian is perseverance and finishing strong. We will battle fatigue, indifference, and the flesh, but we must continue to believe and do good. Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary” (see also 2 Thessalonians 3:13). God makes a conditional promise here by saying that we will bear fruit and gain eternal rewards at the proper time if we don’t lose heart and grow weary. In fact, if we lose heart in our praying, we are not to expect answers (Luke 18:1-8). Thus, it is of great importance that we know how strength can be sustained and renewed.

The context in Galatians 6 is speaking of sowing to the Spirit versus sowing to the flesh. What God is driving at in His command that we persevere in doing good is that we would continue to bear fruit, both internal and external. We are to be taking care that our heart motivations are right, that our thoughts are pure, and that the fruit of the Spirit is evident in our lives. We are also to be active in serving others by bearing their burdens and showing them good will such that they will see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). Both internal and external components should be a regular reality for the Christian. If we slough off in either, we will have violated Galatians 6:9, failing to persevere, giving in to spiritual apathy, and losing our first love.

The answer to sustained Spirit-filled living is not merely Christian activity. The church at Ephesus in Revelation 2 continued to stand for truth and defend sound doctrine. They didn’t tolerate false teaching, and their good works were abundant. God’s issue with them, however, was that they lost their first love. Initially, they did things because they enjoyed God and the pleasure of serving Him, but as time passed, their works became form and function rather than the outworking of love and the abundant life in Christ. The same thing happened to the people of Israel in Malachi’s time. In Malachi 1:13, God confronted Israel because they had been saying that His work was “tiresome.” God always wants a heart of devotion, love, passion, and commitment. Perseverance isn’t simply continuing in doing the “right things,” but it is a matter of being driven and controlled by the love of God.

If we have been exasperated or if we have lost heart, the ultimate answer is to look to Jesus. Hebrews 12:3 says, “For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart.” When we feel ourselves growing tired of God and ministry, we must consider Jesus. Jesus’ life was brutal with many rejections and more suffering than we can conceive of. Yet He endured it, and by His power at work in us, we can persevere in heartfelt service as well. When our strength fails and we feel that we can’t go on, Christ is our hope. He never grows tired or weary, and He promises to renew the strength of those who wait upon Him (Isaiah 40:28-31). Relying on willpower alone to sustain us spiritually is not going to suffice, but trusting in God’s sufficient grace to work in and through our weakness will (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

So if we are sensing a spiritual weariness and a loss of joy in the things of God, here is what we must do. We must acknowledge our condition as sin. Isaiah 43:22 says, “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become weary of Me, O Israel.” The issue is that we grow weary of God. Since God is to be the source of our joy and since worship is to be directed toward Him, our issue fundamentally when we lose heart must stem from a spiritual “fatigue” with God. He becomes a bore to us, we put Him on the back burner, or we don’t care to commune with Him through reading His Word or prayer. We don’t give God the time of day because we have “other interests.” It is at this point that we must acknowledge the reality of our spiritual slide and draw near to God Who will, in turn, draw near to us (James 4:8). God alone is the supplier of strength, so when spiritual fatigue enters our lives, we must acknowledge it, repent of it, and let God be our joy. As God becomes our joy, we can trust that strength will soon follow after as we wait upon Him. As Nehemiah 8:10 says, “The joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Are you losing spiritual strength? Better said, have you lost your joy in God Himself? Repent, and let God be your joy; His strength and grace will soon follow.

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I agree with your personality crisis. i just do not think we should hate life but love oneself despite circumstances. That is knowing that we are but vanity as David and his son Solomon said. And we will realise that after those burnt offerings, Jesus Christ came to take our sins away once and for all, there is no condamnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, we are no more under the law. That is where you find strength to fight depression: you take the cover off the truth of God, discover and enjoy Real Freedom, Peace,POWer to go on.

"These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world."

Joh_16:33

Thank you for your post on 12/9/10 about hating life. It is so on point for my son who is 18 and struggles with God's love for him due to his earthly father's rejection of him. My mother's heart aches for him and at times he states that God does not love him.... However I trust The One I give my son to. As God Almight is his father-- great will be my son's peace.. Thanks again.

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Beloved7771

I trust that you pray for your son daily.

While an earthly father is very important in our children's lives...even more important is the LORD.

I pray that you and your Mom will
continue to live out your faith in Almighty God,
being faithful witnesses of His Goodness.

God is far greater than all the things in this world or life's problem....when we remember that no matter what we are going through, it is easier to love and embrace the problem we are going through because we know we will rise above it and that is not going to get us down :)