NORMAN, Okla. -
Dec. 24, 2018 -
PRLog -- .I suffered severe anxiety and depression (sounds like a misnomer after being redeemed). I remember working (maybe painting) an outside area of the Church of God we attended and asking my brother-in-law Mike if he knew much about panic disorder (I hope he remembers this). He said he couldn't really advise me on it because he had never experienced one and didn't know anyone who had but he was empathetic which I truly appreciated. The depression was hard to describe. I mainly felt hollow. Later my wife and I had kids and I know for a fact we had good times together. At the same time, I knew they could sense my distance personality-
wise as I was asking God with fervent prayer to deliver me from these out of control emotions. This unfortunately runs in families. My granddad on my mom's side committed suicide as did one of his sons - my uncle. All my mother's brothers and sisters were alcoholics or near-alcoholics, with exception of her youngest sister. My dad told me that on his side of my family that there was an uncle of his who had extremely severe anger problems. Are there genes that are passed on - DNA that carries these traits to future generations?
My belief is that there is no doubt about this fact that traits of these types are indeed carried on to future generations. When you have an anxiety and depressive disorder, can you simply "snap out of it"? NO, it takes time and counseling to see emotional disorders resolved. My own, personally are for the most part, resolved but episodes can still occur as a result of life situations. My final thoughts: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12). Please see my other written and audible resources at Amazon.
Here's link to the free streaming audio:
http://jmlchristianpublishing.sermon.net/main/main/21292846
Account Phone Number