God Loves You
by Barbara Philbrook

It does not matter the depth of the depression that has overtaken you,
it does not matter how dismayed you feel or how dark and dismal your view.
It does not matter how wide the chasm that there seems to be between you and our Father,
it does not matter that instead of getting relief you feel the situation got harder.
It does not matter that you can not feel the peace that passeth understanding that used to come when you had the need, it does not matter that you feel unloved and for that you plead.

It does not matter and I can prove it to you,
I was in that same deep valley and feeling just as bad as you do.
I was given medicine by the Doctor and my  dark journey began,
and there was no relief in sight neither from God or my  fellow man.
I lost the will to live something I cherish with all of my heart,
I couldn't feel our Father's love and was fearing that from my life The Holy Spirit had decided to depart.

My medicine has been changed and all of that doubt is gone,
I now have proof that Nothing can separate us from the love of God no matter what  "It goes on and on".
I feared reading the poems I wrote during that dismal time,
thinking their darkness would somehow have a negative effect on my mind.
But to my amazement  when I read them what should I see,
The Holy Spirit and my spirit were still intact  no matter what had appeared to have been going on  physically.

I may not have felt in touch with God and I may have felt as though I was alone and sunk in despair,
but the words of my poems still rang out with praise and a belief that God was there.
Remember we are told that " Nothing can separate us from the Love of God" and that is absolutely  true,
no matter what you are seeing, feeling, or thinking God does and always will LOVE YOU!

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