By Nancy Virden (c)2025

On a recent health form, which asked about my spirituality, I wrote, “I am a good-ol’ down home Bible-believing’ born again Christian who loves Jesus and the Heavenly Father and tries to tell other people about Him. I’m a proselytizing, evangelizing daughter of God. lol. I’m not obnoxious, though. 

I use my website and blog to spread the Gospel and hand out Books of John to anyone who will take one. My faith is not hearsay, whaddya say, or make-believe. It is in my bloodstream, and since God is the One who has been with me in each dark moment, I’ll stick by Him.”

When the recipient read this, he said, “Most people just say Baptist or something.”

With mental health challenges such as depression, even small hits can knock us out of the ring for a bit. My week is falling apart. The best-laid plans have been thwarted by flat tires, illness, and a lack of options.

However, what I wrote is a fact. Since God is the One who has been with me in each dark moment, I’ll stick by Him.

Jesus loved us when he left heaven to become a human baby. He did not consider being equal to God as something to cling to. He had a mission.

Jesus loved us when he grew in wisdom and taught the religious leaders of his day.

Jesus loved us when he went willingly to the cross, died, and rose again on the third day.

Whether it is one flat tire too many, or a severe bout of major depression leaving you doubting your reason to live, God has embraced us in His grand plan, and we do not know how much our lives can bless others if we walk in His ways.

Christmas Love Endures.

Merry Christmas!

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Today’s Helpful Word

1 Corinthians 13:7

 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

If you are feeling suicidal or concerned about someone who is, in the U.S., call 988, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For a list of international suicide hotlines, go here.

If you are suicidal with a plan, immediately call 911 in the U.S. or go to your nearest emergency room; in the EU, call 112. (For other international emergency numbers, go here.) Hope and help are yours!

Always the Fight Ministries (ATFM) has been displaying compassion for those fighting mental illness, addiction, or abuse since 2012. Nancy is the founder and voice of ATFM and openly shares her emotional resurrection from despair. 

NOTE: Nancy is not a doctor or a mental health professional and speaks only from personal experience and observations. This website is not intended to substitute for professional mental or behavioral health care.

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