Living for the Fruit of the Spirit
Christianity for Those with Mental Health Conditions
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If you are reading this book, it is likely that you are a Christian. You believe Jesus died on the cross to save your sins. You believe that because Jesus died on the cross, your soul will live eternally with God in heaven. (This book is designed specifically for Christians. If you are not a believer, this book is not for you.)
If you are reading this book, you may believe that you somehow got a raw deal in life. You may have a mental health diagnosis, know someone who does, or want to help someone who does. If you are dealing with a mental health condition, then you have had uncomfortable feelings, thoughts and experiences that have been very difficult for you to cope with and understand. As a result of your condition and these experiences, you may feel crazy, guilty, afraid or unloved.
If you are dealing with a mental health condition, there are likely present and past feelings, behaviors and situations that have contributed to frustration, confusion and low self-esteem. Perhaps you are sad and disgusted because you have done things you knew better than to do, or have failed to achieve your personal goals. Perhaps you feel guilty or are frustrated and angry with yourself because you have hurt others or let them down. Perhaps you believe you are not a good Christian and have let God down. In many ways and for many reasons, you may believe you are doomed to be unhappy, dissatisfied and rejected by the world and all those in it for the rest of your life.
Believe me. I can personally relate to all of these ideas and much worse. Keep reading. Try to believe that God will support you in all ways necessary as you are facing and overcoming those things that continue to haunt you. I will help you understand why you are continuing to have negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors even though you are doing your very best. I will explain what you need to do to change in order to realize your potential. I will help you to know that God is indeed proud of you and thrilled that you are a part of His family!
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Most Christians understand and appreciate that God created each of us with a unique purpose and personality. Christians suffering with mental health conditions can feel angry, guilty, sad, alone and hopeless. Many feel like they have done something wrong and that they are not good Christians- that there is no way the God could love or accept them as His own. They may know that God loves them, but perhaps they believe He doesn’t like them very much.
Living for the Fruit of the Spirit is a must read for those Christians who suffer from mental health conditions and for the people in their support systems. Author Heide R. Kuhlman shares her own struggle with Borderline and Bipolar disorder, showing fellow Christians how God uses both the condition and those who suffer from the symptoms for His glory. She also explains how it is possible for those with mental health conditions to live by the characteristics and power of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—or by the Fruit of the Spirit.
If you have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, you must understand that you are not alone in your Christianity or in your suffering. Just like all Christians you are able to receive God’s love and His gifts as well as live a life that is reasonable, realistic and healthy.
About the Author
Heide R. Kuhlman has a Master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy. She is presently working on her Master of Divinity degree. Heide has maintained a healthy lifestyle for many years.She attributes all glory and success to God and appreciates how His hand touched her through her hard work with mental health professionals and medications. She and her husband have owned and operated a small Christian retail store since 2014, and they live on a farm in South Dakota; Heide and her husband have four children and one grandchild.