Praying Through Menopause
Why didn’t Mom tell me how bad this thing called menopause could get?! Hmm…probably because she went through the process of it relevantly smooth. Mom just had a few bad headaches, (to my recollection). And she had her last cycle at the age of 44. Well of course, I thought I would follow suit and inherit her good fortune. Wrong!!
I did however put an end to my heavy cycles since my OB/GYN performed the oblation. And thank God for small favors!! Since the beginning of March, I am cycle free. Yeah! But wait, it’s not all coming up roses for me now, far from it! I’m experiencing the effects of menopause in the worst way.
The hot flashes I can handle. Don’t get me wrong; they are NOT fun. LOL. However, it’s the depression and anxiety that I’m having major issues with. Some days it’s hard to just get out of bed, and there are those days that I get up early, do my workout, and feel awesome afterwards, and usually my days go (for the most part) well. Today is a bad day. As I woke up, I did not get up and workout. Instead I walked straight across from my bedroom to my office.
I’m finding myself praying a lot more than I usually do now, due to desperation more than anything. And that of course is certainly not a bad thing. We all need to pray, especially in these days and times. :)
I haven’t dusted my Bible off in a good while. :( However, recently I’ve been opening my Bible to whatever page it takes me to. And today, I opened it up to Proverbs 1- Verse 6 – 16
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause.
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit.
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil.
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse.
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path.
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
I think I know what this means. You see, I was close to God before I got married. Then I slowly slipped through the cracks and stopped going to church, and yes…reading my Bible. I’ve always prayed, but it’s been less and less over the years. I did marry someone that did not attend church. However, he said he would start going “someday.” It’s been 30 years (next year) that we’ve been married, and that day has yet to come.
Through menopause, maybe God has let this depression come upon me so that I would start to pray diligently again AND read my Bible. I do believe that everything happens for a reason. And God does indeed work in mysterious ways! I’ve always believed in God, and I’ve always prayed; it’s just been less the last few years. My mom taught me well and brought me up in a Pentecostal church. Actually, it was both Pentecostal and Assembly of God. My grandfather was a pastor with the latter.
I know I will get through this. It’s just been a lonely journey so far. I realize that there has to be many more women that are going through the same thing. Hormones can do some scary things to your body.
One more thing. I’ve been sitting here and thinking, (and not working) as I type this post; what I need to do more than anything is ask my God to forgive me for all things. Everything that’s been thought, said, and done in my somewhat colorful past.
Psalms : 66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
Psalms : 44:21: Shall not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
I sure didn’t mean for this post to be a sermon type post! lol Actually I had started out writing this article for my Grandparenting blog and intended on posting it in the Healthy Lifestyle section. As the post started to change gears, I thought it would be more fitting for Moms of Faith here.
Anyone else out there going through some bad phases of Menopause? Please Share. ;)
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I too am going through menopause. Seems to me in the worst way. I am in a Holiness church and it seems to me that people are so quick to dismiss you and push you away because you are supposedly not good enough for where everyone else is going! I’m tired of the UPS and downs, extreme highs and bottomless pit lows. I’ve prayed, fasted and just feel like I have no help what so ever. I’m trying to understand why when others that say they love God get the victory over things like this don’t want to help their sisters get through it.. I’m just hurt and I really want to just run away and hide from the world. I’m really trying to cope!
Well, here I land tonight…looking for some kind of direction. It has only just begun for me, this thing called change in a women’s life and I can see it can be very lonely. Um, the few women I have reached out to have been good in that I could start to talk about it, but I notice a real waving on of the hand for this kind of of conversation and find that hard and sad right now. I am 47 and am in the middle of a menstrual cycle that has lasted for 10 days and very heavy days. I am crying a lot and very lonely in how I feel right now. I am going to see my dr. this week to make sure things are okay, and well feel kind of of afraid at all the possibilities that I could experience going through this. Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated. I find it easy to spiral in the depression department and that is why I looked up praying though menopause, I suspect I will find out a great number of things about myself and God while going though this….cuss I know I am never alone with God on my side. Thanks so much.
Ronda
Hi Shay,
So sorry for the delay in reading your comment. I’ve been preoccupied with family stuff and just life. ;)
Have you sought out Women’s communities, Facebook groups, moms groups, etc..?
You can do a search for them…I think these places could give you some insight and perspective. Plus, you would meet others and perhaps become friends and learn some things about menopause you didn’t know. That includes healthy lifestyle tips and advice, However, there are some places around the web charge a fee for signing on.
Whatever you do, don’t stop praying. :) And, needless to say, continue to read posts here on Lara’s site. There are some excellent posts here that you may find helpful.
There are also herbs you may want to search for. There are several that could alleviate your symptoms.
(((HUGS))) :)
As far as I am concerned, menopause symptoms are not from God. There is nothing good about it. It comes straight from the enemy…and I am not putting up with it any longer!!! We are not under the curse but under the blessings of God. We are the victorious through Christ Jesus. I don’t believe we are supposed to deal with these horrible symptoms, just because the world says this is a normal, natural part of life. Nope, not me. We need to not only find comforting scriptures, but victorious ones as well. Peace, joy, love: this is the way we are supposed to be. Who can be peaceful, joyous or walk in love when you feel like smacking someone because you haven’t slept right for a very long time, hot flashes all the time and feeling terrible about ourselves. This is not the way to go. Menopause cream from either Daystar or Amazon (Amazon ships quicker) helps to relieve, by the way. I am going to search scriptures, pray and call KCM.org ministries for them to pray as well, not limited to any other resources I find.
Hi being going through this for a year I am 45 and premenpause take long time for Dr get right I have migraine and off balance I am taking black cohosh and good multi vitamin and vitamin do also magnesium powder helping with the symptoms please pray for me and will keep all in my prayers for healing