i’m a church girl, everyone in my life knows that, most of my friends go to my church, my ex goes to my church… its really hard seeing him with someone else, they are just talking but still… i am jealous, i won’t lie… but even worse than that is all the criticism i have received this week, i’m so discouraged… i’m losing my faith and hope. and no one knows, big surprise…. i just want to cry… i feel so alone and weak, what once was my strength and comfort in rough times is playing hide and seek(jesus) and my secondary is something try to avoid(si-ing) i’m so confused…. i needed to tell someone and well you guys don’t judge…
Faith is about as simple as an atomic bomb. Im agnostic(not sure is there is a “god” or not) and am not about to tell anybody to change their faith in something. Thats not what im about. What i will tell you is that you can find comfort, solace, and acceptance will other things. Personally, music is my peacekeeper. A song says more to me than anything, and I can not go to a concert without feeling like im part of a family. If you cant find peace in your church, there is nothing wrong with looking someplace else. You do not have to change your faith, but a change in other places never hurts.
thanks, this is very helpful 🙂 i have studied agnosticism some, i love reading other people opinions on god 😀 i like also that you aren’t into pushing your beliefs on others, that is one thing that christians need to learn i think lol..
christians need to do a lot of things i think
haha true… i personally am trying but obviously have a long, long way to go…
The one thing i find christians doing today is not listening to what jesus actually said. i dont know if there is a god or not, but i do find the things that jesus has done and said to be very humane. Love thy neighbor, let he is without sin cast the first stone..you get the idea. Dont listen to all the crazies out there who think they know what they are talking about, be an actual christian and do what jesus said. That is a good place to start i think. but as i said before, religion is confusing.
a good place to start is by taking that words of the bible and jesus in a non-denominational context. Dont look for signs of divinity like walking on water and all that. Im not christian but i do love the morals that jesus displayed. Love thy neighbor, dont judge others, hippocracy, and other good stuff he said and did. Look at jesus as more of a philosopher(which in reality, thats what he was) and less of a divine figure. it isnt blasphemy to view jesus that way, because im pretty sure that is how he was originally viewed. look at the morals and the lessons, not the divine.
ok, thanks 🙂 i really try to be the way jesus was, its always nice to get a perspective from outside the church if that makes sense 🙂
I’m a pastor’s kid, so church is in me. Faith and God can impact how we view ourselves if we self-injure. Other “Christians” are often very harsh on us and our behaviors too, as we are *hurting the temple of God*… yadda… yadda… yadda…
Jesus was “punished”, so that we don’t have to be. My favorite scripture is Ps. 51:14, which reads: Forgive me for shedding (bodily fluid), O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.