Looking to God instead of food--fellow Believers out there?
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Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
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Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
For me, when I'm confronted with a dilemma, I pray for courage, strength and wisdom. I start this prayer by repenting and clearing my conscience.
If the dilemma (problem) is too much (been there recently), I turn it over to God and let go of my grip on the problem. It's always worked for me. Always found a way through it.
I also find that I can think best about what to do when I'm in a church service. While the church band is going through their musical sets, I put the music in the background and concentrate on what I need to do. What lesson is this dilemma or problem meant to teach me; how is it meant to shape me, what is God trying to do in my life or perhaps the life of someone close to me. When the preacher is talking, I try and understand what the scripture is saying to me. I believe the message from the preacher is meant for me in some way.
Prayer and scripture is powerful. It's not about being perfect in your prayer or understanding of the scripture. For me, its about my relationship with God and listening, really listening, for what it is I should do or not do.
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Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
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Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
Haha yes of course!
But obviously not now at the age of 25
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Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
Children believe in Santa Claus because their parents , who they trust to tell them the truth, tell them he exists. That's the only reason children believe in Santa Claus.4 -
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quintessential1 wrote: »Sounds awesome. Bible says, don't be a glutton.
This. Self control is a fruit of the spirit and gluttony is a sin. Pretty straight forward. Once I had that firmly in my head, I was able to finally lose weight. I knew all the verses about lifting everything up in prayer and being able to do anything through his strength, but those words weren't what I needed to hear. Then one day something just clicked for me, that this was one sin that I had to overcome. And from that day on it became easier. I've lost 90 pounds and feel like a different person. I just had to listen to the words that I didn't want to hear, instead of going to the verses that were comfortable, if that makes sense.4 -
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Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
Haha yes of course!
But obviously not now at the age of 25
Lol. My point was you believed. You had faith. Although you didn't personally meet this person who susposedly comes in the middle of the night to bring gifts, you believed in him.
Faith is believing in something you can't see with the naked eye. I accepted Christ as my savior. He died for my sins. I have faith in Him. I encourage you to research this and read scripture.
I wish I could give you the exact answers you're needing. I'm still learning my own self.
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Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
Haha yes of course!
But obviously not now at the age of 25
Lol. My point was you believed. You had faith. Although you didn't personally meet this person who susposedly comes in the middle of the night to bring gifts, you believed in him.
Faith is believing in something you can't see with the naked eye. I accepted Christ as my savior. He died for my sins. I have faith in Him. I encourage you to research this and read scripture.
I wish I could give you the exact answers you're needing. I'm still learning my own self.
I'm not sure that Santa/God is a good comparison. Like a previous poster said it was my parents that told me something was real.
Also, just because you believe something doesn't mean it's real (Santa) and obviously, he isn't real.
But if at the age of 25 I thought Santa WAS real then you'd all think I'm deluded!!
This is how I struggle to understand how you can have faith in something like God. Personally I don't feel I'll ever believe. I don't think I can lol
But it certainly interests me into why others do.
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I'm not sure that Santa/God is a good comparison. Like a previous poster said it was my parents that told me something was real.
Also, just because you believe something doesn't mean it's real (Santa) and obviously, he isn't real.
But if at the age of 25 I thought Santa WAS real then you'd all think I'm deluded!!
This is how I struggle to understand how you can have faith in something like God. Personally I don't feel I'll ever believe. I don't think I can lol
But it certainly interests me into why others do.
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I love your questions! Thank you for asking them-
As to why I do believe~
I believed because when I heard about Jesus and what He had done for me, my heart responded with a resounding "YES, I want and I need You Jesus"! That is the simplest explanation of how faith works.
I still believe 20 something years later, because I've walked with Him and talked with Him, I've found him faithful when I am faithless. He's heard my prayers and answered them. I know Him and long to know Him more and more.
He isn't a crutch as people say-quite the opposite. He calls us to give up our lives and never look back when we follow Him. That in itself is a long and sometimes painful walk as it requires an awful lot of dying to myself.
But I can tell you this, never for a second do I miss what I left behind. Never for one moment do I regret falling in love with Him.7 -
PS, add me! Trying to get back on this wagon and get the weight back off and get in tip top shape!1
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Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Steph38878 wrote: »Run4life375 wrote: »I really don't mean to offend anyone
This is a genuine question
"Looking to god instead of food" .. why can't you just do it for yourself? Why do you need god to help you with this journey?
I'm intrigued.
I know there's a lot of different answers out there from a lot of different people, but here's how I see it:
Why do we need God to lead us? Because without Him, we wouldn't have a body in the first place! No one knows the human body better than God. He's the one who designed it! Our body is a temporary gift, and that's an awesome motivation to take care of it.
What I'm saying is, if we can't create ourselves, how can we expect to improve ourselves all on our own? We're dependent on God for life. He knows how everything works, including our food cravings and weight loss processes. No human completely understands how all that works!
Okay that explains it quite well!
Another question if you don't mind.. (again this is not to "challenge" or cause offence..
I personally don't believe in god. But I can still achieve my goals, do you ever think of it like that?
I am totally respectful of peoples faiths I was just wondering that's all!
They probably don't think about you or your goals. As they probably never heard of you before and they don't know you. You just showed up on this thread obviously champing at the bit to tell them you don't believe in God.
Wind your neck in.
I've stated my reasons. I've been extremely polite.
I could of jumped on the thread and said "you're all effing insane believing in something like that"
But I didn't, because I'm respectful of different beliefs.
If you've got some sort of problem.. well.. just get over it because It's just boring. You're just trying to have a go over nothing. It's ridiculous.
I personally think you've been very polite and curious which is totally cool. God loves us. He loves us no matter what. He died for our sins, even the non believers.
To answer your question, yes you can lose weight without turning to God. In my personal opinion, I need God in everything I do. Each decision I make should be made with a Christian heart. Do I always present a Christian attitude? No not at all. I'm human. As a human, I still fail.
Speaking for myself, when I feel weak, instead of going to food for comfort, I pray. I read scripture. Faith is hard for some but when you accept Christ as your savior, it comes more easy. God knows all of our weaknesses. He knew us before anyone else did. I find comfort in calling on Him when I am weak. When I replaced my bad habits with Godly ones, I've had more peace and success.
Hugs to you and ask any questions you see fit.
Thank you for that, I'm glad you don't think I'm disrespectful.
But Can you explain more? For example say you're posed with a dilemma and you turn to God, how do you do that? Do you ask Him for help? And how does He give you that help?
How does He pick you up when you're weak?
I mean at what point do you think "yes that's what I should do?"
Or does it not quite work like that?
Do the scriptures help more than praying?
Is praying almost like the term "a problem shared is a problem halved?"
When you was a child, did you believe in Santa Clause?
Haha yes of course!
But obviously not now at the age of 25
Lol. My point was you believed. You had faith. Although you didn't personally meet this person who susposedly comes in the middle of the night to bring gifts, you believed in him.
Faith is believing in something you can't see with the naked eye. I accepted Christ as my savior. He died for my sins. I have faith in Him. I encourage you to research this and read scripture.
I wish I could give you the exact answers you're needing. I'm still learning my own self.
I'm not sure that Santa/God is a good comparison. Like a previous poster said it was my parents that told me something was real.
Also, just because you believe something doesn't mean it's real (Santa) and obviously, he isn't real.
But if at the age of 25 I thought Santa WAS real then you'd all think I'm deluded!!
This is how I struggle to understand how you can have faith in something like God. Personally I don't feel I'll ever believe. I don't think I can lol
But it certainly interests me into why others do.
I'm not sure I have the answer you're looking for. Maybe Santa wasn't best example. I apologize. In my own crazy way, I was trying to explain faith. I feel like your questions are valid. As a Christian it hurts my heart that I can't be a better witness to bring you close to God or salvation.
But I can pray for you. ❤️
Take care. I truly wish you the best.2 -
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