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I have been on anxiety medication for over ten years. How I have viewed God has definitely had an affect on my level of anxiety. But, having a mature relationship with God has not removed my anxiety. It has made it easier to endure, but anxiety is part of my life. I don't worry that God will...

Still love Petra from the 80's. "Beat the System" is my favorite album.

I like Minecraft. It's available for PC, XBox and other platforms. I can just free-form build stuff. It can be like digital adult legos :) But it can also be a challenge. And there are many ways to modify the game if you get bored with the basic one. I don't like violent games. Minecraft...

Depression is real and debilitating. It robs us of our ability to see anything positive. Especially when it is empowered by events or circumstances beyond our control. It's when I feel most helpless or powerless to change my circumstances that my depression is the strongest. If possible...

Being very human, I have needed reminders of what you have learned. Other than God's word, I have found that another book, "The Bondage Breaker" by Neil Anderson is very helpful to me, reminding me of who I already am as a born again believer of Jesus.

Welcome, Also living a "single" life. Don't know where God will take it, but it's definitely his plan for me right now. Who knows, it might change in the future, but let's trust God to know what's best for us right now.

Some encouragement on also suffering from depression: It's hard to experience God's love for me when I feel so helpless, powerless, or alone. God hasn't taken away my depression. Have lived with it all of my life. It is apart of who I am from an abused start in life. For God to completely...

Family ties create an automatic sense of obligation. Especially for the Christian. We are called to both love and respect our parents specifically in God's word. This is also true! The essence of Jesus' commandments is to love. It is right and true to love others, forgive them, without...

Hoping this isn't the wrong place to ask this follow up question; but it feels like the right time and in line with the flow here: Is it acceptable for a Christian to be cremated? If my "body" is to be resurrected, this causes me confusion. In keeping with the OP, if cremation is allowed...

Coming from a Catholic background, I often find myself asking if this is biblical. It makes sense to want to offer our daily struggles to God for some good purpose. Especially those that just happen as a result of life. For example, I am not allowed to drive for medical reasons. I would...

Great thread. Use these suggestions to build a daily routine of time spent approaching God and listening to what He has to say. With scripture as the backbone you can grow with excitement and confidence.

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After the BIBLE (of course) I have read one by Charles Stanley way back in the 90's but nothing since coming back to Jesus. Looking on Amazon and one Christian book review site, I found few titles. The one that kept coming up the most was "How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit" by A.W. Tozer...

I am looking for good study guides or devotionals that focus on walking daily in the Holy Spirit. Preferably something written recently. Any suggestions?

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