I need to gain just a simple enough life to feel meaning living it, but fear I will fail.

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I've been followed by fear all my life, as far back as I can remember I have felt that life have always been empty and with no meaning, and always expected the worst, I don't know if I've ever been normal, but spent childhood dreading that I was dying, and was lost in delusions and hallucinations by the time I was adult and tried to get help the first time, and although I was a brilliant artist, felt I had nothing to live for, and by this time I've wasted all my youth and although I've spent so much time studying myself, other people, the world around me, and read so many books I could probably write one myself, but instead I wish I could just be a normal person, living a simple life, doing something, anything, just as long as I felt it was something useful and gave me a sense of meaning to life, instead of just wasting away, as I've done until now.

I've really feel like I've wasted all my chances, that this is it, my last chance to make something out of myself, but I need more strength then I have myself, so I need help, and whatever God want to do with me, He can do, I have nothing in this life I desire except being His, doing His will and to carry light around in all this frightful darkness, and I know I could be at peace, and feel a bit of joy from living, that every new day was worth waking up to, not one I honestly just want to go to sleep from and never again wake up, but just go home to my Father, learning my true name.

I've really tried though, but I fear I can never make it, never find any meaning in life and I have reasons to expect this, I don't see any hope myself, and I could write about all my hopeless struggles and how deep my pain have become, but there's no point even in that, I frankly need a miracle and nothing less.

I hope I'm not too abstract in all of this. The Spirit know I really need a rest from my burdens. So please don't pray for me if you doubt, but please pray for me if you believe with all your heart that God can and will do this for me. Amen.
 

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Lord we pray for Alv Vatzdal. For some miracles and better days in his life. That he would know Christ Jesus in a deeper way and that only you truly meet our needs. For direction and providence, as he trusts in you. In Jesus name, Amen.


"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." 23 " 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes." [Mar 9:22-23 NIV]
 
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I've been followed by fear all my life, as far back as I can remember I have felt that life have always been empty and with no meaning, and always expected the worst, I don't know if I've ever been normal, but spent childhood dreading that I was dying, and was lost in delusions and hallucinations by the time I was adult and tried to get help the first time, and although I was a brilliant artist, felt I had nothing to live for, and by this time I've wasted all my youth and although I've spent so much time studying myself, other people, the world around me, and read so many books I could probably write one myself, but instead I wish I could just be a normal person, living a simple life, doing something, anything, just as long as I felt it was something useful and gave me a sense of meaning to life, instead of just wasting away, as I've done until now.

I've really feel like I've wasted all my chances, that this is it, my last chance to make something out of myself, but I need more strength then I have myself, so I need help, and whatever God want to do with me, He can do, I have nothing in this life I desire except being His, doing His will and to carry light around in all this frightful darkness, and I know I could be at peace, and feel a bit of joy from living, that every new day was worth waking up to, not one I honestly just want to go to sleep from and never again wake up, but just go home to my Father, learning my true name.

I've really tried though, but I fear I can never make it, never find any meaning in life and I have reasons to expect this, I don't see any hope myself, and I could write about all my hopeless struggles and how deep my pain have become, but there's no point even in that, I frankly need a miracle and nothing less.

I hope I'm not too abstract in all of this. The Spirit know I really need a rest from my burdens. So please don't pray for me if you doubt, but please pray for me if you believe with all your heart that God can and will do this for me. Amen.

You are exactly what Christ is looking for!

When you find a Bible believing Church that preaches Jesus Christ crucified for the sins of the world, and become grounded in His Word, the devils and demons will tremble when they see you coming.

They will see the power of God that rests on you.

You have the perfect attitude to become great among the people of God.

May God bless you in all things and show the way that you may begin your journey.

Prov. 3:6

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
 
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I've been followed by fear all my life, as far back as I can remember I have felt that life have always been empty and with no meaning, and always expected the worst, I don't know if I've ever been normal, but spent childhood dreading that I was dying, and was lost in delusions and hallucinations by the time I was adult and tried to get help the first time, and although I was a brilliant artist, felt I had nothing to live for, and by this time I've wasted all my youth and although I've spent so much time studying myself, other people, the world around me, and read so many books I could probably write one myself, but instead I wish I could just be a normal person, living a simple life, doing something, anything, just as long as I felt it was something useful and gave me a sense of meaning to life, instead of just wasting away, as I've done until now.

I've really feel like I've wasted all my chances, that this is it, my last chance to make something out of myself, but I need more strength then I have myself, so I need help, and whatever God want to do with me, He can do, I have nothing in this life I desire except being His, doing His will and to carry light around in all this frightful darkness, and I know I could be at peace, and feel a bit of joy from living, that every new day was worth waking up to, not one I honestly just want to go to sleep from and never again wake up, but just go home to my Father, learning my true name.

I've really tried though, but I fear I can never make it, never find any meaning in life and I have reasons to expect this, I don't see any hope myself, and I could write about all my hopeless struggles and how deep my pain have become, but there's no point even in that, I frankly need a miracle and nothing less.

I hope I'm not too abstract in all of this. The Spirit know I really need a rest from my burdens. So please don't pray for me if you doubt, but please pray for me if you believe with all your heart that God can and will do this for me. Amen.
wow.....
Some questions if you don't mind....

1- how old are you? I ask because your photo is of a young man, not much older than 30.
2- how do you think following Jesus works?
3- what kinds of things would you say you think about most often?

these are not derogatory, nor sarcastic questions. they are so I can get an idea of how I should most effectively respond.

thank you.
I'm praying for you.
 
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Simple basic faith or belief in God. We must believe that God is. We must know who God is before we can believe in Him. Belief is a matter of mind and heart. What is a basic belief when it comes to Christianity. Here is one.
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While not written by the Apostles it is a summation of what was taught at the most basic level in order to be passed orally from generation to generation. One point of clarification as I get this question a lot. The phrase holy catholic Church refers to the all those who believe and are alive at this present time. The word catholic means universal. It is not a reference to the Roman Catholic Church. The Church is comprised of all those who are presently in Christ and known by Him, period regardless of affiliation. This along with the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments were what was primarily known and available to ordinary Christians for many centuries after Christ. The Word of God was reserved only for those in higher authority and was only available to most people when those who held it shared it. This changed with the advent of the printing press but very slowly. First to those who could afford it, the price was very high. Only much later was the Bible available to all who desired it. This is the basis of Christianity.
 
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May God take care of you & all that is going on in your life; may you find the peace you so deeply desire.:prayer:

May I ask if you've shared any of your artwork online? I'd love to see it!
 
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Thanks for all the posts, although I simply asked for prayer, not for less or more. I don't have any wish to become great, only to be able to go to church at all and listen to the word of God, the singing and to praise Jesus, but I feel like everyone else among Christians are perfect, able to feel happy and don't seem worried or like they struggle with life, and I have no Christian friends to ask to go with me, and are pretty sure that if anyone became my friend that they would only do so to be kind, not because I am a person they enjoy spending time with. That's also a good example of how all things in life feel like, and I don't see any hope in anything getting better, since I have such a long experience of everything just getting worse , and the more I spend time to try to do better, the more I fail and only make things worse. So I have problems even trying anymore. I feel there's no point in trying to communicate about it even, since I would just waste the time of people that think that it's possible to talk me out of problems. That there's just some things I haven't thought about, that they can think about, and then I would see that things are not so bad after all, but also that's a pipedream. I feel as the woman in Revelation, only that I don't advice anyone else to do it, that have seen into the depths of Satan, and also that I don't think anything good have come from that, I have seen that there's nothing good in this world, and I fear people, because I dread all the evil we are capable of. I can't watch TV anymore, and are just glad mine broke down many years ago, and things like shows about crime, horror, gore etc. is too much and it won't take much to push me beyond the edge of sanity, if I haven't already passed that point, since nothing much people talk about make sense, and I cannot understand how anyone can live and watch things like news about all the suffering in the world, and then just switch and think about and talk about something different. I don't see anything funny about things anymore, or anything to be happy about. Nor do I desire anything, and mostly I wish I could have the ability to smile and be happy about things, simply to not feel like a burden, that only cause grief to those that might care about me. So I feel guilt and shame simply to be alive, and often think how much better it would be to if I was not alive at all, but could rest forever, but want to make sure I do the will of God, and be something good for someone or something. That's where the sense of living a life that have some meaning come in, because there's naturally not very much meaning in any of the things I've written.

I'm sorry to be wasting the time of good people, that could do better by not having to be listening to the ranting and ravings I've produced here, and pray for someone else instead, but if I would ever gain a life where I don't just have a life that cause other grief, but could do something good for God, then I just have to continue begging for help, from whomever that might want to help, and now I only think prayer can do me any good. That only God can pull me out of the web I'm stuck in, to give me a lamp to hold so I can see the path where I have to go, and if God would only help me do that, then I will follow that path and if He say's "here I am", I will go to Him and nowhere else, and if He give me a lamp I won't quench the light.

So bless you all, and please pray and I know God will help me. Thank you.
 
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but want to make sure I do the will of God, and be something good for someone or something.
Your own advice is the best advice. You can't fix the world, but you can make changes to your little piece of it. Don't wait for some divine revelation; go help a neighbor, smile at strangers, be pleasant to someone who annoys you. That is "doing something good for God".
Remember God loves you very much. Praying for you friend.
 
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Heavenly Father, I lift up Alv to You, and ask that You will let him know that You love him and that he is a valuable part of Your plan, no matter how big or small his part is, Your plan cannot be carried out without him. I ask that You will give him knowledge and direction of what gift of the Spirit he has been given, so he can use that blessing and talent in him to please You and bless others with it. Help him to examine himself and ask himself what he can do to best serve You and have a fire inside of him to see it through, In Jesus Name, Amen
 
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Thanks for all the posts, although I simply asked for prayer, not for less or more. I don't have any wish to become great, only to be able to go to church at all and listen to the word of God, the singing and to praise Jesus, but I feel like everyone else among Christians are perfect, able to feel happy and don't seem worried or like they struggle with life, and I have no Christian friends to ask to go with me, and are pretty sure that if anyone became my friend that they would only do so to be kind, not because I am a person they enjoy spending time with. That's also a good example of how all things in life feel like, and I don't see any hope in anything getting better, since I have such a long experience of everything just getting worse , and the more I spend time to try to do better, the more I fail and only make things worse. So I have problems even trying anymore. I feel there's no point in trying to communicate about it even, since I would just waste the time of people that think that it's possible to talk me out of problems. That there's just some things I haven't thought about, that they can think about, and then I would see that things are not so bad after all, but also that's a pipedream. I feel as the woman in Revelation, only that I don't advice anyone else to do it, that have seen into the depths of Satan, and also that I don't think anything good have come from that, I have seen that there's nothing good in this world, and I fear people, because I dread all the evil we are capable of. I can't watch TV anymore, and are just glad mine broke down many years ago, and things like shows about crime, horror, gore etc. is too much and it won't take much to push me beyond the edge of sanity, if I haven't already passed that point, since nothing much people talk about make sense, and I cannot understand how anyone can live and watch things like news about all the suffering in the world, and then just switch and think about and talk about something different. I don't see anything funny about things anymore, or anything to be happy about. Nor do I desire anything, and mostly I wish I could have the ability to smile and be happy about things, simply to not feel like a burden, that only cause grief to those that might care about me. So I feel guilt and shame simply to be alive, and often think how much better it would be to if I was not alive at all, but could rest forever, but want to make sure I do the will of God, and be something good for someone or something. That's where the sense of living a life that have some meaning come in, because there's naturally not very much meaning in any of the things I've written.
(There is Prayer Wall Discussion and Inspiration for discussion or Requests for Christian Advice but people keep posting here. God bless)
 
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