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    Anxiety

    I recently left my church of over 10 years. It's been a great experience and I love the new church I'm attending. But tonight I am planning on going to their young adult group for the first time. I have never attended a youth group or young adult group other than the one that was at my old...
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    Trapped

    I have heard all the clichés, read all the verses, prayed all the prayers. That isn't what I need. What I need is a serious life overhaul to be free from this sexual sin. I am stuck in a loop, convinced over and over again by Satan to keep giving in. For even though I desperately want to be...
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    Abolishment vs Fulfillment

    I've heard many times that, when Jesus came, he abolished the Old Testament and the law. But he did not abolish them. He fulfilled them. Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." So what does this...
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    In Need of Prayers

    In need of several prayers here, so I'll try to make it brief. The death of a young girl in my community has really impacted me. I didn't know her but for some reason, God drew me to her story and she has inspired me so greatly. She lived truly for Christ and I want to live that way, too...
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    Found a new church

    My "home" church has caused me and my family so so much pain in the past 10+ years. The ineffective leadership, the difficulty of working with family members, the blind leading the blind. It's been horrible. And because members of my family more or less run the place, it's been hard to get out...
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    Urgent prayers need NOW!

    I don't know this family, but a young woman in my area got in a serious car accident this morning and it's looking very bad. It's likely that she won't pull through but after her mother put out a plea for prayers, there's little signs of hope that maybe she will live. Again, I don't know them...
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    Second Baptism

    I know that the issue of baptism is a very divided one, so I will present the issue as I see it: I see baptism as not a necessity but simply a declaration of putting off the old life and stepping into a new one. Please don't attempt to change my views or my opinions on baptism. That's not what...
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    Creating a New Group

    Something that is seriously lacking in my church is a young adult group for women only. Now, I know that there's benefits to lumping everyone in together and I get that. But I feel that I personally could flourish in a group that's geared towards young women. The problem is that there are...
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    The Growing Obsession with Serial Killers

    Not sure where this topic belongs so please move it if necessary. Personally, I am a huge fan of psychology. I know that doesn't sit well with a lot of Christians, but that's a debate for another time. I love studying the mind and the wonderful, fascinating way that God made it. I like to look...
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    Leaving my Young Adult Group

    I'm not sure if this is the place to put this, but I just need to unload. I've been a part of my church for nearly twelve years now. Up until recently, I've felt stuck there because my family is in the leadership of the church and I myself am in the worship team. I have no problems with that...
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    Sexual Sin

    Sexual sins are nasty beasts, aren't they? They're so hard to shake off and there's so many temptations out there these days. I've been battling with my sexual sins for almost six or seven years now. I'm exhausted and want nothing more than for it to be over. God is telling me I have to do the...
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    Tattoos: Sinful or Harmless?

    This isn't meant to stir up dissension, it's just an honest question. Please keep things civil and remember to love one another despite our differences. I personally see nothing wrong with tattoos, to an extent. As long as the tattoo isn't obnoxious, vulgar, or obscene, then what's the harm? I...
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    Please Pray

    The situation with my young adult group is bad. After the events of last night, I cannot in good conscious continue to attend the group when it is lead by the man currently leading it. I have prayed and asked God to please correct me if I'm wrong in the way I feel towards this person, but I feel...
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    Forgiveness

    I'm having a really hard time forgiving someone I thought was a friend. He hurt me greatly and refuses to take responsibility for his actions. My first instinct is to totally go off on him and make him see the error of his ways, but I know to act out like that in anger is wrong. However, there...
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    A Stubborn Leader

    So the leader of our young adult group is a very opinionated young man. He has a pride issue that I know he needs to deal with but fails to see. I am concerned with the way that he's allowing our young adult group to run, so I expressed these concerns to him. I know for a FACT that the words I...
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    Stuck in a Sin Loop

    I've been battling with the same sins for years. I desperately want to be free from it but I just can't seem to get away. I go through periods of time where for weeks, I'm clean of it. But then something triggers it again and once I start, it's a sickening addiction that's so difficult to stop...
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    When is it a sin?

    In today's world, there's "big sins" and "little sins". Homosexuality, fornication, murder, etc. are the "big ones". These are the sins that we focus on most, the ones that make us cover our mouths and look away in horror. But what about the other sins that no one talks about? Little white...
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    There aren't that many fish in the sea...

    "Don't worry, there's plenty fish in the sea!" Are there, though? Ugh, I know that I'm barely 20 and therefore have so much of the world left to see and so many more people to meet. But finding good Christian men is seeming more and more like a dream than an attainable reality. I know that...
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    A Lack of Christian Friends

    I am suffering from a lack of Christian friends. After graduating high school, it's hard enough to meet people, let alone people who are solid in their faith in Christ. My church doesn't give me many options. The young adult group is full of young men who are in the very early stages of their...
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    Reopening Doors...

    Eight months ago, I lost contact with my best friend of ten years. Her and I have always had an unsteady relationship, to say the least. My self-identity in the past years was shaky. I didn't know who I was and while she was not a terrible friend to me, something always felt off. I couldn't ever...
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