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  1. prairie_rose

    Anyone feel like you’ve been shouldering it all yourself?

    How it all started Hi, I’m recovering from a period of severe depression and anxiety that began almost 10 years ago with the unexpected death of a friend, heartbreak after falling in love for the first time, and financial hurdles that derailed my career path (and what I thought was my calling)...
  2. EtainSkirata

    Lonely

    Hey all. This year is the first year I've lived alone (almost a year now, anyway). I was fortunate to find a church that felt like a family away from home, but due to some theological differences creating an impasse (can't take communion without being a member, and I don't feel comfortable being...
  3. LonelyAdams

    I feel very hopeless at this point in my life, with no way of improving it.

    So, I'm not really sure what I'm writting here so bear with me. I'm really struggling in my life. I'm in my late 20's and struggling to work due to health problems. I'm also really struggling with isolation. I'm sociable but I don't have many friends, and even fewer of faith. However that I can...
  4. turbobull

    I am trapped (Prayers and Advice)

    Hey Everyone, I am looking for Christian advice here from my Christian brothers and sister, I’ve been praying about this, I’ve been studying my situation, the Lord has shown me the truth. I feel I have no realized I am in a devil’s trap and every direction I turn there is no way out, I am...
  5. G

    The remnant of God, will be preserved

    Hi there, Frequently we talk about the remnant being saved, in the Old Testament - but few realise that the remnant being saved, extends to the remnant of God. The just shall live by faith, this extends even to God - He must endure destruction, that is the destruction of His Power, to secure...
  6. G

    "Who is able to go to war with him?" - the hatred of the anti-Christ will catch on?

    Hi there, So it says in Revelation 13:4 that the world marvels at the Beast and says in their heart "who is able to go to war with him?", elsewhere it says that the Beast will blaspheme those in Heaven - these two verses are important, because they point something inevitable out: the world will...
  7. R

    Christian and Faithful but at the end

    I was brought up in the Catholic church and I loved almost everything about it. I was so proud to be Catholic. Now I am simply a Christian with strong faith. I am at the end though. For most of my adult life I knew that I was walking with God. I felt safe in a way I cannot describe. I had a...
  8. JohnTh

    How to use loneliness – a photo journal from a Divine Liturgy

    I know that many of you are battling with loneliness, so I wrote a short guide on how to use the loneliness based on the Holy Fathers with some common pitfalls. Hope this helps! Feedback wellcomed!
  9. GospelS

    Marriage and adoption

    Hi, I’ve never been in a relationship. I’m not too passionate about bearing children but open to adopt some. I still desire for a companion with whom I can grow as a Christian. I want to invest my time in prayer, worship, bible study, and helping others. Marriage and children are a great...
  10. S

    Alone in the Church

    Hello everyone, it's been a year since I came back to church, but despite this I feel very alone in my local community, I have a certain problem in relating to people, since I'm very shy and I fight against depression and social phobia and I very much wanted to be closer to my brothers and...
  11. Joyfuliness

    Struggling Moving forward in life (PSTD/CPSTD/Dissociation)

    I have been struggling with PSTD/CPSTD and dissociation for most of my life. Its been hitting me hard... I live alone now. I have so many things to ask for prayer right now, God knows my needs and I hope he will provide. As of now I feel like there is nothing for me in my life to live for, I...
  12. pantingdeer

    How to make friends at uni

    I'm 20 yrs old and at university and don't really have any friends. I find it difficult to socialise and speak with people and so I probably end up looking a bit weird and so people don't want to be with me. I only really hang around with one person and I'm not really even friends with them, my...
  13. BNR32FAN

    Faith without works is faith without love

    Hello brothers & sisters in Christ. There have been so many threads on faith and works and I’ve noticed that in these discussions one thing that often gets overlooked and is very rarely mentioned which I believe is at the very root of salvation and works which is love for others. What really...
  14. NotUrAvgGuy

    Being Quiet and Contemplative

    Communication is a key part of marriage or any relationship. I often hear single women say they are looking for an emotionally open man. I think women like to share their feelings more than men do. I can be talkative but prefer silence most of the time. I am highly intelligent and my mind likes...
  15. wesf

    Prayers needed

    I have drifted from God. I once could worship, I had joy and I had personal freedom. Over the last several years, life circumstances have brought me down. I have a lot of anger and bitterness which has contributed to me finding myself where I am now. I am Pentecostal and my belief has not...
  16. O

    New and looking for a friend for a bible study/discussion

    Hello there. This is the first time doing something like this. The best way maybe is to go straight to the heart for why i did. I have been raised and been a part of the church in one way or another my whole life. I love learning new and more in depth things about God's word. However, i find...
  17. Tutorman

    Show me - Patriotism

    This thread is for those that think we should hate our own country. I know a lot of you go by the Bible alone so if you would kindly show me the chapter and verse where we are told to hate our country. I do not desire your interpretation but the exact book, chapter, and verse please. Thank you
  18. Drought of the Heart

    Being Alone

    Last night as I listened to fireworks all around , I thought about mine an my husbands 30 years of 4th of July's. Many people we celebrated that day with are in Heaven. My favorite was when my step dad was alive and brother and husband put on a show for all of us at the Lake , on their property...
  19. H

    Stopped believing God cares

    I’m a Christian, but I feel as if I’m doing everything wrong. I was raised in a Christian family and have been a Christian for six years. But I’m pretty much convinced that the only difference between believers and non-believers is that we go to heaven when we die. In the end, all faith is is...
  20. Lybrah

    Are some Christians meant to be single?

    Are there people that God did not make a significant other for? What if the person doesn't desire a boyfriend/girlfriend? Sometimes I wonder if the guy God had for me was aborted in the womb. Does God want some people to remain single?