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[Pineapples]

I don't have ANY christian friends and I think I've been hiding in a shell for all my school years. I've told alot that I am christian but some don't know that I'm actually serious about it. I'm actually a pastors kid but my dads ministry has kinda fell down but we still kept our faith but I drifted from God and everything I use to do. I'm not so innocent and completely a different person. Worldly things that influence you to love the world, that's one thing my dad told me to not to do. But my siblings have done it and I'm on that road. I don't want to seperate from God I want to know Jesus more. For some encorougment I came here so please put me in your prayers as I am dealing with an identity crisis.
I'm scared that I will fall and go the wrong the way from the will of God.

 

[Kurama]

(Too old for this section, but looks like someone needs help)

Dear sister in Christ,

You are blessed for still having an endearing faith in the Lord. Your experiences are very similar to the many million young Christians across the world, who are subject to the secular doctrines of modernism and post-Christianity. However we must always profess in our faith to the Lord, for He will always love us and never forsake us, unless we forsake Him. Belief in Him is paramount to achieve salvation.

Living in the worlds largest atheist country, I am also surrounded by things that make me doubt. Furthermore I am actually persecuted for my Christian faith. However I always stand with Jesus, I know that He will always be with me...

I am praying for you

 

[SarahSaur]

Hi! Kurama and I are the same age so I'm too old to be posting here too but as he said, you look like you're in need.

I am literally in the same boat, I really am.
First of all, all you have to do is ask and we'll be your christian friends! So then at least you'd have us.

If people don't believe you (and you're cool with it right now) make them believe.

My uncle is actually a pastor too and I can SEE my cousin drifting from God and his earth father. And as did I, I came to this website just last Monday of this week looking for comfort and healing and I've already been cracked out of my shell. For the longest time I forgot about God, I started doing things I'm not proud of, and worst of all I strayed from God. I was a totally different person. I hated everyone, I wouldn't let anyone help me, I was angry and I was mean.

I am pretty sure I found this website looking for ways to hide something I had done.

You DO NOT have to follow your sibling, I know I'm not. By my age(16) my brothers had done drugs, slept with different people, drunken alcohol and they were just about to drop out of school. I have not done any of this(well I have failed grade 10 but I'm making up for it in summer school.) Don't get me wrong, I love my older brothers but my brothers and I are NOTHING a like and I'm glad.

As soon as you ask God to forgive you, your sins will be whisked away, never to be remembered, you will be innocent again in God and Jesus's eyes. This is why Jesus died for us.

I can tell you I am a changed person just after 7 days of being here!!! I have had people praying for me and helping me. I am happy, (almost) carefree and ready to go to church tomorrow.

I'll pray for you and if you ever need anyone to talk to I'm here, I know you need to be at least posting lever 15 to be able to send PM's but just let me know you want to talk and I can give you my email.

 

[Kurama]

I am literally in the same boat, I really am.
First of all, all you have to do is ask and we'll be your christian friends! So then at least you'd have us.

You bet! Even if its us three against the world, our faith in the Lord must withstand everything, even death (there are so many Christians across the world, some much younger than us, laying down their lives for Jesus...).

I know what it feels like to be alone in my faith...trust me I do. Having a whole country illegalizing your Church, executing your priests and bishops...it really sinks in after a while.

You DO NOT have to follow your sibling, I know I'm not. By my age(16) my brothers had done drugs, slept with different people, drunken alcohol and they were just about to drop out of school. I have not done any of this(well I have failed grade 10 but I'm making up for it in summer school.) Don't get me wrong, I love my older brothers but my brothers and I are NOTHING a like and I'm glad.

Wow, I am pretty shocked (my two brothers are younger than me, they're so immature and annoying...just like me )...then again so many of my friends are just like that. They spend their weekends going out drinking and partying...I've actually gone a few times, but I'm one of those ''sensible guys'' that stay clean so that I can make sure my drunk friends don't do anything stupid .

They boast about losing their virginity all the time...it really saddens me that what was once a virtue, has now transformed into something that teens just want to ''lose''.

I can tell you I am a changed person just after 7 days of being here!!! I have had people praying for me and helping me. I am happy, (almost) carefree and ready to go to church tomorrow.

(¬‿¬) Hmmm so the prayers worked...well they've worked for me in the past, you certainly are no exception.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be open'' -Matthew 7:7

Hope you've enjoyed church...I spent time reading Romans in my study. No replacement for Mass but...well I don't really have much of a choice here in China.

 

[SarahSaur]

You bet! Even if its us three against the world, our faith in the Lord must withstand everything, even death (there are so many Christians across the world, some much younger than us, laying down their lives for Jesus...).

I know what it feels like to be alone in my faith...trust me I do. Having a whole country illegalizing your Church, executing your priests and bishops...it really sinks in after a while.




Wow, I am pretty shocked (my two brothers are younger than me, they're so immature and annoying...just like me )...then again so many of my friends are just like that. They spend their weekends going out drinking and partying...I've actually gone a few times, but I'm one of those ''sensible guys'' that stay clean so that I can make sure my drunk friends don't do anything stupid .

They boast about losing their virginity all the time...it really saddens me that what was once a virtue, has now transformed into something that teens just want to ''lose''.




(¬‿¬) Hmmm so the prayers worked...well they've worked for me in the past, you certainly are no exception.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be open'' -Matthew 7:7

Hope you've enjoyed church...I spent time reading Romans in my study. No replacement for Mass but...well I don't really have much of a choice here in China.

Hehe, our conversations are falling into other peoples threads
Are you shocked that I'm not like my brothers or that I'm not much of a trouble maker lol?

Pretty much all my friends are christians and I'm glad for that. On that same note I don't have many friends (I have about 4 and one lives in Florida) so we never go to parties or anything. In fact that's another way I'm unlike my brothers, they seemed to be friends with the whole school and I am totally not, and, we go to the same school.
But I would much rather have my 4 really close christian friend opposed to 50 atheists who knew barley anything about me.

Yes, the prayers have worked! I'm doing great, I feel great.
Church was great! I had a lot of fun

 

[Kurama]

Hehe, our conversations are falling into other peoples threads
Are you shocked that I'm not like my brothers or that I'm not much of a trouble maker lol?

Oh no, I meant I'm shocked that at age 16 your brothers had done those things...I mean 16 is still a pretty young age, I really don't know what's happening to the younger generation...

Pretty much all my friends are christians and I'm glad for that. On that same note I don't have many friends (I have about 4 and one lives in Florida) so we never go to parties or anything. In fact that's another way I'm unlike my brothers, they seemed to be friends with the whole school and I am totally not, and, we go to the same school.
But I would much rather have my 4 really close christian friend opposed to 50 atheists who knew barley anything about me.

I don't really have any Christian friends irl. Not only are most of them atheist, they're anti-religious. I generally keep my faith to myself, most people don't know about my religious affiliation. Perhaps that's for the better...like I said, it is illegal to be Catholic in China.

Yes, the prayers have worked! I'm doing great, I feel great.
Church was great! I had a lot of fun

Glad to hear it

 

[Pineapples]

You bet! Even if its us three against the world, our faith in the Lord must withstand everything, even death (there are so many Christians across the world, some much younger than us, laying down their lives for Jesus...).

I know what it feels like to be alone in my faith...trust me I do. Having a whole country illegalizing your Church, executing your priests and bishops...it really sinks in after a while.




Wow, I am pretty shocked (my two brothers are younger than me, they're so immature and annoying...just like me )...then again so many of my friends are just like that. They spend their weekends going out drinking and partying...I've actually gone a few times, but I'm one of those ''sensible guys'' that stay clean so that I can make sure my drunk friends don't do anything stupid .

They boast about losing their virginity all the time...it really saddens me that what was once a virtue, has now transformed into something that teens just want to ''lose''.




(¬‿¬) Hmmm so the prayers worked...well they've worked for me in the past, you certainly are no exception.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be open'' -Matthew 7:7

Hope you've enjoyed church...I spent time reading Romans in my study. No replacement for Mass but...well I don't really have much of a choice here in China.

Thank you! Wow I know I'm not the only one now. I'm grateful I found this site.
I just turned 15 so I just posted on here. Haha, you guys seem really cool.
I'm going to continue to pray and actually turn my words into actions. I know I have to reach out and God will never forsake us.

 

[Kurama]

Thank you! Wow I know I'm not the only one now. I'm grateful I found this site.
I just turned 15 so I just posted on here. Haha, you guys seem really cool.
I'm going to continue to pray and actually turn my words into actions. I know I have to reach out and God will never forsake us.

Well that was quick...it took me like 10 years to actually realise what Christianity is about: accepting salvation from Christ.

However in doing so, we must love an another as Christ has done. Thus, your friends, no matter whether or not they're Christian, you should love them with all your heart. Love everyone and just don't stop!

I've always found this video very motivating: A Girl's Message To All Christians - YouTube

Oh and Sarah's cool, not me. She can actually make decent florals and raise adorable pets for a change...I'm just an arrogant nerd

Now we can continue chatting until a mod realises I'm posting in the wrong forum and bans me. Jk, all the mods are so tolerant on CF

 

[Charbel7]

God will never leave you alone when your life gets hard, I'm a teen (15 years old), Every where i walk i see an atheist, They are ugly people I never talk with them, I just select the friends who has mind like mine, That helps me keep my Belief and never change.

I've doubted more than you think, Lot of times but i never lost my belief not that i will, I will never lose it.

I've had many troubles in my life, More than you can imagine, for example :God helped me, I had epilepsy - I've fainted almost every week since i was a baby it was like worst nightmare for me as a kid, One day i fainted about 48 hours, Doctors said I'm dead, or if i wake up i will have worst problems, I will not walk, I will not talk, But they was really wrong, I woke up without their help, I walked i talked and i trained ,Since that day my mother never stopped praying.


Today, I'm 15 years old teen, I've grown taller, Epilepsy has gone. I'm fulfilling my dream being an BodyBuilder, I will never lose my belief.

Tip from me, Just stay away from atheist people. Hang out with the people who really likes you how you are, in what you believe.

I'm done, Good luck

 

[Kurama]

God will never leave you alone when your life gets hard, I'm a teen (15 years old), Every where i walk i see an atheist, They are ugly people I never talk with them, I just select the friends who has mind like mine, That helps me keep my Belief and never change.

Please don't have that approach to atheists, they are God's children too. I live in China...not only are nearly all my friends ardent atheists, they are deeply anti-religious. Thus we never talk about religion (except with my Pakistani Muslim friend, we always have great interfaith discussions together).

What if your wife and kids were atheist...would you love them any less?

I've had many troubles in my life, More than you can imagine, for example :God helped me, I had epilepsy - I've fainted almost every week since i was a baby it was like worst nightmare for me as a kid, One day i fainted about 48 hours, Doctors said I'm dead, or if i wake up i will have worst problems, I will not walk, I will not talk, But they was really wrong, I woke up without their help, I walked i talked and i trained ,Since that day my mother never stopped praying.


Today, I'm 15 years old teen, I've grown taller, Epilepsy has gone. I'm fulfilling my dream being an BodyBuilder, I will never lose my belief.

I thank God that everything is alright with you know. I'm so sorry to hear about your problems, just goes to show how much the Lord loves you. I wish you luck in body building...I tried to do some myself but I'm more of an ectomorph, I prefer running.

Tip from me, Just stay away from atheist people. Hang out with the people who really likes you how you are, in what you believe.

I'm done, Good luck

Love everyone. If you're afraid of atheists due to the fact that they might ''prove'' that God doesn't exist, you're probably having trouble with the faith yourself. I believe in God and His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for us on the cross so that we may have eternal life.

I've watched Richard Dawkins and numerous atheist videos, doesn't change a thing. I actually see atheists as an ally against the more fundamentalist of Christians, who preach total Biblical literalism (I myself believe in evolution).

 

[Charbel7]

Please don't have that approach to atheists, they are God's children too. I live in China...not only are nearly all my friends ardent atheists, they are deeply anti-religious. Thus we never talk about religion (except with my Pakistani Muslim friend, we always have great interfaith discussions together).

What if your wife and kids were atheist...would you love them any less?





I thank God that everything is alright with you know. I'm so sorry to hear about your problems, just goes to show how much the Lord loves you. I wish you luck in body building...I tried to do some myself but I'm more of an ectomorph, I prefer running.



Love everyone. If you're afraid of atheists due to the fact that they might ''prove'' that God doesn't exist, you're probably having trouble with the faith yourself. I believe in God and His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for us on the cross so that we may have eternal life.

I've watched Richard Dawkins and numerous atheist videos, doesn't change a thing. I actually see atheists as an ally against the more fundamentalist of Christians, who preach total Biblical literalism (I myself believe in evolution).

First of all, I will never ever marry some one whos atheist.
I will never love atheists neither hate them , They are Humans like us, But I have no respect for them.

Yes if my future son will be atheist, (Which i will make sure he will not) then i will lose lot of respect to him, I will love him since his my son.

I didn't say I'm an perfect complete human, Every one has the bad side.
But i will never ever love those, That is my mind i cant change it.

Only God can judge me.

 

[Kurama]

First of all, I will never ever marry some one whos atheist.
I will never love atheists neither hate them , They are Humans like us, But I have no respect for them.

Yes if my future son will be atheist, (Which i will make sure he will not) then i will lose lot of respect to him, I will love him since his my son.

I didn't say I'm an perfect complete human, Every one has the bad side.
But i will never ever love those, That is my mind i cant change it.

Only God can judge me.

Although I do not inherently plan on marrying an atheist, or a non-Catholic for that matter, I am aware that there's always the chance that I may fall in love with one, it is God's plan. If that is the case I only so wish to love her with all my heart and make her happy in the life which she believes is her last...

As Christians what we must understand is that atheists are our brothers and sisters, they too have souls. They should be respected, not for their beliefs, but for being created in the image of God. From seeing where the world is going, my children will most likely be atheists. Doesn't make a difference to me, I'll still love them no matter what.

Yes, everyone has a bad side...however we have such a great role model to follow: Jesus Christ. Jesus taught us to love everyone...how could you possibly defy Jesus by not loving atheists? Love everyone in the world...if you love Jesus, then love His children as well.

You know, we Catholics have a very powerful prayer that was given by our Lady at Fatima. She told us to pray it to Jesus in hopes that everyone, even the atheists, will be saved...

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

 

[Charbel7]

Although I do not inherently plan on marrying an atheist, or a non-Catholic for that matter, but I am aware that there's always the chance that I may fall in love with one, it is God's plan. If that is the case I only so wish to love her with all my heart and make her happy in the life which she believes is her last...

As Christians what we must understand is that atheists are our brothers and sisters, they too have souls. They should be respected, not for their beliefs, but for being created in the image of God. From seeing where the world is going, my children will most likely be atheists. Doesn't make a difference to me, I'll still love them no matter what.

Yes, everyone has a bad side...however we have such a great role model to follow: Jesus Christ. Jesus taught us to love everyone...how could you possibly defy Jesus by not loving atheists? Love everyone in the world...if you love Jesus, then love His children as well.

You know, we Catholics have a very powerful prayer that was given by our Lady at Fatima. She told us to pray it to Jesus in hopes that everyone, even the atheists, will be saved...

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Your children won't be atheist if you will teach to love God, Jesus.
But if you think they will be, then you want them to be.
Anyways you CANT Change My Mind.
Go argue with someone else.

 

[Kurama]

Your children won't be atheist if you will teach to love God, Jesus.
But if you think they will be, then you want them to be.
Anyways you CANT Change My Mind.
Go argue with someone else.

Argue? I am simply trying to enlighten you here. I believe in freewill, if my children decide to reject Christ, I can do nothing to stop them and should thus leave them be. Of course I want them to be believers in Christ in order for them to be saved, but what can I do to stop them? We live in secular laws, ultimately I have no control over their thoughts. You're being pretty narrow minded here...I'm sorry to say this but there's a large chance that life won't work out like you want it to!

If you think that I don't take my faith seriously then you are greatly mistaken. I risk my life to be Catholic in the world's largest atheist country, you have no idea what I have to go through everyday! Any minute now I could be arrested for participating in this illegal forum, I'd either be executed or condemned to years of hard labour services...

And to think that you would accuse me for apostasy...indeed, I'm not going to ''argue'' with you, your words demotivate me too much. I hope you have a real hard thought about what I've just said or don't reply at all

 

[Charbel7]

Argue? I am simply trying to enlighten you here. I believe in freewill, if my children decide to reject Christ, I can do nothing to stop them and should thus leave them be. Of course I want them to be believers in Christ in order for them to be saved, but what can I do to stop them? We live in secular laws, ultimately I have no control over their thoughts. You're being pretty narrow minded here...I'm sorry to say this but there's a large chance that life won't work out like you want it to!

If you think that I don't take my faith seriously then you are greatly mistaken. I risk my life to be Catholic in the world's largest atheist country, you have no idea what I have to go through everyday! Any minute now I could be arrested for participating in this illegal forum, I'd either be executed or condemned to years of hard labour services...

And to think that you would accuse me for apostasy...indeed, I'm not going to ''argue'' with you, your words demotivate me too much. I hope you have a real hard thought about what I've just said or don't reply at all

You are so wrong, life always works out like you want it to.
They cant arrest you for your religion.

 

[Kurama]

You are so wrong, life always works out like you want it to.
They cant arrest you for your religion.

About your claim that the government can't arrest me...were they not able to execute many bishops and priests? China is a totalitarian dictatorship, what could they not do? Please don't lecture me on my country, thank you

I am praying for you...I hope that the Lord will show you that being Christian is not a label or a source of arrogance (the faith is the very opposite), but a relationship with God. In order to love God, you must love His children.

 

[Charbel7]

About your claim that the government can't arrest me...were they not able to execute many bishops and priests? China is a totalitarian dictatorship, what could they not do? Please don't lecture me on my country, thank you

I am praying for you...I hope that the Lord will show you that being Christian is not a label or a source of arrogance (the faith is the very opposite), but a relationship with God. In order to love God, you must love His children.

Alright I'm sorry, I've already said. But you cannot change my mind.

 

[MusicianForHim]

Hello I can relate to you in a way. My school is very small, my graduating class of about 55, right now, and so it is very hard to find serious and devoted Christians. I am 13 so I may sound a little crazy, but, about my only friend who is a serious Christian is my best friend. We are in different denominations but, we are both supportive of each other. Furthermore, I myself attend a fundamentalist church, but I am not sure how fundamentalist I am... As for atheists, yes you need to love them, they are 1. human beings, and have faults like us, but most importantly 2. they are God's children. And the Bible tells us to love thy neighbors, whether they are atheists, fundamentalist, Lutheran or anything else, love them. I too disagree with atheists, I have a feeling my uncle is one, but something you could do is find some atheists and bring them to the Lord. I have helped a boy I once knew get slightly closer to the Lord. He had told me about the thing about the Bible that he knew and we went from there. Now he has moved from my school, so I am no longer able to help him, but some atheists are atheists that want God in their lives. Not all of them are bad. I am not trying to raise an argument or anything like that, I am just saying that you shouldn't turn your back to them too suddenly.

 

[Redheadedstepchild]

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