Should I stay or should I go?

[Mark Quayle]

Hear what? The questions I pose? If that's what you mean I've posted a question under the "requests for Christians advice" section. It doesn't directly address a concern I have with the Bible, but I'll get to that. It's my first post so I'm starting off kinda light. I plan to post a different topic every Sunday if all goes well.

I don't see it. Can you link it?

 

[Hanging by a Thread]

For a long time, I thought "God's in His Heaven, all's right with the world.
Then one day it wasn't all right. I had been doing, thinking, believing right along just like always and suddenly, it was all wrong.
At first I was bitter, feeling betrayed and abandoned but I had read St. John of the Cross, and he seemed to say that the best thing to do is to keep the Faith. Pray, read the Bible, seek fellowship and above all, Keep the Faith.
I like this poem. For me it was written for the times when I alone beweep my outcast state, it is God's sweet love remembered that gets me through the dark nights of the soul..
When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
(Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven’s gate;
For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

That's how it happened for me, too- then one day it wasn't alright. "Then one day...". Indeed. I've had those three words written down for quite some time now. I've been meaning to write lyrics around that those words but haven't gotten around to it. Then one day I could no longer jump high enough to touch the rim, then one day my tooth had to be pulled, then one day I was no longer young and beautiful, etc...
funny how life seems to take things away from you as you age.

 

[Hanging by a Thread]

I don't see it. Can you link it?

GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU? | Christian Forums

 

[Mark Quayle]

GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU? | Christian Forums

Thanks found it

 

[QvQ]

That's how it happened for me, too- then one day it wasn't alright. "Then one day...". Indeed. I've had those three words written down for quite some time now. I've been meaning to write lyrics around that those words but haven't gotten around to it. Then one day I could no longer jump high enough to touch the rim, then one day my tooth had to be pulled, then one day I was no longer young and beautiful, etc...
funny how life seems to take things away from you as you age.

Bitter, very bitter times but Thy sweet love remembered,
And the best is yet to come, the last of life for which the first was made.
It was the dentist and the bill that almost broke my faith. Teeth are a lousy design and the main reason I don't believe in evolution. However I did regain my faith. The dental work was done, the bill was paid and God's sweet love is more than remembered, it is reality. But I Still Don't Believe In Evolution...or else, why such rotten teeth. Even my dogs have dental problems, expensive ones.
God's design is for decay and death, that we might have life eternal. The problem with dying is you have to get sick enough to do it. It is part of life and I accept the bitter with the sweet.

 

[kingsdaughter85]

A warm welcome and i hope you find the answers you are looking for . God bless you❤️

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Hello,

I’m a lifelong Christian (nearly 60 years) and find myself suddenly suffering depression and a lack of faith in God due to some aspects of my life that didn’t go so well. They say suffering brings you closer to God, but for me, it’s made me take a closer look at God- which to me means refer to our source, the Bible – but the closer I look, the more I struggle with my faith. I’ve read the Bible in full once maybe twice during my younger days, but as I now read it with a more intense search for answers, I’m finding the opposite effect I was looking for. I don’t want to lose my faith, but I have questions about the Bible and our faith and am looking for a place to pose these questions and hopefully find answers that will help restore my faith. The problem is, I’m probably going to come off like an atheist, which I am not (but I feel I am in danger of becoming one). The questions I pose will deal with parts of the Bible that I find disturbing; parts that I feel we tend to ignore or dismiss as figurative, as opposed to passages we refer to because they best fit what we feel our religion is supposed to be. The last thing I want to do is plant seeds of doubt in believers, as that is listed as an automatic ticket to Hell. So I’d like to get a little feedback from some of the regular members here. Are you guys open to my posting here? I promise I’m not an atheist in disguise, and would be willing to join in rebuking an atheist who tries to join the discussion with a clear intent towards atheism (although I would like to have a discussion with an atheist at some point when I’m less vulnerable). I’m just trying to find my way back. I mean geez, I’ve come this far as a Christian. I don’t want to fumble on the goal line.

So please let me know what you guys think. Are you open to my posting here or does my intent sound like something that will be counter-productive to this site?

Welcome!
I am sure our Lord appreciates your honesty as this is a good base in which to build a genuine relationship . With His Holy Spirit as your guild, you will soon understand the truth. Be blessed.

 

[SirHash]

Hey Hanging... welcome aboard.
I'm a Christian, from Baptist background. The sentiment you shared is something I've run across in a few Catholics in my life. I encourage you to reconnect to your Church and maybe engage your Priest. I also encourage you to check out a non-denominational too and then perhaps the Pastor or join a small group. The Bible is obviously fine, but the surest way to see (and perhaps even feel) God's love is to be where two or more are gathered in His name.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Hi and welcome.

 

[LastAcorn99]

Hello,

I’m a lifelong Christian (nearly 60 years) and find myself suddenly suffering depression and a lack of faith in God due to some aspects of my life that didn’t go so well. They say suffering brings you closer to God, but for me, it’s made me take a closer look at God- which to me means refer to our source, the Bible – but the closer I look, the more I struggle with my faith. I’ve read the Bible in full once maybe twice during my younger days, but as I now read it with a more intense search for answers, I’m finding the opposite effect I was looking for. I don’t want to lose my faith, but I have questions about the Bible and our faith and am looking for a place to pose these questions and hopefully find answers that will help restore my faith. The problem is, I’m probably going to come off like an atheist, which I am not (but I feel I am in danger of becoming one). The questions I pose will deal with parts of the Bible that I find disturbing; parts that I feel we tend to ignore or dismiss as figurative, as opposed to passages we refer to because they best fit what we feel our religion is supposed to be. The last thing I want to do is plant seeds of doubt in believers, as that is listed as an automatic ticket to Hell. So I’d like to get a little feedback from some of the regular members here. Are you guys open to my posting here? I promise I’m not an atheist in disguise, and would be willing to join in rebuking an atheist who tries to join the discussion with a clear intent towards atheism (although I would like to have a discussion with an atheist at some point when I’m less vulnerable). I’m just trying to find my way back. I mean geez, I’ve come this far as a Christian. I don’t want to fumble on the goal line.

So please let me know what you guys think. Are you open to my posting here or does my intent sound like something that will be counter-productive to this site?

Welcome to the group, friend. I'm sure many in the forum will be happy to have a discussion with you. That said, I feel it'll be helpful for you to speak with your local pastor or a mature believer near you. Sending prayers, asking the Lord to draw you closer to himself and reveal His infinite love for you in a special way. Blessings!