well so far i kinda lost my faith
used to be all into my faith.
sense My Mother passed away in 2008 every time i think of her i start to cry nomatter where im at or what im doing
iv sense turnd to drinking a lot. But i quit the heavyer drungs like weekd Coke Meth and stuff like that that
now im living with My asshole of a Dad and His New Girl Friend and they are moving into a new house
all my friends arnt into religion at all.
i dont have anyone to talk to about this stuff and how it is affecting me
last person i talkd to was a Doctor when i was in the hospital and i broke down crying in front of him aswell about this topic and he suggest a Depresion therapist to talk to but i cant afford that.
just looking for guiadiance with my faith and my life at this tragic point in my life

Turn to God.

We are living in the time of Great Apostacy near the very end of the age just prior to Jesus' return. We were warned about this by Jesus in "Matthew 24"

Google it.

I've felt that way for a long time. What helped me was Joel Osteen sermons. Living in Houston though, I can attend the world-wide renown Lakewood Church. You just need to find some everyday inspiration that can give you a strong frame of mind. Try to focus on the positive aspects of your life even when there is negativity all around you. Eventually you realize the faith you thought you had lost was always inside of your heart. It's only your mind that's causing you stress right now. Just change the way you think bro. It's all about you right now. Do what makes you happy.

dont be sad about your mom she wouldn't want you to be
hav a special place for her in your heart so everything u do will make her proud
life goes on

Definitely don't turn to Joel Olsteen...

Turn to Jesus.

no offense but overly simplistic answers do not help. If you've been through a genuinely hard time/point in your life, you'd know that.
Instead try to understand where people are coming from. Simply put, show love. Do that by putting yourself out there and showing that you actually care about people, and their needs.
It's what Jesus did and it's why he was so effective in reaching people. It wasn't just because he was God. It was because he understood what it meant to go through a hard time.

Saying "turn to Jesus" or "turn to God" simply won't cut it. It doesn't show love. It's like a hit and run.

Well if the person does turn to Jesus, its the best thing they can do. He will take it from there, but they have to give up the self first and let Him take over.

And thats hard to do these days, since everything in the media etc, is about promoting the "self"

This post was edited by Torm1 on Jan 21 2011 09:09pm

My heart is breaking for you bro. There are a lot of underlying things that are going on here and I really do feel that you need lots of healing. Praise God that He is a God of healing and redemption. As cliche as it is, God is in control of everything. Every time something isn't going in "my favor", I turn to Romans 8:28 and know that God is in control and loves me but perhaps that type of relationship hasn't existed. I don't know where you are at this point with God but I know even myself we always need to recommit to God and to quote a song, Jesus needs to take the wheel of our life. I would definitely suggest that you seek some help from a church as it appears you are seeking help based on the Bible. I am sure that if you go to any strongly biblical based church, a pastor would not turn you down. If he does, keep looking for a church that can help you. I know my current church has support groups for men's issues and such so maybe that can be a starting point.

As I type this, my counselor side of me senses that you do need someone to help you dig deeper in all the hurt, pain and confusion you are dealing with. I say this as a Christian male who is studying to become a school counselor (although slightly different than clinical, I am aware when issues are present). By no means would I be able to provide the healing you need as I am unqualified to do so but I would definitely seek some biblical counseling from whatever church you attend and perhaps at a discounted rate (maybe they have counselors there that would provide this service for free). Please do keep that in mind as counseling is not a measure of weakness but truly a measure of strength. It takes a certain amount of strength to understand you can't handle it alone and ask for help.

One more thing, you will need to take some sort of action. Starting here isn't a bad spot but in order to see change, you have to completely take the necessary steps. It can be hard but I assure you that no matter WHAT you give up, God in His infinite power can not only give you back what you gave up but exceed the sacrifice. Be blessed brother because we have someone who loves us so much and we are in the palm of His hand...even when we are so disobedient! His grace and mercy NEVER fails!

This post was edited by AsianChexMix on Jan 22 2011 09:47pm

ya life sucks jesus not going save us we just going to hell i believe phew fucking were losers worshipping jesus i dont believe in jesus no more after all this shit people go threw i just dont believe it i know thiers a god tho but a jesus that saves u phew i dont believe it 1 second i just believe goverment wants money from us thats what fucking dumbass jesus says phew we should listen jesus i believe tho do unto others what has been done to u and get our money back from jesus then he would probably save us if we follow him