So I'm not really religious
my whole family is except me and my bro, even tho they think I am atleast.

well, I've been going thru alot lately. Depressed here and there, but doesn't last long. Just have some personally issues atm.
also, without sounding all pity party , my father passed away when I was 10(I am now 19) this month, in exactly 4 days from now it'll be 9 years.

can god actually help with my issues? Idk where to turn, and I'm not going into detail on this site.

The loss of the father is a horrible thing.
I lost my father in April and I'm still unsure how to cope.
I've prayed to God. I've yelled to God.
God placed so many blessings in my life since he has passed.
My girlfriend being one of them. I thank God for having her in my life.
Find that person.
I am embarrassed to admit, but I broke down in front of her. I felt like I just lost
all my respect of being a man, but she didn't shun me or turn away.
She held me that whole night.
She made me feel like my worries were so minuscule.
To this day, I still thank God for her. For my friends.

if you still got problems with passed away father and life is kind of hard sometimes,
get a good therapist / psychologist, and, important, have many friends to talk to.
same issue happened to myself 20 years ago, still influencing parts of my life.

don´t think that praying towards an invention of the human mind like "god" would help you.
there surely is a kind of placebo effect many people experience, together with some group dynamic effects making them feel better (especially those mass / group events typical for most religious movements)
but try to really solve the problems and not hide them under some kind of imaginary cloak.

good luck.

sry for my bad english, im no native speaker.

This post was edited by RealBeer on Aug 22 2014 04:37am

Dear port,

our lord will help anyone who asks for his help.
He is so great and fair that he loves all his children.
He turns shadow into light and illuminates your paths in the future.
If you trust in the only real lord, our GOD, you don't have problems anymore.

Bless,

Burberry