How can I encourage or pray for you?

Listen, I know most of you don't believe in Jesus, and that's perfectly fine, but personally, my faith and relationship with God has been a huge encouragement and blessing in my life. I truly believe that God is real and he loves all of us deeply.

I thought I'd reach out to all you fellow anons currently on Jow Forums to see if anyone needs encouragement, advice or prayer.

>"haha what a faggot, retard, incel, cuck, etc. GTFO of here newfag/lurker. This is not what 4channel is for"

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Yeah, I don't really care. I've been on this board as long as anybody, I figured I go out on a limb and try something. We're all so miserable all the time, maybe for once I can be an encouragement to others.

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I'm reading the Old Testament for non-religious reasons. Can I just fucking skip Leviticus?

It doesn't encourage me to know that a cosmic tyrant had to engage in ritual suicide to remove a curse on me he was too lazy to prevent.

Thanks for the positivity user, have a great day

Yeah, it's pretty much just a list of rules

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You can't encourage me, but I at least don't get assblasted when people say the they'll pray for me

Sorry you feel that way. I would absolutely never claim to have the answers to our hundreds of questions that seem to disprove God or his goodness.

All I know is that I personally believe that he's real, and that he cares for you, personally. And that I want to try and care for you too - so how has your week been so far, user?

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Thanks for being honest with me - I appreciate your genuineness (and lack of butthurt regarding prayer)

Hope you have a good week!

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Oy skip it if it's the only way for you to continue. Powering through it can put some interesting cultural perspective, especially with an annotated edition. Also the rest of the Torah will be of equal dryness.

No problem - life is hard, and honestly sucks a lot of the time. If we face it with shitty attitudes, what hope do we have to make it through? I feel like positivity is the key to surviving the SOCIETY we live in.

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I wouldn't say I'm a nuts and bolts believer (there's an infinite amount of possible answers to any unanswerable question) but I no longer consider myself an atheist due to now understanding what it means to 'find God.' Basically, I don't believe Jesus was doing magic or that really any of the Bible stories are all that true, but despite that, I have found the Christian experience, the idea of a relationship with God, to be an immensely important one. Thus I try to walk with God so that God may walk with me. What does that make me user?
Also I've never felt comfortable praying. How exactly am I supposed to do it?

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In my (most likely idiotic opinion, that you should take with a metric sized grain of salt) that just means you're questioning. You're on your own path - and God NEVER minds us asking questions or doubting him.

I can't just give you some perfect piece of advice that makes everything suddenly OK, but I would encourage you to focus on the relational aspect of Christianity. The same goes for your prayers. For the first two dozen times, it might feel like you're talking to yourself, but try and believe that God is hearing you and cares.

There's no script or type of words or way you have to speak. God just cares about your heart, he loves and he desires to spend time with you.

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So, I still love God and Jesus, but bring myself to church. I get creeped out by church leaders and find fidelity to man-made institutions as sacrilege. It's a crazy contradiction for someone who still considering himself Roman Catholic.

How badly do you feel God is hurt by my absence from church?

> But cannot bring myself to church (important word missing)

I personally feel that one of the many reasons God brought about the church is so that we would have a community of other believers to live with, talk with, and encourage and BE encouraged by.

If you ask me, God is saddened you are missing out on that aspect of life, but he doesn't resent or hate you for it.

I also 100% understand your apprehension and even disgust with the church. It repulses and saddens me how perverse and money hungry much of the church is. Rather than being a force of good and positivity in the world, the church has fallen into the same selfishness, greed and sin as the rest of the world.

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The last thing I would encourage you to do is: if it's something you feel like you ought to be doing, find youraelf a church home near you. Somewhere where you can feel comfortable. I'm sure there are lots of things that you would not only GET from attending, but also lots that you could give and bless others with by being there!

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Nice thread user. I won't ask for anything for me.
Could i ask you to do a prayer for my cousin? Her 2 sisters are having babies anytime and she has had a miscarriage. 2nd 1 she's had, i imagine it's a tough time for her now.
Hope you have a nice day.

Absolutely, I will pray for that right now.

(And while I'm at it, I'm gonna pray for you too. There's no limit to God's love and attention)

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I am a Christian, but I've been slipping for a while. I havent really read the Bible or prayed on my own more than a couple times in a long while. Depression has been really getting to me though, I would really appreciate it if you could pray for me. I hope it will help out.

Yeah, you got it user. I will pray for you right now. How struggled with depression a good deal myself, and its awful.

Just want you to remember that God doesn't judge you, hate you, or love you any less for "slipping" or not spending enough time praying or reading the bible. He simply loves you and wants to spend time with you.

Last thing I'm going to say is my total "mom mode" and that's simply to encourage you to drink plenty of water, get some sleep, eat some protein and try and get a little sun and exercise. I'm not great at keeping up on all of those, but when I do it is quite helpful.

I believe in you dude! I know God loves you and that things can get better!

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Meant to say
>I've struggled with depression...

It's been fine. DIdn't see any supernatural manifestations, though, sorry.

I don't mind when people pray for me. If you want to whisper to a non-existent deity on my behalf, go right ahead. It's kind of endearing in a way.

What do you do, user?
Are you a full on NEET, are you forced to be a minimum-wagie like me, or do you have a career you actually enjoy?

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Sure, that makes sense. Thanks for being kind about it... How is your week going so far?

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OK, still NEET but I'm applying for jobs and I hope someone will bite soon. Also lifting weights so I'm slowly getting fit.

That's awesome! I'm definitely on the fatter side of things weight wise, and I'm not great at working out consistently, so I'm glad to hear it's going well for you.

Hope the job situation works out for you soon - out of the ones you've applied for, which one are you hoping for the most?

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Can you recommend any quotes or blessings from the Bible, that are similar to what Jackson (the Sniper) says in Saving Private Ryan? I'm an introverted gunfag, who just needs words of comfort sometimes (even though I'm Agnostic, and don't follow Christianity).

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There's a neuro-imaging job which doesn't seem to require any prior work experience and only requires a BS in a STEM-related field. I majored in physics so it's kind of a weird fit, but honestly it would be nice to sink my teeth into a new topic like that, I'm a bit burnt out on pure physics (which I guess is partly why I'm a NEET in the first place).

Also I'm fat too, but now my muscles are getting big underneath my fat. Doesn't really make me look better, but I can lift heavy things :P

Thank you. You really are a nice user

Heaven had better be an eternal, peaceful slumber. Otherwise, i feel that it could be bettrr

Does someone here wants to pray together?

What did he say? I dont watch war movies

>Be strong and courageous, do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1: 9

>Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8: 37

There's lots of inspiring quotes in the Bible encouraging us to fight.

Hey, at least it's showing that you're self-motivated enough to make a difference! Keep hanging in there! And hey, lifting heavy things is never a bad thing - you never know when that may get you out of a life or death situation

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God won't speak to me, tell him to hit me up when I am talking to him and it would help a brother out, truthfully. I asked my boy to pray for me and dropped some money off at the church and prayed while no one was there but he aint come to me to talk

Is it cause I smoke weed/watch porn?

>I majored in physics

That's honestly super rad user, and very impressive! I could never figure something as complex as physics out!

Sorry to hear you feel burnt out on the subject. I hope you're able to get the job you want!

Thanks, I appreciate the positivity.

Sure thing, how can I be praying for you today user?

Just getting back to you. I have one here. And the others you suggest aren't too bad either. Thanks for your generosity tonight.

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I believe there was another quote that young David said before facing Goliath.
>Shadow of death
>I do not fear
>For you are with me.
I liked that one too.

So, take this as what it is: the words and opinions of a (probably foolish) 21 year old white guy who lives in Delaware,

But no, I don't think God is ignoring you or hates you because you smoke weed or watch porn. We have a God who loves us more than we could ever possibly imagine. I believe that there is nothing we could ever say or do to stop God from loving us. He simply desires to spend time with us, just like a good and living father wants to spend time with his kids.

As to your question of why he hasn't answered or why he hasn't done the things you've asked him to do - I simply don't know. I don't think anyone does. There's nothing I could say to flat out prove that God exists, and that he is good. What I can say, is that I do believe he exists, and that He IS good. You may not hear him audibly, but there is a peace I've felt in my spirit when I begin to regularly go to God and just spend time with him.

Let me know if that makes any sense at all.

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Yup, Psalm 23

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Nah I feel like he exist, at least, I do not think it matters if he is there he will talk to me but you say you have talked to him so I just want him to speak to me and let me know I am forgiven for what I have done.

I can not forgiveness from the people I have hurt I am trying to make amends and pray to God I break down in tears and prayers but he won't answer me. I feel like I gotta go missionary into the wilderness to hear him, I tried to sign up but they wanted to ask me about my separation from my spouse "no Biblical resolution" which made me mad but also made me sad I did not know how to respond to them so I stopped corresponding.

I don't know what to do in life man

hey op, been forever since i've seen a thread like this... i have a job interview for a pretty comfy sounding office job tomorrow, could you please throw up a little prayer for me?

I'll also be praying for the other anons in the thread. love you all.

Thanks again, kind user. Now I have something I can use.

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I'm really sorry to hear about the experience you had with the folks about the wilderness missions - that's terrible for them to treat you like that.

As far as your first point, I just want to clarify - I've never heard an AUDIBLE voice form God. There's never been a time where I feel like I can hear him talking in my ear. I would describe my relationship with God a lot like my conscience - it's a still, small, quiet voice deep down in me. I don't have to say or do anything special, I simply have to talk, be quiet, and spend time with him.

The more you pray, the easier it will become. The first dozen or so times you do it, it may just feel liek you're talking to yourself - it often still does to me. But the more time you spend praying and reading the bible, the more you'll begin to hear His voice more easily, and understand WHAT he wants you to do in life.

Lastly, I am sorry you have not been able to get the forgiveness you seek. I believe that God forgives you, and that he forgives everyone who genuinely seeks for forgiveness.

God will honor you for doing the right thing in wanting him, and asking forgiveness. I will be praying for you tonight my friend, I believe that things can and will get better for you!

Let me know if you have more questions.

You got it buddy. I'll pray for you right now.

Are you nervous? I'm usually a bundle of nerves before an interview. Hope you are able to feel at peace about the whole thing!

i'd be lying if i said i wasnt a bit nervous, really dont want to mess it up or freeze up. doing my best to prepare as best as possible and praying over it. appreciate the prayers, bless you!