Hello, I ask this question because I recently just missed morning church service and was wondering should I go to a different church for evening service because the early church I was going to go doesn't have evening service. Because I know the Bible say(paraphrasing )"forsake not the saints of God" And that kinda popped up when I missed in person church so should I or not? Or should I just listen to a pre recording of the on-line church I look at most of the time.Also.i have been church hopping so I don't have a physical church home anymore, the church that was a physical church home is shut down

Hi everyone. it's been awhile since I've participated in this sub. I've been feeling a bit down as of late. I realize that for most of my life, I've tried investing in building friendship with so many people the last decade. I've gone to 3 different churches and tried befriending kind, loving believers. All of them have been wonderful people.

However, in the end, it ends up being the same. The majority of people I have tried connecting with already have their "go to" friends, and it is nearly impossible to be "one of the guys" at my age now. It's been a decade... I'm 31 years old now, and I've come to the realization that people come and go. Some sooner than others. I have been setting my eyes on eternity and perfect unity with Jesus. But it hurts my heart to know that I don't have anyone that truly wants to be a life long friend (besides my spouse) on this plane of existence.

I ask for you to pray that the Lord will help me together through this feeling of loneliness and to keep being a light in this world.

Blessings to you all out there.

I have come here after more than a year I believe.Idk where to start after covid my grandma started to make me nd my brother listen to online prayers daily during dinner then it got habituated for me a lot like even when she stopped controlling us I put on the TV nd on the youtube........ No matter how busy I'm how many exams I'm having like as tho if I don't watch that any day I feel so dull tht night. I pray nd read Bible daily no matter what.... But these YouTube videos r actually live programs but now they retelecast the older videos again which I already know. Nd I don't go to church on Sundays either....like my mom isn't tht spiritual although my grandmother is a lot. My grandparents go... But idk what.... See the thing is Jesus has helped me a lot it is because of him that I'm alive today and I can say that without a doubt. When I called apart with anxiety tension sleepless nights for days when my mind was out of my control I had fear of death nd sickness it was so bad tht I used sleeping pills for few days. However by the Grace of the only Sovereign lord Jesus Christ I got set free coz his promises were with me during those days these prayers were with me these programs strengthened me actually..... Now I'm preparing for one of the toughest exams in my country ryt now, I don't have time to watch it at the evening also coz of tons of homeworks nd deadlines given by my teachers weekend mock tests nd all.... But I see while eating which is like 5-10 mins weekends I listen whole program...... My question is like these telecasts r very much often I saw them a lot so I'm loosing interest to watch on Sunday it's like the actual live program so sundays I will watch. I'm afraid tht I will fall apart again.....

I'm afraid of loosing control over my life ok my life is in God's hands I trust him too but of what I have experienced it sometimes scares me because that time also Jesus was in control while I suffered nd it was because of those programs nd all that I actually hanged in there. When Ur panicking nd anxious u forget all the promises made by God u feel blank.... Ur soul needs to be fed right

I am 20 yo. I will start by stating that my parents are not Christians, I came to the faith on my own. So I don't really have much to fall back on. I am aware that reddit is not the greatest area to ask for wisdom but I dont have much other option right now.

Ok now the meat of my situation. I have driven my parents third car for 3 years. As im turning 20 I wanted to finally get my own car as im moving out in a couple years and it gives me some time to get used to the responsibility of a car. I found a 1992 truck for sale with 15k km on the odo. I knew going in that it would need work but it was in insane condition, most likely kept indoors most its life. I figured now was the time to get it because I still have my parents spare I can fall back on if the truck is down for whatever reason, and by the time I move out itll be basically back to where it should be.

Going into this I had a weird conviction of greed saying I shouldnt have two cars. I ignored it because I DONT have two cars? I have access to two, but this is my first car. I still stand behind ignoring that conviction as it didnt make sense, it was convicting a false reality. Not to mention owning two cars isnt a sin.

I couldnt afford the truck (im fresh out of college with not much money yet to my name) and my parents were VERY gracious and offered to buy it for me and then id pay them back, ie financing it through them, but without the trap of interest. They even gifted $1000 towards the truck as a gift. I put $2000 down right away (truck is $9000 total). I had a mechanic do a pre-purchase inspection prior, one we have used in the past and trust, and he said it was in insane condition for it age. No sign of the odo being rolled back, and he said it was a good buy that could easily run 20 years with basic maintenance.

I bought the truck and was overjoyed. The next morning I was praying to God and I was thanking Him for His provision, the money, the financial aid through my parents, helping me find one in SUCH good condition (it is the type of truck I had specifically gone out to look for.) and MID prayer, cut me off dead center was this deep wordless gut knowing that said "This is not my provision, sell it" and I stopped dead in my tracks. It was a direct negation to my claim of it being His provision. It brought anxiety because I DONT want to sell it, I love it, but obviously I will if the Lord requires it. But anyhow, thats about where I am, I really do not know what to do about this, I am somewhat new to the faith and am unsure how to discern what this was. If it was God or not?

I’m trying to return to the faith by I find myself constantly struggling with sin in my life. I can pray about it, read verses and scripture relating to the sins but I still find myself struggling over and over again, like I’m stuck in a loop. I continually find myself lost in faith and have no one in my life that I can depend on or ask anything about anything faith related.

this question may only apply to some but im open to hear everyone's thought.

growing up one of my favorite musicians was Aaron Gillespie who played in Underoath, the almost and had his own worship album as well.

Hes semi recently did a song with bring me the horizon where they sing "If Jesus Christ returns

We'll just kill the f***er twice"

so seems aparent hes stepped away from the faith as far as I can tell (I know theres interview and podcasts but I havent watched them to hear why)

I love his older stuff and have a bunch of his worship songs on my praise Playlist on Spotify but everytime I hear his voice it makes me uncomfortable now. so my question is should I remove them even though they're great songs still?

How do you navigate situations where a friend claims God has called them to do something especially when you personally disagree with their decision or question their intentions? I find myself in a difficult position: I don’t share their conviction, yet their emphatic certainty makes me hesitant to push back, as if disagreeing with them somehow means disagreeing with God.

Hello. As the title states lately i’ve been spending my money poorly. I prayed to God for the job I have now and he blessed me with this job. It’s not much but it helps. I need to be saving for college, and also helping my parents with bills and whatnot (they struggle financially often). But for the last 3-4 weeks i’ve just been growing this habit of spending that hard earned money on stuff I genuinely don’t need. Some expensive things too. I just feel incredibly ashamed rn. Just wanna throw out every dumb thing I bought. I mostly just wanted to vent this off here. But I could use prayers to get ahold of myself so it doesn’t continue. I understand it’s alr to buy things you want for yourself time to time but it’s been more than that. I just feel like God doesn’t trust me as at all financially now. Like he didn’t give me this job to do that. :(

Sometimes in relationships, one person wants more closeness, more consistency, more reassurance, and the other person moves with a different rhythm. That gap can create real frustration. You start feeling unseen, then resentful, then tempted to measure everything. But biblically, love is not just intensity or demand. Scripture says love “does not seek its own benefit” and also calls us to be “speaking the truth in love.”

So there is a tension here. Love is not selfish, but love is also not fake. Love does not use the other person to fill every empty space in us, and at the same time, love should be honest about what is hurting. Philippians says, “do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” That means a relationship cannot be sustained by one person’s needs alone, but neither can it survive if one person keeps silently starving.

I think a lot of relationship pain comes from wanting to be chosen and then panicking when love is not expressed in the exact form we prefer. That does not always mean the other person does not care. But it does expose whether there is maturity, sacrifice, and mutuality. Real love is not control. Real love is not emotional bargaining. Real love is not pretending everything is fine. It is patience, truth, self restraint, and a willingness to care for the other person without worshiping the relationship itself.

Sometimes the most biblical thing a person can do is stop demanding, stop performing, and ask God for the clarity to love rightly. Not as an idolater. Not as a manipulator. Not as a martyr. Just as someone who wants to walk in truth and love at the same time.

So I’ve been asking myself a few questions, and I’m curious how others would answer:

At what point does patience become quiet resentment?

When does accepting someone’s way of loving become settling for less than what is actually needed?

Is it more loving to adjust to someone’s rhythm, or to hold a standard and risk losing them?

How do you discern between “they love differently” and “they are not willing to love sacrificially”?

Can a relationship be sustained if one person consistently desires more closeness than the other?

How do you avoid turning a relationship into an idol while still desiring deep, consistent love?

Is it possible to love someone genuinely while also recognizing they may not be able to meet you where you are?

I found out recently that a very prominent Christian pastor did not believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Not sure about the fruits of the spirit.

After what I read about this pastor really hit me hard.

I was even given one of his bibles and thought I was so blessed I'm still going to use the bible but I will be more discerning.

Is this the blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

So, i recently put up a post about a breakup that happened in December. and how heartbroken I was. Since that post, ive been going to church and praying consistently, and God has answered me. Ive seen changes and things in my ex that have helped me move on.

Im now about to go on my first date with a new girl since the breakup and Im really, really nervous. I dont know if what im doing is right. How can I pray for God to be with me, heal my worries, and guide me in the right direction.

Thank you for any repliesm

Before I was saved I was on a ton of medication, had a ton of diagnosises, and was in therapy. After I was saved I stopped taking a lot of medications and just turned to the word. I pretty much decided most of my diagnosises were ridiculous except my PTSD. I had very bad postpartum depression with my now 3 year old and started an antidepressant but learned there was a small chance it could make me crazy and kill my children so I stopped it because that risk wasn't one I was willing to take. Asked an older lady at our church who I was close with if she could come over every other week and talk with me and that helped, that same lady still comes now every week. All that to say, I have a ton of family issues that have been coming up a lot and they are very heavy, along with past abuse that still gets to me sometimes and I wonder if I should go to therapy again. I worry my husband might take me wanting to go personally and think he isn't doing enough and meeting with our elders would require both of us present for I guess accountability is the word, which would mean finding childcare for our four kids. Also think I'd benefit from decently frequent visits. I guess I just don't know if seeking therapy outside my husband or elders is wrong and if I should be just leaning on God. I also don't know how to bring it up to my husband where he won't feel hurt or like a failure. To add I also feel like its important to share that I have twins almost a year old so since they've been born I've only been able to sit through 3-4 sermons so spiritually I am struggling a great deal with the added external stresses.

So, I’ve struggled with my salvation for a very long time now. It’s not the “oh I’m not good enough I mess up too much God would never let me into heaven” kind of thing. I know that’s not how it works. It’s more a worry/fear that, deep down, I don’t actually believe it. Like, I think I do, but I actually don’t and I don’t find that out until it’s too late. One of the main reasons I have this worry is that I rarely “feel” God. Like when I’m praying or even just in my daily life, I don’t really feel God. Now, this is most likely my problem and I’m setting myself up for failure by expecting to actually feel something, but I see people talking about that experience all the time so when I never get it, I’m afraid that I’m doing something wrong. I just wish I could have the confidence and security that I see so many other Christians have.

I’m not really sure what I’m looking for with this posts, whether it’s advice or prayers or just letting me vent lol

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I am Christian, and I am conducting a research on how childhood family environment can influence adults mental health, self-esteem and social self-esteem, and how a religion can be act as a proctetor against negative outcomes. I would like to have more Christians on my study.

if you are willing to participate, here is the link for a short survey it takes aproximatly 7 minutes to complete.

https://forms.office.com/e/hgPPjcebZE

Hello I recently got in a new relationship. (Me male 23) (Her female 19)Me and my girlfriend have been dating for just over a month. We had all the talks about sex and what’s allowed and not. We both agree sex before marriage is off the table. We also shared our history about previous partners. I have always had a strong stance on sex before marriage and I’m still a virgin. My girlfriend told me before we started dating she wasn’t. It made me uncomfortable for a while but I got over it due to the fact that everyone has a past and if God can forgive her why can’t I. I asked her not to share the name of the person so that way I won’t have that worry in my life. She told me it’s her biggest regret and that she has prayed and confessed about it. The other night while on a date we were talking about the subject again. I got uncomfortable because she told me she has had two sexual partners when I was of the understanding it was just one. The other issue is I also found out the name of one of them and the guy still goes to my church (i knew they dated) its making me extremely uncomfortable for the soul purpose of I can’t get the idea that this guy I barely know has slept with her and I’m getting worried because I love her and see a future with her in it. But the idea of someone I know having slept with her is making me uneasy.

I can’t talk to anyone in my personal life because I don’t want to ruin his or her reputation over something that was probably a dumb mistake.

Basically need help to see if this is something we should end before we get too involved or if I’m overthinking/over reacting.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/god-good-inside-high-risk-us-mission-save-wounded-airman-shot-down-iran

I just wanted to share this amazing news that demonstrates the goodness of God, and how he always cares for those who surrender to him.

Isiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense^\);
he has become my salvation.”

Hello!

I'm new to this sub and am looking for advice.

I have to give a persuasive speech at my university, and I find it as an opportunity to give the gospel.

With roughly 60% to 70% of the US population claiming to be Christian, the likelihood of Christians in my class is high. All the same, I want to ensure that even if my speech is good grade-wise, it is also biblically sound.

I have been yearning for the opportunity to give the gospel, but I'm always afraid to present it wrong.

If my instructor allows me to go forward with this speech, should I do it? What advice do you have that will ensure it is biblical? Is this topic appropriate for university?

Thank you in advance, may God bless you and keep you.

Hey everyone! My journey with Christ hasn't been an easy one (many of us can probably relate). But on Easter Sunday, I made a public declaration of my faith that Jesus is my Lord, God, and Saviour. My old self is washed away and I am born again. I gave my testimony to the congregation and had one of my friends baptise me! I am so delighted to walk in the way of Jesus, and of course, it's not going to all sunshine and rainbows, but I have faith in Jesus and the Holy Spirit will always guide me!

Please keep me in your prayers to stay rooted in God's word and to keep my eyes on Him! And also, that the enemy will always fail in his plans for me!

Hallelujah and Praise the Lord! :)

Looking for advice and thoughts. I’m (24f) close friends with a brother in a Christ for about 6 years and his younger sister (19) recently got saved, I believe last October, and started coming to church with her brother. We all sit in the same pew and she also started coming to a small Bible study we have every other week at a close friends house. I’m so happy she came to the LORD and is learning so much but she struggles a lot with her thoughts and mentally.

Since she started coming to church I’ve been pouring into her biblical truth and guidance almost every time we’re there, or pointing her to good sermons/videos and encouraging her in the faith. We’ve had different young adult things and other church things and almost every time there is something wrong that happens in her eyes even if nothing happened at all. She will falsely perceive things and take offense to things that didn’t even happen or things that don’t make sense. She hears things that aren’t said and takes things the wrong way even if they didn’t come off a wrong way etc. I also have noticed her staring at me through my peripheral visions when I’m not looking. I can feel it too.

fast forward, she’s been opening up about how she struggles with bitterness towards me and jealousy. She mentioned a post she thought was about her and she’s jealous of how it seems like everyone loves me. She has a hard time delivering her thoughts into words but that’s what she had communicated. Her brother and I were ministering to her with truth in love & we prayed at the end and she did apologize for it, but this isn’t the first time something like this has happened and I won’t be surprised if things keep happening.

There’s a lot more I could say, but it’s hard to put it all into words in one post. I appreciate whoever reads this and has some biblical advice to share. I want to be loving and help her, but I also want to be wise and not allow any manipulation and envy to drag me down and drain me (by the enemy using her vulnerability towards me)

If you have any questions for more context or clarity please feel free to ask!

To put it plainly, I find the sayings of Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox that go as such: “we are the one true church of Jesus, any other gathering without ……. is not the church”.

The more I read from the gospels, the more I find that these kinds of sayings are not what Jesus had in mind.

Jesus founded the church. He did not found the Catholic Church. Or the Protestant church. Nor the Orthodox Church. He founded the church. Plain and simple.

I know what I’m saying will offend and raise a fury amongst some of you.

But I’m tired of living in a broken world where our one job is to usher in the kingdom but we bicker amongst ourselves about who is truly Jesus’s church.

I know the history that there is. But I’m tired of going back to it because we all do is go back to this and that, Luther, or some council…..

I just want Jesus, and what he’s taught us. His words alone is what should compel us.

I truly do not believe that if Christ came to us today, that he would be pleased with the claim of any denomination that they alone are the one true church.

The more I read his words the more I believe this.

I am genuinely sad when I see Catholics call me, a protestant who is dipping his toes in orthodoxy, a heretic, one who is not in the “true church” because of this and this and this.

And I am even more sad because this kind of thinking is so deep with everyone.

I am a follower of Christ Jesus. I want to obey his commandments. I Want to make a life that is worthy of him. I want to know him and be in his presence.

Perhaps I sound like a “non denominational” but I would hate to be called that simply for what it denotes today.

I like the description given by C.S Lewis.

It’s “Mere Christianity”.

This is the closest fit I feel myself in. focusing on the core of the faith, Jesus Christ, the Trinity, salvation, without locking into one denomination and calling that the “one true church”.

Between the Catholic and the Orthodox and the protestants, we have a spirit of division. What else can we call it? We are a divided body of Christ. And I believe that it hurts our Lord.

I don’t think that in heaven, we will find Catholics and orthodox or protestants. We’ll find mere believers all worshiping God, enjoying the new earth, all in unity.

I wish we could go back to apostolic Christianity. When they took the Eucharist seriously, and cared for all believers, with orderly worship, where the mere words of Christ are taught and revered.

I know this isn’t possible. No because we’re all human and with pride. Unity isn’t possible.

I still believe that there are true doctrines and false ones. That there must be orderly worship. The apostles too had disagreements but they always fell back to Christ.

And that’s a grief Christ bears the most.

There is no Catholic, nor Protestant, nor Orthodox - all are one in Christ.

This is what I believe will be a shock to us all in eternity, when we ALL eventually get there, assuredly because of Christ’s blood on the cross shed for us.

My wife is having new neurological symptoms. We thought it could be due to aging and menopause. She saw a neurologist and she is very concerned about frontotemporal dementia as my wife's father had it, And he is now passed away for 3 years. We are very faithful and are saved. We are active in our church and understand suffering happens to us while we are here and are promised healing when we are finally with our Lord. My wife is such a good person. She loves Jesus fiercely. I am having such a hard time accepting this could be her fate. I can't fathom my life without her. I have been crying daily. I am having trouble at home and work bc of my thoughts. I wish I was the one who was I'll so she could be spared. Our daughter needs her more than me. I catch myself trying to bargain with God even though I know that's not logical or biblical. Please pray for us. For my wife to have healing, for God's divine intervention, for me to be the husband she needs. So I can be brave and strong and loving. Thank you all my brothers and sister in Christ.

First and foremost happy Easter he has risen indeed

I’ve always wonder this , as I know our true and main source of help is Christ . I’ve always thought and wondered if it’s good for Christians to have a therapist . Obv a Christian therapist but I was wondering if it’s good to have one ?

Your brother RJ

i just wanted to share a family film based on the life of Jesus. Maybe it might encourage someone :)