how can i find peace WITHOUT GOD!?!
Question: I've been a Christian all my life, I have gone my whole life, and still go to a private Catholic school, and to tell you the true I haven't found peace with God. I know I sound selfish, self abosorbed and ungrateful but I don't think God is hearing me out or even a being I want to look up to anymore.
I've been depressed for about 4 years and the only adivce people have been telling me is to get over it or go to church. I've tried both and I still feel horrible, I've hit the bottom and I really want to change my life now. But to do that I think I need to find peace. But how can I without having to "look for God?" All the websites I've gone to say to find peace is through God and so on. There has to be another way. Please help me out, I really apperciate the opinions of people at youqa answers. Thank you
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Why don't you read the bible or go to a BSF (Bible Study Fellowship --official group that is non-denominational and just studies the Bible. Anyone is welcome.)
With no one yelling at you about what you should or should not do, you might find the voice of God, who has a very QUIET voice inside us, telling you where He is and how you should worship him.
Ask yourself; if my church condones and hides the abuse of little boys and girls, is it the church that I can find peace in. or maybe is this church not the religion I seek?
There are other types of churches that may feed your spirit and soul. But you need to be quiet inside and find out.
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You have too much anger in your life to have any peace. With or Without God.
First of all, most religions are far too dogmatic to follow. Step back, and I'm not saying become an atheist, just step back and search for your own answer. Look at as many religious texts as you can, and don't take anything literally, and you'll find that most of them say close to the same thing. Make your own path, and be spiritual, not religious.
u cant. you have to turn to him, or its going to get worse. if you dont belive, well, your lifes going get a lot worse when you go to hell. i dont want you to go there, so belive
what do you mean by find peace if you want to talk to me i am a avid god lover email me at jamesthehotcheeto@yahoo.com
A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.
first.stop the GOD bullshit..its a great story but thats all it is..next.grow up and deal with your problems...if you dont.who will
I think so to an extent..
Peace comes with inner truth. And understanding ones spirituality is part of this. I think its possible to spiritual without a religion, but I wouldnt say that religion is entirely failed. BTW I attend the religious practices of atleast 3 religions, and meditate occasionally (rarely lately).
I feel you. We are all lost in this world. And many grip tightly to the full answers and certainty of religion to the point they use it in ways that they shouldnt.
We are all lost to some degree, but we will all be found in time - atleast I hope.
Be patient, think, look within, and truth is everything that exists.
Find peace within yourself or try going to a therapist, finding peace with God is probably the least helpful thing I've ever heard of, but thats just me (I hope to one day become a therapist) talk to your friends or family if all they say to you is 'get over it or go to church' then that is not very supportive of them is it? so try a therapist or someone thats in that business, they really help
You're looking in the wrong place. You can't find peace in church or with people or with school. You find it in a PERSONAL relationship with Jesus Christ. In English--that means--ask Jesus (not your priest) to forgive you of your sins, be willing to receive His forgiveness, and put Him first in your life. Then you'll find peace. Church and people can direct you to all kinds of garbage. Once you have received Jesus in your life (by faith--feeling do happen, sometimes later), then listen to God by reading His Bible. Start with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John near the end of the New Testament, then read the gospel of John, then Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I also LOVE Acts particularly Chapters 1 and 2 (then ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit as is spoken of in Acts 2:4). You WILL see a change, I guarantee it. Going to church will take on a new meaning, and life will DEFINITELY have a new meaning to it. Good luck, God bless you, and if you need help, write back
First of you will never find peace with God in a catholic church. I went to a catholic school for 8 year, never once got close with god. It wasn't until I left their, and then started going to a full gospel church, then I started to have a realtionship with god. He is there he does hear you. You have to open your heart and let him in. Just saying I love God is not enough, You have to really truley want him! My life is much much happier with him in it! Just find a different church to go to! Full Gospel teach you about the bible and doesn't have all these extra rules to follow, You also need a church that really sings and gets into god that way you can feel him to,!
Trust me, been there done that!
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Satan is banking on people in your type of situation. Be careful, you may see yourself making huge mistakes in the future. You may be seeking God, but do it through your own spiritual quest. So often people get faith in "Churches, Priests, or Pastors" they are not God. They will let you down and many of them make you and other people feel that there is no God. Live your life, get outside and enjoy the world that God has made for us. Turn off the news and other negative things that are depressing. Surround yourself with only other positive people and things. There is a God and when you find him you will see him everywhere.
THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU CANT FIND PEACE WITHOUT GOD EVEN THOUGH YOUR ANSWERS MIGHT NOT BE ANSWERED RIGHT AWAY OR THEY MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FOR YOU RIGHT NOW MY BEST ADVICE IS TO KEEP GOING TO CHURCH AND TRUST IN GOD HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU AND ALWAYS LISTENS TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
become a Wiccan
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF YOUR DEPRESSION AND CONFRONT THOSE BAD FEELINGS, AND YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF WHATEVER MADE YOU SO SAD, SEEMING THAT WHAT EVER MADE YOU SO SAD MUST HAVE GAVE YOU GREAT JOY AT ONE TIME, YOU HAVE TO THANK GOD FOR THAT GREAT JOY, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE NEVER EXPERIENCE MANY TRULY GOOD THINGS.
The faster you can control your life without a father figure the faster you will be happy with independence in yourself.
You can believe in something REAL and Tangible that people can see .BELIEVE in yourself .You are real,can be seen,can be contacted ,are IMPORTANT, can speak,and don`t need others to prove your existance.
Be the best YOU ,that you can be.
Love and be loved!!
I think the best advice that I could give you is to take a moment to yourself and meditate, along with prayer, and ask for an answer, revelations don't always come to us in a day or two , we have to seek them, but first we have to find inner peace, a church is just a building to worship in, you can praise God at home, I think sometimes people have to search and heal themselves before they go to a church, and that might sound wrong but there is no point in going to church if you feel no connection with what is being said, but if you do continue to go maybe one teaching will reach out to you and you will feel like you relate to the message, but in the mean time continue to read your scriptures and ask God for understanding because he's always there for you.
God is just a made up idea. Catholic school won't do you any good. If you're depressed, there are things you can do.
DON'T take drugs for it, they just make it worse (unless you're about to kill yourseld).
Don't sleep to much. Sleeping less helps depression.
Get exercise.
Get out in the sunshine as much as you can.
Force yourself to clean your room, organize your closet, stuff like that.
Try to think about things in a positive way, try to be optismistic. Think about how lucky you are, how much worse a lot of people have it.
GOOD LUCK!
it matters not what your religious background is..if you are not at peace with yourself, you will not be able to accept any form of "spiritual help"..i agree with one of your responders that yes, you do sound angry not that its a bad thing..it gives you power to change what you are unhappy with..in this case, how you feel inside.try being alone and learn who you are..not who you are told to be..look deep inside..for some people writing helps, music or meditation.once you are at peace with yourself, you will find your spiritual edge.be well, Duch
I'm slowly finding peace without God. At least, those bits of me that aren't at peace yet aren't troubled by the fact that I'm not a Christian any more - they have other fish to fry.
It's an odd thing for an atheist to say but it was the church that got me through the worst times. That's because once you're on the inside, saved and all that, no-one needs to convert you any more and there's genuine people to talk to and help. In other words, there were kind people there who could help because they stopped talking about God for a while.
But depression is a big, real thing, and untrained, informal counselling isn't going to cure it; all it can do is steady you a little as you wobble along. Lots of things gave me deeper help in the end - creative writing class (!), a bit of psychotherapy, a helluva lot of time thinking about stuff, and a very small amount of prozac (I take half the minimum dose).
I can't say I'm at peace yet. But I'm much nearer to it than I ever was. You will too. It will take a long time, but when you come through it you will be one strong, experienced and wise person who has a lot more to contribute than those who never went through the tunnel.
Some interesting advice.
I am a Bible believing Christian and a physician. I have several thoughts. First, depression is an illness that can respond to medication and counseling. It is easy for someone who has never been depressed to say "get over it" or "don't take medicine." The reality is some Christians benefit from medication and counseling.
It also seems that you are working too hard on your relationship with God. Our salvation is a free gift from God. All we have to do is accept it. Now, that doesn't mean all of our problems will go away. In fact, I would argue that our greatest periods of growth occur during some of our roughest times.
I would suggest you consider seeing a physician for evaluation of depression. I would also suggest you find a Christian counselor and/or a group (or church) of Bible believing Christians who can talk with you and pray with you.
Daily prayer and Bible reading are helpful activities. Start in the New Testament - the book of John is a great place to start.
I am praying for you. God will bless you. Accept Jesus into your heart as your Savior if you haven't already. Have a direct relationship with Jesus. You don't have to pray to anyone else but God and Jesus.
God bless you!
You cant find peace without GOD. Grow up! You're not the only one with problems and there are soo much more people that have it worse than you, I'm sure. You need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and looking for attention and acting pathetic. You are nothing without GOD. He made you. So suck it up and get on with your life! AND stop wasting it being miserable!! HE loves you despite your ignorance. You have been depressed for over 4 years because you haven't change your attitude! GOD is not the problem its youuuu and you cant see that!! GOD does hear you.you don't hear him!! HE does speak to you, but you can't hear HIM because you don't listen!!
Hi friend, I really understand your situation, Cos I have been in your shoes as well.Coming to look at at and all in it, we see that peace determines all in life.No one can get true peace without God.MAN! many tried having peace without God but it never lasted. If you are a christian and have no peace, try being a good Christian..loll!For it is one thing if a christian says he or she tries to get peace but doesn't and another if you are not a christian at all and your trying to get peace. Your case is different!.. If you really need peace look to God, careful not to be religious (i mean being a christian for activity sake..) look into your life, and compare the life which God expects us to live. Try no living a carnal life..coz the bible says in Romance 8:6 "to be carnally minded is death: but to be spiritually minded is life and peace" In conclusion it is impossible to have peace without God.
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