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Q:  I’m needing some prayers. I know God calls us to carry our cross and it’s not supposed to be easy. But I feel abandoned and it’s more weight than I can bare. I’ve been drifting from God and I feel how empty I am without Him but my cup was still empty trying to be a disciple. I lost all of my friends. My family.  I’ve lost a ton of weight before coming to God and I always felt like I’d never be able to get married or have children bc no one would want to. And as a Christian having to add waiting til marriage and so much more to a God first relationship likelihood went down much more. I’m tired and I feel my heard hardening and being far from God. But I feel if I don’t put down my cross and go get things myself I’ll never have them. All I’ve suffered is loss and 0 blessing since God and trust me there’s time where I REALLY needed them. And I think it broke the camels back. My depression and anxiety are steeling my joy and causing me to lose my faith. This world is very very ...

Dealing with pagan interests from coworkers or strangers in chit chat. Q: Today, a coworker asked me about my astrology sign. I don’t believe in astrology because of my Christian faith, but when she asked, I felt put on the spot and ended up saying "the sign" instead of telling her I don’t believe in it. I had planned to say that I don’t believe in it because of my faith in God, but I don’t know why I didn’t.  I eat lunch with some coworkers who are really nice to me, but today, I accidentally brought up some of my past. It wasn’t anything too bad, but I still feel like I should focus on moving forward, like Lot’s wife was told not to look back. Every time I think about my past, I start to feel bad and depressed... cuz the Lord saved me from that past, so I don’t want to bring up anything of it.  What advice can you share?  A: We are all growing in our faith, and are not perfect. We stumble and wish we had said something better. As long as we go to Gid in prayer about it,...

Q: Why do people have more than one Bible?  A: Different Bibles help us understand Scripture better. Some are word for word translations and some are thought for thought. Only using the better most reliable versions among those is important. Some bad ones were translated not by a solid language team but one guy and his opinion of what he thinks it should say; stay away from those. Among these good ones are also ones made to use English language based on someone's education level. Some are 4th grade, 6th grade, 8th grade, the rest are for litterate educated adults high school level and above.  Some like the poetry old English of KJV. Some like solid versions like NASB95 or LSB21, weaker English people might use ESV or NLT until they gain better understanding, then graduate to one of the other two noted or NKJV w modern English and updates.  Some used NIV 84 and when the publishers went wokish and started changing gender languages folk moved away from that vers...

 Q: What should I do when it feels like God is so far away & I'm losing my faith?  I feel like I havent known or experienced God personally. Despite asking Him over and over again to reveal Himself. Knowing that the Bible says God loves you, but feeling like He doesn’t. What should I do? A:  First,  how does God love us ? What does Scripture say? Once we understand that, we can understand other things.  Second, We should not be looking for a subjective experience to validate our faith. We need to direct our thoughts to the objective Word of God, and trust Him.  If we are saved "God has brought us near to him" and "restored" what was lost at the Fall [Spiritual life and a personal fellowship with Him]. Do you have birthmarks of the believer; Christ's attributes What you need to do: Read Scripture daily & meditate on it.  Start in NT and when done start Gen to Rev and keep repeating. You' ll grow closer in fellowship with God thru the Word and pr...

Q: I have a serious struggle.  I feel like God doesn't love me. I think He doesn’t like me either. I don't want to list what my life has been. Lots of traumas. I don't want to say I wasn't responsible for some of the grief I experienced. I made poor choices I regret every day. But there is this. I pray every day. I serve . I try to obey Him with all my heart. He knows how exhausted I am. He knows how my heart is shattered in one million pieces. Why nothing changes? My prayer and my question is : God, why have you abandoned me? Why you listen to other people prayers and not mine? Why You don't love me? Am i so beyond Your love? Why am i still alive? Is Your purpose for me just this-suffering? I am old Lord. I can't go on like this. Why You don't have mercy on me? A:  There is a misconception too many have over the topic thats hidden in your lament above. I hope this can help you and others... First, God's love.  Let's look at God and his love.  John ...

Q: How do you handle a spouse who mocks your faith? When my husband is in a mood and I have worship music on he mocks it and complains that he is sick of that “crap” :( A: The unsaved hate the things of God. He's being convicted from hearing it. Perhaps God will use that to reach him. Unless he says wear earbuds then don't. It might help lead him to Christ.  Heres some songs you can play, they're witnessing songs.  Then if he complains again, pause it & have a gospel convo with him. Review this to prepare for that.  PPossibly it's also the kind of music style your hearing, Rap or Rock or certian styles turn people off. Try to find decently modest music that he won't hate hate. You can put a small list together from here to play on a stereo, ... and just play your other music on earbuds at other times .  ✨️Use the music to draw him not repel him.  As to living godly before him the resources here can help you do that. God bless

Q: I only have one child in my Sunday school class. Should I stop teaching? Is it worth it? Feel discouraged at all the eirk I do only for 1 kid.  A: This testimony should encourage you... I was in a broken mixed home and tossed to grans on weekends. Had 0 anything Christian at home, though my mom grew up under my grandfather as a temporary pastor and life long decon, and stepfather apparently had his fathers influence (but went to a diff denom). I recall going there maybe 3x (they gave out kids treasure chest junk prize to kids going into worship hall, so i remember that as a kid). He wasnt saved till after I left home.  My godly grands were my only influence, (all my life), once a week, 52 days a year , plus godly influence on holidays [as all our whole family all traveled to meet up there those days]. Includes hearing 3 TV sermons every Sunday 😁 while getting ready for church. I loved my grans, tho they didnt talk much with only me there 😅, and never talked about God on w...