Looking for other Christians to connect with

[bruised_reed]

I'm struggling and really could use some support.

Thanks

 

[timf]

Life difficulties can expose things that are not true. There is a line from literature, "I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers". One can see that if one held to that view how they might come to be disappointed.

Christianity has many denominations which often result in a "we are right and you are wrong" dynamic that tends to increase isolation rather than allow Christians to help each other. However, in spite of these limitations, there are Christians who actually try to live their faith and help others.

What are you struggling with?

 

[maneose]

here is some verses that helped center me during a really bad episode (i tend to have religious delusional thinkings that makes me believe that god/jesus hates me so i hope this can be helpful)
1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:16
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
"God is not an angry taskmaster who shows affection only when you succeed. He is a loving Father who will always love you." - idk where i got it from but somewhere online
i never read the bible or been to church, nor pray, but i still believe in god even with the bare minimum knowledge i have... whatever you're going through god will be by your side and cheering you on even if you don't believe in, even in the worst moments he'll always love you no matter what

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

What's good, beloved.

1. "You cannot please everyone; control the things you can control." ~Suncha Ferreira (Victus Group)/Mark 8:36, Matthew 13:12

2. The grass withers, the flowers fade, because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever. (Isaiah 40:7-8)

3. The world hates liabilities, and would rather they not exist, as much as the rules dictate that all life is inherently valuable. (Proverbs 25:17)

• Even in a community of liabilities, there is no place for a liability. (John 15:18-19)

4. You cannot experience death, for it would be like getting put under anesthesia. (Ecclesiastes 9:5)

5. Suicide is not a sin which leads to hell (separation), but rather, it is unbelief. (John 3:16-21)

6. Despite all that you do to make your exit foolproof, there is always that one percent chance you'll survive simply because it "wasn't your time yet". (Psalm 33:10-11)

Therefore, as much as I desire to live, and that a world without me would be awfully dull and grey, this isn't up to me; if I die, I die; though my father, mother, and the whole world forsake me, the Lord will bring me up. (Esther 4:11, Psalm 27:10)