The Battle...

Soooo happy to hear it sounds like you are determined to hang on to your faith ! Think of it this way: your life has provided you the perfect example of the light, love, and happiness found in a relationship with God vs. The darkness, sadness, and confusion resulting from living your life without him.



Imagine how much more you would question if you had not gone through this.

You already know that life is much better with your Heavenly Father in it !



Know that any darkness you feel is just the devil trying to get you back on his side, also that is just the remnants of turning from God. The moment you decide(d) you want(ed) a new life in Christ, just pray it and it is done ! Think of an explosion and everything being made clean and new. Any time you feel any of this darkness creeping in, remind yourself that God is the victor over all of that and you no longer have to live under any burdens. Through hard times, picture him holding your hand.

Remind yourself that youre not alone anymore.



Try to stay positive and strong, don't let those negative thoughts into your mind, and they wont even take root. if they come anyways, pray to God and you will find your strength in Him.



Oh ! one more thing.... Recognizing that "youre lost" and "need to be found" is a wonderful thing and a blessing ! why ? These are feelings God plants in you when he is calling you to his arms ! They cause you to look for Him and to come running back to Him. :) Basically your soul is hearing God's voice calling.



I'm reminded of the story of the prodigal son in the Bible. (Luke 15:11-32)



God loves to welcome his "lost children" back with loving and open arms, no matter what.



AHHH i have a tendency to not be able to stop when it comes to talking about our amazing God !!

SOOO ..sorry for rambling.



I will pray for you!

Be confident that the same God who created all things and defeated death is YOUR GOD and he wants to make your faith bulletproof!



I hope that you can feel God's love through me too :)

((HUGGS!!))

If I could just ask, have you ever read the Bible in its entirety? :)

25 Steps To Being Closer To Allah



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1. Start off each day with 'adhkaar al-istiyqaadh' (waking up Supplications), thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.

2. Put Allah first in your life.



3. Broaden your horizons - learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque to brighten your day,take up a booklet having supplications and read them.



4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).



5. If someone says something mean ;to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive them.



6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.



7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).



8. When you're happy, try to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.



9. When something bad or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience, and thank Allah that it's not worse than it is.



10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan's head.



11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah's love and thus work For it. Then you can win the love of Allah's slaves.



12. Spend some time thinking of Allah's amazing creation.



13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him (those who are enemies of Him).



14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).



15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.



16. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.



17. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah's orders.



18. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.



19. Forgive, forget and smile.



20. Tears are not for women only... tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don't restrain your tears when remembering Allah.



21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or no. If they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAW) and the Sahaba were criticized, made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.



22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you open the Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.



23. Don't let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.



24. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better than you.



hope this helps but you actually need to believe open your heart

Hi, thanx for this. This is probably most important question i ever read here. This is all about we have been tought since our childhood. What if were born in a hindu family? What if u were born in a muslim famiy? Definitely ur thought would be diffrnet. In the same way if u were born in a place where people were non believer then it would be hard to believe on god for u. So whatever we are , are bcoz of what we have been teach. This is human nature. I would say nature is the most powefull thing in this world and it has its certain principles. If u will break them then you will have to pay for that. It doesn't matter whereever u stay , whatever religion u belong. The nature's rules are same for everyone. Instead god and his principles are vary on place to place. Even we haven't seen him ever. Where god go when true people suffer from injustice, where he go when poor n honest starve while cheater live a healthy life? I will say only nature is the fact of this world where only strong and sharp rule on others and humanity is the only religion where everyboy can be win by love and care. This is the fact of life. Go , make urself sharp and strong and love others then world would be at ur feet. Thanks. Amit...

Go to church, it doesn't matter what church, then kneel down and pray...... whatever religion you belong to is ok

=D i'm not sure if i have or not, but thank you very much for posting it, it's calming and reassuring in a way to read it...

Footprints



One night I had a dream--

I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord

and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints,

one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of my life flashed before me,

I looked back at the footprints in the sand.

I noticed that many times along the path of my life,

there was only one set of footprints.

I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest

and saddest times in my life.

This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it.

"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,

you would walk with me all the way,

but I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life

there is only one set of footprints.

"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,

you should leave me."

The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,

I love you and I would never, never leave you

during your times of trial and suffering.

"When you saw only one set of footprints,

it was then that I carried you."



I don't know if you've ever heard this poem before , but I googled it for you anyway.

Diane, Thank you i will try to find that passage in the bible... I appreciate your thoughts.



Bajjer, That did make me think a bit, my one good friend who is a strong Christian has told me many times it's the devil that controls all the hatred and there for e is the one to blame for my bad paths in life not God, Thank you.



GbKooLiO, I have plenty of time to build a relationship With God if it is my destiny to do so =), Thank you very much for your thoughts.



My interest in science also plays apart in my struggle to believe, i think. I Am so interested in space and what has happened over time. And things like the Ardi skeleton, things that have been proven, do not fit with some religious stories. The Ardi skeleton Proves the Humans din't always look like we do now. In fact the whole idea of Adam and eve i find hard to believe =(. If we all come from them then our DNA would be the same or similar. And we would al be disabled, because as has been proven inbreeding causes disability....

God is love; as long as you care, He is in and working through you. He has chosen you to take this path because He knows you can make it out.



A while back, I watched the religious succeed while I became a monster by falling into nihilism. I am still recovering, finding my way, but I know that it is only a victory which will be overcome. And, my father was a Scientologist who's never attempted to go to a church service, and he continues to bring me down. Nonetheless, just another winning battle.

to ms.battle god has not left you ,tha't's the devil deceiving you once you're a cristan you always one, god said ill .never leave you nor for sake you , so you go to you're bible read john 15;12 love and his commanments, and numbers ,he said seek me and i should find you ,he doesn't lie, he said in his word ,got to have faith that seek him..hebrew;;6-21then read spiritual seperation- luke;21-34 you can always ,redeem you're self by asking god to forgiving you for what ever you've done , but we all fall short ,haven't you heard that .song about we fall down but we get back up,but let me explain something to you ,god knew what you wer'e gone do before you listen to you're uncle,he's going to have .to deal with god when you make one of ,his children fall,see that's why? it's inportant to read you're bible everyday ,that's where you're milk and honey comes from other words you're strenght from the word, donnie Mcclerklin sing that song{ we fall down but we get back up. another good song that stenghtens you is, never would of made it with out you, marvin sapp , they lift you up. you a christan don't give up, god did'nt give up on you, trust in him tell him he said hold god to his word ,he 's a loving god trusting god and pray for you're uncle. man that don't believe in god is a fool and he's also lost, but god can turn him around also.you also go to church .i don't know you but as long as you are a christan we are brother and sister in christ. i'll be praying for you ,i'm always on here ,let me know how you're coming along i'll pray for you tonight and @ church tomorrow. bless you known as battle i'm ....diane... amen

Imp, I have tried all matter of things to help myself and not much have works, and 1 thing that has driven me further away from belief if the fact i have seen it almost like slavery. I will take any comments in for consideration. Thanks for your thoughts Imp =).xxx

Thanks =) i will try my best to hold trust in him... i want to! your trust and faith in him Inspires me! It makes my will to want to try and find him stronger.

dont ask God for forgiveness the sky man wont hear you.

if you want forgiveness you gotta forgive yourself. make peace with your past and move on to a better future, but god wont do that, you have to do that. its up to you.

*Hugs*



I am so sorry for all the terrible things you went thorough, sorry doesn’t make it any better at all, I know, but know that there are people who DO care about you, and love you for who you are, not for what you have been through, not for the good or bad in your life, but for who you really are. And those are the ones who matter.



The people in life who choose to harm others with selfish reasons, are as low as anyone can be, their depraved state of mind is beyond me to fully understand, but it's the end result of a life of broken choices, and it‘s ultimately caused by rejecting the good. If your uncle believed in God, he would not have done ANY of those things, because all of those things are not from God -but only from selfish people.



God loves you, and everything good comes from him, the bad in this world is caused by people who reject truth. Your strength and commitment to truth is what will keep you through anything in life.



I know at the end of the storms in life, I’ve found the only one I can truly count on is God, because He is who gives everything good. The bad in life is from people and their selfishness.



In the end God will be there,

he won't leave you,

we really can find shelter in Him and his promises.





Stay strong, I admire your courage….



*Hugs you!*