Drummer_Boy

I came across a post that one of my friends had put on facebook today. He is about 20 years old and was raised in a christian home, but his actions suggest that he is not a christian in the slightest. I do not mean for that to sound like a judgement, I just said that so you have a small idea of what kind of person this post came from. I don't know exactly, and I could be wrong, but he may very well be atheist. Anyways, I am just wondering as to what your thoughts are on the post? In other words, what do you think is right or wrong about this post? I have not changed any words in the post, this is an exact copy from his facebook timeline. ~HAPPINESS DOES NOT EXIST~ "All my life people have told me to do what makes me happy,that the pursuit of happiness is the most primal drive in every human being. But I wonder, has it ever struck you just exactly you are pursuing. How would you define happiness? What would that look like in your life. If your anything like me then that description would include a slue of the fantastic. Fancy house and fancy car after all who doesn't want success. Now lets pretend those materialistic things even did fulfil us, by that logic we would remain unhappy until the time that we attained that dream. And if those things we worked so hard for were ever taken away then we would become unhappy and be right back at the start. Based on the unpredictable nature of life I have concluded that happiness should not and absolutely must not depend on the physical world. I believe happiness does not exist, at least not in the way our society sells it. Happiness is an emotion categorized as the state of feeling happy. No human could possibly be at the same emotional level all the time and only feel one thing. So does that mean if I feel a different emotion then I am unhappy. I strive to be content, it is not an emotion but a state of mind, a different way of looking at life. Day after day I hear people say they desire happiness above all but continually focus on the negative. I can't control the world around me but I can control how I perceive it and what to focus on. So I say if you desire to be happy then simply choose to be,right now.But be prepared the battle over your own mind will be the hardest battle you will ever fight."

Here is a really good article I stumbled across. http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/pornography-the-new-narcotic?utm_content=bufferf3482&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer It explains why porn is so addictive and how your brain is affected by it. Very informative.

Ill get strait to the point. I made a promise to God, and then broke it twice. I know that God says to not make any promises that we cannot keep, but i felt confident enough to make serious promise. I quickly found that i was not strong enough to uphold my promise. So what happens now? I feel guilty and stupid for breaking my promise, and ive already asked God for His forgiveness, but i still feel like i need to be punished. :/ Both God and I know that i could have chosen to keep up my promise, but instead i got lazy. Twice. How many chances do i get before God will punish me? I have definitely learned my lesson but i dont feel worthy enough to have even one more chance. Can someone please explain this to me? I am very scatter brained right now... :/

Well you saw the title. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26. I am confused as to why God tells us to love everyone, but here He says to hate everyone. I know there is some good explanation for this but I just can't come up with one for myself. and to be honest I am kind of anxious about it. Obviously I don't want to hate anyone, but this verse is not making me feel very encouraged about life... Before I came across this verse (its the first time ive ever read it) I already decided that I hate the world because it is unfair, and full of sin and depressing things, but now I feel like I am not doing enough to earn Gods approval. I know that we are forgiven and God always takes us back, but I can't ignore how I feel. :/

Hey everyone! I just thought I'd share a website that I stumbled across. It has been very useful to help me get over a few things and point me in the right direction. livingbyfaithblog.com Some of you may have seen it before, but If not you should definitely check it out. It has some quick answers and covers most things that people are struggling with.

Sounds like you need to just ask her out bro. I was really nervous when I asked my girlfriend out because I was scared that she would say "no". That's the deep root of it. You feel a connection and you don't want that connection to be broken so you're hoping that she will say yes. But that's obvious. Listen to these words: Ask her to go out on a date with you. Feeling nervous? good, that means you'll actually try. She said No? Then you have your answer. Get over her and move on. She said yes? Set up when and where to take her out. Meet her dad and mom. BE YOURSELF!!!!! She'll be able to tell if your confident or insecure, so don't exaggerate anything, just be yourself. If the first date doesn't go well, then you may have your answer, and then you'll have to deal with the heartbreak regardless. Or you could think positive and see if she'll go on another date with you... Seriously though, do step 1. Otherwise you will never get over the thoughts of "what if I just ask her out? does she like me back? is she "The One"?" You NEED to hear a YES or a No. So no matter how nervous you are, ask her out. If your nervousness shows she'll think it's cute, which can work out in your favor quite well. So no worries brother, you got this!