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Hello, I'm a 19 year old female and I feel so down and frustrated. I've been a christian since I was 14. I accepted Jesus Christ at one of the worst points in my life. Even though I grew up as a PK (preacher Kid) I go to a christian university, I initially went to study pre-med but the Lord called me out of that major and it was a fight for myself because I kept trying to compromise doing something medical for my family and do something for God when he clearly did not want me in that field. After a whole year of getting closer to God and learning to hear his voice I'm now studying to do christian psychology and hopefully in the future do missionary work in Mexico and Hawaii. The thing is lately I have hit this really low point in my life. I don't have many friends, one at most. I feel super unwanted and just worthless. I know none of this is true and I know Jesus loves me very much but I haven't felt or heard God in what feels like months. I feel like I've hit such a dry season and I really don't know what to do anymore. People are being so mean to me lately and I've tried praying and asking people why and I get no answers. My home life seems to be at its worse and I just don't know what to do. Everything in my life seems to be going backwards from eveyrthing God initially promised me. Any advice or prayers would be nice. Thank you
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Hello, This is my first post ever but I could really use some advice and encouragement right now maybe even prayer. I have a hit a pretty rough, dry season in my faith. I really don't know what I'm doing anymore and I feel very confused and lost almost. I know God is there and he is listening but I feel like I can't hear him anymore. I thought I heard God say certain things would happen this summer and when they didn't I got really confused and a bit upset, but I know I'm still in the hands of the creator. I just don't know what to do, I know I and I'm trying to stay in Gods word, in prayer and just have trust and faith in everything but I really don't know what to do. Any help? Thanks
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I need help as to what to do with my life. I’m 24 and haven’t done anything with my life. I went to college for fashion and dropped out. Now I live with my mother. I think of joining the Air Force or navy. I owe student loans and have to wait 6 months to go back to college. I was adopted from my mom. I don’t even like living with her. I was taken from her for a reason, because she’s crazy. She pays no attention to me. We don’t even talk. The people I know are just people from church I’ve just recently met and even then those people don’t really want to be my friend because I carry to much baggage. I waited really late to repent. Even though I’m clearly alive right now, I feel like I killed myself inside spiritually a long time ago. I wish I could just kill myself and be put into a new body. I screw my whole life up. By the time I graduate college, I’ll be 28 or 29. Most kids graduate way earlier than that. I just have to deal with so many things I’ve done in my life and I don’t realize things are a mistake till after I do them. It’s hard growing up with no family or people who care about you. I just jumped at things and never did my research.
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The famous verse in question reads as follows: I have always believed (because I was always taught) that Hell is waging an ongoing "offensive" against the church, but that it (Hell) will never prevail. But as I've considered it again recently, that doesn't seem to be what it's saying at all. Gates, for instance, especially in the ancient world, were defensive weapons, NOT offensive. And since that is true, does it not make more sense to understand that the church is the one on the offensive and that the "gates of Hell" will not prevail against our forceful advance (or keep the church at bay forever)? There are more things to discuss about the second half of this verse, but I wanted to get your thoughts on this first. What is your understanding of Matthew 16:18b? Are the, "gates of Hell", an offensive weapon aimed at destroying the church, or a defensive weapon used to try to hold the church at bay? Or does it mean something else altogether?? If you wouldn't mind, please explain why you believe what you do? Thanks --David
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My born-again Christian friend and I got into a disagreement about the election results. She is a lifelong Democrat. To me, the two do not go hand-in-hand, and I cannot wrap my mind around it. I really want to know what others think? Am I wrong?
