A religios question for my brothers and sisters

I have to say im struggling with my faith right now. I watch alot of Mark Dejesus videos but i find myself questioning everything. First i was questioning for a while now if theres free will and God doesnt interfere with our choices then what is the reason of praying, asking him things. If someone wants to kill me God wont come down and stop him, then what is the reason of me praying for protection? Other is the thing we say that "If God is with us who can be against us? What can man do to me?" Well the same they did to Jesus. Many people get tortured by others,r@pd,theres alot of things in this world, i dealt with this before, I know theres no answer for us cause we arent God, but still this statement that "what man can do to me" fails there cause i can still be afraid everyday that people will attack me and my family. And this is what i realized this time. Sadly im not much in a christian community, if i am im with people who has these basic answers but its okay we arent perfect, but my friends are unbelievers and we talked many times about faith and why i believe and what they told me just stick with me and now i feel like i understand. The thing is that whenever you have a problem like i said before someone is attacking you, you have an illness or any problem, even if you are christian or not you will have to do something alone. You have to face it, you have to act, and if you dont know what to do nobody will come down from the sky to lead you somewhere. And the problem is that lets take two people one who is a believer other is not, they had a problem both decided to so something about it, the non believer goes through it and he id happy about himself, the believer says "without God i couldnt do it" well the non believer did it without God. I see alot of times that things that christians say they couldnt reach without God, non believers do it without Him. And no i dont think every non believer should suffer cause they dont believe... but then the question is in my head, whats the point? Cause my non believer friends say they can see that this is just a perspective too, how you view things, and now i see it that it might be true... What if i just choose that i see it like this? Now i dont think that i will become an atheist soon, all my life i believed theres something there, even when i said no i was just fooling myself cause the next day i felt different. But im struggling with these questions cause i hear it everytime in christian communities to "trust in God, pray to Him, ask and you will get it" but its not true, theres free will and God doesnt change someones mind and many thing in this world is controlled by people. And call me crazy but i think science is so advanced right now that people can influence weather and make storms and tornadoes if they want to destroy a city. So yeah for me theres a God but i dont see the truth in what can man do to me and he will protect you just pray and ask him... My friends say im just believing cause i need to think something is there to protect me, or to give everything a meaning and maybe theyre right cause i cant explain why do i believe, i just do, but for people who are deeply hurted my a religion or they have problems and they can get through it without believing God, idk what to say them, why to believe... The basic "cause eitherway you will burn in hell" is not going to turn anyone to a christian... I hope some can take this and answer it kindly not attacking me cause i struggle with my faith or "im not a true christian" if someone says that i will ignore it. Thanks for your time.

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 12w ago

When the Bible says “what can man do to me?” It is not insinuating that we cant get hurt or beaten or killed by others, God didn’t promise that this life will be easy (John 16:33). He is saying, nobody can touch your soul, which is what’s most important. God protects our souls and sealed us with his Holy Spirit forever, no matter who attacks us, nobody can have our soul. God will allow us to go through hard times, he doesn’t promise to spare us from every hardship, but whatever he allows, he uses it for good so that he can use us to help someone else with what we’ve learned. He protects us from things we can’t see, but sometimes he allows us to go through some things for our growth and his purposes. As for those people who can “do things on their own” apart from God, just remember that they can only do what God allows them to do, and for them to get things “done” on their own is not a blessing at all, because it means they will not seek Jesus. God will allow us sometimes to experience all types of weaknesses so that we can rely on him instead of ourselves, which builds our relationship with him and grows us closer to him, 2 Corinthians 12:9. When I see an unbeliever who claims they have it all together, i know they are lying, and they have no real peace, they are deceived and their minds are reprobate, constantly longing and searching for a purpose in this world and never finding it because they look in all the wrong places. There is no true peace without Jesus, they may think they have it, but they do not. And sometimes when we as Christian’s go through hard times, it can be hard to have peace, but it’s always available to us , you just have to trust the word of God and not your own feelings and thoughts. If somebody asks you, “Why should I trust in Jesus?” Well the first answer is because he died for them and paid for all of their sins past, present, and future so that they could have eternal life for free. The next answer is, because he loves them, and no matter what they experience in this life, whether good or bad, he will be there with them through it, and they will never have to be alone again..being a Christian doesn’t mean we won’t have hard times anymore, in fact it’s the opposite! But we won’t ever go through them alone, and we can have his comfort with us always, knowing that we have eternal life and that this world is but a moment compared to our eternity of perfection and joy with Jesus. People who don’t have Jesus have no hope 😕they are blind and seeking after the emptiness of this world, they need Jesus. As a conclusion, following Jesus isn’t about what we can get from him, but simply loving him because he first loved us and gave himself to save us. And with that, we can have the peace, comfort, and joy that comes along with knowing we are his eternally and have eternal life waiting for us , despite how bad current circumstances may be. I hope this helped ! And know that God understands you and has no problem answering your questions, Jesus loves you very much no matter what! 🙏🏻✝️💜

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 12w ago

As a Jew, it's simply not true that people cannot have peace without Jesus. I know so many people of different faiths and no faith at all who have never stepped foot in a church and yet are as happy with their lives as any of us can be. If you want to believe Jesus is the true way, that's fine, but please don't get on a forum where people notoriously have religious intrusive thoughts and naturally question religious beliefs as a result of the intense hardship of OCD and other life events, and say that no one can ever have peace if they don't follow your specific religion. It's so triggering.

Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 12w ago

@Anonymous I’m sorry but if I told people that all religions lead to peace, I’d be a liar and a fraud. My comment was intended for my fellow Christian brother who made this post, not anybody else, you don’t have to read my comment or respond, it wasn’t intended for you.

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 12w ago

Thanks for your answer, what about asking God for things,protection,health in our prayers? Why ask it if he allows others to do anything to me? Like whats the point of asking for an opportunity if people control that in the world(jobs,or any opportunity). The other thing is i believe some bad things happen for a good reason like for me now being depressed and dealing with that will make me stronger. And we know Jesus death and suffering has a huge meaning. But there are other people who suffer almost the same level everyday, people get tortured and killed and as I said r@ped, and sometimes this only makes their relationship with God worse. Idk i feel like in my heart i can understand someone who had a horrible horrible traumatic childhood thats he /she rejects God. I just understand it. Or someone who gets tortured so much that he /she loses their faith. Im afraid to get there cause maybe i would be like that too. In the huge pain its easy to lose your faith. And those things gives others fear. So i dont see where it would do a good thing. But im not God...

Username: Jesuslovesme777Jesuslovesme777

Date posted: 12w ago

@PRIV8 Well friend, let me tell you, I’m one of those cases. I have crippling health issues, a severe auto immune disease and serve asthma that makes me unable to even leave my own house, I’m only 27, and yet I’m trapped here in my house not able to do much physically, I never thought this would happen to me, and if you had told me years ago that this was gonna happen to me, I also might have feared that my faith wouldn’t survive! But yet, here I am, I still love Jesus, I still get through the day, I still long to be with him, I have terrible suffering and hard days, but I’m not alone and he sustains me. Don’t let hypothetical situations freak you out, because when you are thinking of those scenarios, you are measuring them against your own strength, and the reality is, if any of those things ever happened to you, Jesus would give you the strength like he gives to me. And also keep in mind, that you can rest in his faithfulness to you, instead of your faithfulness to him, in 2 Timothy 2:13 KJV it says “if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful, he cannot deny himself” this means that even if you were ever unfaithful, he will be faithful to you! And he will finish what he started in you (Philippians 1:6). Sometimes we go through rough patches with God, and I get mad at him and yell at him and ask him why did he make me this way, and he always responds with comfort and love and encourages me to keep going and reminds me of my heavenly home. Don’t fear about losing your faith friend… you are in the palm of Jesus hand, and he’s not ever gonna let you go :)

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 12w ago

@Jesuslovesme777 Well then i respect you alot. Hope my faith will be that strong too one day as yours

Username: Waging War Against OCDWaging War A...

Date posted: 12w ago

A few things to consider….God has two types of will. A permissible will and His perfect will. Many things happen in this world that grieve Him. Why He allows them I don’t think we will know until heaven, However, what we do know is that God is all knowing, all powerful and good. Also, His plan for humanity involved Him being hurt more than we can ever imagine (Christ’s death and payment for the sin’s of mankind). So it is not a situation where He sits in an ivory tower and lets us suffer. It is the opposite - He comes down and saves us. And helps us too. The Holy Spirit is called a Comforter in the Bible…..so while we must suffer at times, He is here with us. Also, some of the promises you are mentioning are referring to spiritual promises. No one can ever separate us from Christ ever….as Christians our salvation is sealed by the Holy Spirit. The worst man can do to us is kill us PHYSICALLY, but they can never kill us SPIRITUALLY. I hope this helps with some of your thoughts above.

Username: PRIV8PRIV8

Date posted: 12w ago

It is just my opinion but that pain can make you lose your faith. If you see through it, almost every unbeliever lost their faith cause of their pain. Alot of times people get abused in christian communities, theres alot of stories from the past too. I can understand why some people doesnt believe, and this is my opinion but i think some will be in heaven cause God does understands it. We say the bible shows us who is God, and we can read in the old testament God protects people, but then we say "well today he doesnt bc its different....blablabla" If the Bible shows God's nature then that is Him. He didnt protected people always but sometimes He did intervene, and it wasnt about protecting souls. Everyone has different interpretation of the Bible and its annoying now, we try say "well you have to read it in context" and everyone has different context , why its not simple? Why it has to be difficult, you have to understand all the context, what God really means there? Also we should take our power from God, we should trust him(the Bible tells us) but from what you said and many people say, the only trust we can put on Him is that after this horrible thing we will be in heaven. So when you are in a bad situation now youre like "God wont help me here, i can only trust that in the afterlife will be good" and if we take this sentence, i can understand that non believers say this is stupid. This is a distant God, someone who is far away and you just hope one day he will save you from this. This is not the God what we know in the Bible... also alot of people say "well this doesnt counts now, it was back then" then why we have to know it? Why we care if God isnt like that now? And if you take this as "why God doesnt do anything i ask" its not about that. Its not a black and white topic, its not about He does everything you ask or not.

Username: hanysm@gmail.comhanysm@gmail...

Date posted: 12w ago

Hi, I am a Muslim, so here is the answers from Islamic point of view. Let me be clear, this is not to advocate my faith or in any way an attempt to change your faith. I am providing answers you as a Christian brother might be able to relate to. The Islamic view on free will and predestination offers a nuanced understanding of human agency within God's divine plan. Muslims believe that God has predestined all events long before creation, including the causes, repeat, and the causes or paths leading to those events. While God grants humans the freedom to choose between good and bad causes, the ultimate outcomes remain predetermined. This concept can be illustrated through an example: If someone intends to kill a person who is destined to die, that person will die regardless of the killer's actions. Conversely, if the person is not destined to die, no attempt on their life will succeed. Thus, the statement "Without God, you won't be able to do it" holds true in all circumstances. Prayer in Islam serves a crucial purpose for the believer, rather than for God. Muslims pray because: - It is a means to enter God's kingdom in heaven - It helps believers accept God's predestined plan - It strengthens the connection between the worshipper and the Creator While prayers do not alter God's plan, they help Muslims find acceptance and peace with whatever has been predestined for them. Moreover, the Islamic perspective views death not necessarily as a negative outcome, but as a passage to reunite with the Creator. In Islam, there is no inherent contradiction between science and faith. Science is understood to be limited to observable phenomena and subject to experimentation. Faith complements science by addressing metaphysical concepts and entities beyond the scope of scientific inquiry, such as God and angels. This harmonious view of science and faith allows Muslims to embrace scientific discoveries while maintaining their spiritual beliefs, recognizing that each domain has its own sphere of knowledge and understanding. I hope you can relate and get comfort in those thoughts.

Username: AceJ

Date posted: 5y ago

The past year I’ve been dealing with OCD about free will, consciousness, and instincts. The latter two stem from the free will problem, but basically I’ve been having anxiety and OCD about having no control over my life on a biological basis. It all started because I watched a YouTube video called “Why we Don’t have Free Will and why that’s OK” from a health channel called “What I’ve Learned” about a year ago. After the video, I started panicking and thinking what if I have no control over my life? What I really am just a product of my environment and I have no freedom? I went and scoured the Internet for counters to these questions and actually found some really good stuff, but my search for answers kept leading me to other topics that threatened the idea of free will. This is where consciousness and instincts OCD come into play. From this research, I found out some scientists say that a lot of our actions are unconscious, but luckily however I did more research and found out that a growing number of psychologists don’t think the unconscious mind actually does not even exist. As for instincts, it all started because I saw a Quora questions that asked “Why is human instinct generally considered to be overriden?” I thought I would get more answers about how human have free will, but instead the top answer was the complete opposite. That answer to this question talked about how humans always act on instinct and that the reasons we give ourselves for acting a certain way are always an illusion. He claims to have done 20+ years of research on human instincts to further his business. The guy doesn’t have a bio degree or anything. I want to be suspicious about these thoughts, but I STILL think about the possibility of him being right about how humans might not be as free as we think. All my research and counterpoints to my own existential crises are nice to know, but I still haven’t been able to shake the thoughts “What if all these people are right? What if we really have less control than we think?” One thing I try to still tell myself is that pretty much everything we know is not a certainty. There is so much uncertainty in the world, and we shouldn’t try to find certainty all the time. I want to just live my life without thinking about all these existential things and just enjoy it. Please let me know if any of you have had similar thoughts or experiences. I’d love to hear your tips, tricks, and anything that can help. Thank you, and have a great day, wherever you are.

Username: Blake K.

Date posted: 2y ago

Going through existential ocd

Hey everyone, this is my first post here and I just have to get stuff off my chest. It started so randomly and so recently. I (21 m) came to accept my morality and my death at a fairly young age following watching 'UP' and my grandfather passed away. But a youtube video talking about a character struggle with their death as part of a character arc, that one line made my mind fall into a rabbit hole on death, what is death, what's after death, what's life, it's meaning, is there a God, what am I doing with my life, what do I want to do? And is it worthwhile? I felt like I like was slowly disconnecting from reality and that nothing was worth it. My interest like guitar, combat sports, pro wrestling and video games didn't bring me comfort. I've even have trouble eating, just two bites of a chicken sandwich felt like 30 bites. I've just keep thinking about my life and my inevitable death and I couldn't focus on anything else. I think it's because I feel like I'm at a war with my mind, people say life is to short and at the same time to not rush it. I am a Christian and I do believe in an after life of peace but I question what's real and what's not and I don't ever feel happy. Is anyone else going through what I'm feel I really need help.

Username: JessiJess

Date posted: 1y ago

Way way overthinking

I have completely lost myself. I was doing so well yesterday. I have absolutely no desire to hurt anyone but why does it bother me that I couldn’t hurt someone even if I wanted to. Like Do i really want to? I know my belief in God fully convicts my heart but why would I want to do it. My heart just wants to praise God but I even question why God made our hearts to praise him. Like why is it bothering me? I loved to be a good person and I truly want to be the old me again but why does it feel like I just don’t want to. I’m so scared. I don’t want to go to hell but why is murder in my mind. Is this existential more than harm OCD? I’m sorry if this is a confusing post.

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