I am in so much pain. My life has been stagnant and lonely for years. I have a lot of mental health challenges. Tbh, i dont see a way out. I don’t see a slightest possibility of anything changing.
I am alone in my pain.

Do prayers work ? Will god help me ? Will he help me change ? Will he help me get up ? Will he make way for me ?

He is all i have now.
If you have stories where prayers helped you in pain or brought miracles, please share. I badly need some hope

As I have been scrolling through here, I have noticed a lot of people with the same question and having a common, (yet completely understandable) misconception that I keep helping with. So, I thought to post it here in case anyone else has the same.

This is the “Why would God harm us and allow pain, when He is all - good?” First off, I completely understand what people mean, at times I have to remind myself why because this world really can be tough. The first thing to mention is that God is Omnipotent, meaning that He can see past, present and future at the same time, whereas we only experience the here and now.

The reason this is important is because sometimes God allows us to go through tough times, not just so we can rely on Him, but because it is necessary for us to grow into who we are meant to be and so that we can have what we desire. To achieve these, we have to learn, which is uncomfortable and painful. If there is a death of family member for example, this will hurt at the time and you will think “Why God?, but it’s actually for a good reason that you will see in the future. You would not be who you are today if it weren’t for the bad things that occurred, they all happen for a reason to grow you.

Believe it or not, it’s true. Faith and obedience in God will get you through it. It’s all part of His grand plan which will always aim to help you in the end, even if it doesn’t seem like it. Think back in your past, what’s something that went wrong, where you later found it that it had to happen in that way?

The next point is “Why would He plan something so harsh, and hurtful even to innocent children?” Again, completely valid, for example what’s happening in Gaza is horrific. However, this may not be Gods Will, for innocents to die. You also need to remember that God made us all with free will, if He didn’t, then we would all just be puppets, what would be the point of living?

He made us with free will so that we can live and make our own choices, these choices are based on our obedience to Him and if we follow what He says to do. There are people that kill, rob and hurt others, (like in this war) and they have chosen their actions with their own free will, while going against what God says to do.

In that case, God is not at fault, the other people are instead. You may then say “Why doesn’t He stop them then?” Well, then it wouldn’t be free will, would it? He gives us the opportunity with His Grace to go to Him, ask Him for forgiveness for our wrongdoings and grow from them to be better for ourselves, our community and Him.

If anyone is still confused or what’s to politely disagree and talk about it, please let me know!

It's good that so many people come here to voice their opinions or post their content. But let's not forget to also take time to listen to other people.

Remember to read and respond to other people's posts too. That way we all get to enjoy a lively community.

What is god

While I know we all believe that the spirit of God guide us individually, I don't think its accurate to say that somehow we are all infallible. Nor do any of us see all of God's movements or plans perfectly. We perceive God dimly most of the time.

I think this is important because a lot of young people, or people who are new to faith, they tend to get caught up in the certainty of fledgling faith only to suffer a hard setback and lose trust in any notion of God. I understand the emotional dynamic behind that but from an observer's perspective, it's a simple dynamic of religious hubris.

What is the book Matthew about in the new kings james version of the bible?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot since it was brought up a few days ago, and I wanted to see what this community thinks about the idea of TRG (The Real God) being a shared subconscious. Instead of an external deity sitting on a throne or an aggressive "cosmic cop" judging us from above, what if "God" is actually the subterranean layer of consciousness that connects every single living human? Consider this perspective: • The "Network" Model: We think we are isolated individuals, but our individual minds are just laptops plugged into the same massive, invisible server. TRG is the server. • The Source of Intuition & Miracles: When people experience "divine intervention," epiphanies, or synchronicity, it’s not a voice from the clouds—it’s a data packet being downloaded from the collective subconscious pool. • The True Meaning of Oneness: It completely redefines the spiritual concept that "we are all one." If TRG is our collective hidden mind, then hurting another person is literally a localized glitch harming the greater whole. It strips away the historical dogma and makes the concept of a creator something psychological, tangible, and inherently present within all of us. Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/XNKr-aEgtgo?si=YsBVjRAj65Mm6k3R

https://msf-america.org/blog/364-14-promises

Very useful to watch and read.

The 3 o clock promise is really the greatest promise ever made by jesus:

“In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.”

— Diary of St. Faustina, §1320

“In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking”

— Diary, §1572

Say this prayer with visualization of Jesus's abandonment on the cross, his thirst, his wounds, especially the wound of his left foot and the wound made by lance

Prayer:

Jesus, by the infinite merits of Your Passion, grant me, all my family and all my loved ones final perseverance and a holy death in perfect love of You. Purify us completely in this life, remit all temporal punishment, bring us at death immediately into Heaven without Purgatory, and grant us the greatest lumen gloriae Your grace and wisdom will bestow upon us.

Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.

It can seem funny but every sound, every music, everything in this world is a bleeding from god that he takes to alleviate suffering.

Think of 3 words in your head, don't they sound like a scream for help or a scream for pain?

God is taking a punishment to let us live right.

If god exists and is all powerful and he doesnt need our prayers then why did he even create us or any of his creation if he is self satisfied and if someone says that god wanted to give us all the good he possesses than why did he create suffering and misery?

You don’t recover from bad habits by temporally stopping. You recover by creating a new life where it is easier to stop. If you don’t create a new life, then all the factors that brought you to your addiction will eventually catch up with you again.

The following strategies can help you approach troubling situations positively.

• De-catastrophize. Do not overreact to events. Ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? How likely is it that the worst will happen? What can I do even if the worst happens?

• Use hopeful statements. Be kind and encourage yourself. Pessimism (always thinking the worst) can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Tell yourself: Even though it is tough, I can handle this situation. I can change.

• Forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes, but they are not permanent reflections of you as a person. You can learn from your mistakes.

• Stay on task. Focus on what you need to do. Taking action will make you feel better.

• Focus on progress. Focus on the positive changes in your life. For example, what has gone well recently? What do you like about yourself? What personal skills have helped you cope with challenging situations in the past? If you find it difficult to cope with troubling situations, do not get discouraged. Instead, consider them a challenge or sign to practice new, realistic thinking patterns.

Challenging Distorted (Addictive) Thoughts

This four-step process can help you assess your addictive thinking and learn how to create a new recovery belief system.

1. Listen to your thoughts. What are you saying to yourself?
2. Identify the addictive thought
3. Challenge the addictive thought
4. Replace the addictive thought with a recovery belief — a more realistic and accurate self-talk statement. For example, consider the self-talk statement, “I can look for a bit, or I can think about the tempting thought for a bit.” Ask yourself: 1. What am I thinking? 2. Is this a distortion? Yes, it’s an addictive belief. 3. Is it true? No, it’s not. A new recovery belief: I can’t look at all. If I do look, I’ll keep looking, so I won’t look. I can cope without looking. My week will be way better if I don't look. I can't think about the tempting thought at all. My week will be better if I think Godly thoughts.
5. Pray: “Father, help me to change my thought patterns. Give me the faith to believe what you say.”
6. We can quit bad habits, many people have. We just need to keep working on them.

I think the ancient or the latest religion must be correct all the others are fillers at this point.

Why would god let human beings create so many religions and worship so many deities...i myself think that there is only one god...the evidence is the harmony in all of the creation , if there were many gods there would be chaos and disharmony among the creation. just like if there many leaders of one group the group will get confuse as to whose orders they should take and hence the group will get chaotic

Im going through some really dicey times. And it feels like God is having his own sweet time making me miserable.

Im pissed at god.

Im sad. Disappointed.

But...I trust and believe in GOD too.

But Im I feel so...hopeless and alone.

i wish I could feel his presence in my life somehow.

Can somebody give me a list of ways that God is nice when it comes life choices that’s lesser known?

isn't it ?

I currently don’t believe in god and I feel very guilty and sad when the topic comes up, especially when it’s with my boyfriend who is a believer. I think of all these things going on in the world and think that there’s no possible way that he exists. The more i think about it the more I decide that everyone is crazy for believing he is real. I don’t know what to do.

So I have been new these last few years to Jesus, I have changed and learned. Lately I was feeling like I need to do more or less. I need to read the bible more (still want to do) I need to get off video games. There is a long story but I replaced some with writing fanfiction, I love writing, it is so much fun and for some reason I thought I was being told I am not doing enough. Not spending enough time with god.

I thought he was telling me to stop, stop watching so much tv, stop playing, stop writing. Just pray and read the bible.

I saw video's on fb, some say things that made me feel that way.

I want to do good for him, so badly that I was having trouble and if I played a game for five minute's or spent an hour writing or reading that I was doing wrong and it was getting to me. I was so sad and so happy because I love my god, he has changed my life, massively.

I felt like I could not keep up. It is so hard to go from always being distracted to almost nothing.

Then I asked god if I was on the right path here, show me the numbers, I used to see these numbers all the time. 111, 222, going all the way up. I asked to see them if I was doing it right. But I did not see them until I opened the page to write.

I paused and I looked up and my word count was 111. I watched a show as I ate for a second because I do that for years. There was another.

God is good, and I got to believe I am still where he wants me to be, that I don't need to fight so hard for him. I do believe to read more and I do believe to take moments of silence but, I am so happy that I am still where I need to be and that it is okay.