CounselingChristians

Q: How do you deal with doubt/ trying to find a reason for life. Also figuring out the distinction between relationship with God and Christian Nationalism. I’m feeling very lost and like I’m on the wall of losing my faith.  I don’t want to lose my faith, but my prayers feel vain, and reading the Bible just seems like reading any other History book. I don’t know what to do I’m pretty sure God is real, but I don’t understand. For instance, I’ve prayed for almost 3yrs that God would take away the deep feelings I have for my ex because it causes me so much hurt and He never does. Everyday I wake up crippled by the pain of that situation, I feel lost and lonely and yet my cries feel like they’re bouncing off the walls of Heaven.  I’m not looking for any kind of male validation. I simply think that if God is so good and brings peace then I wouldn’t still be struggling so hard with this amongst other things. I feel like nothing in my life goes any good way at all. I pray and nothing ...

Q: I'm ashamed to admit that I've never taken God seriously. I'm 55 and have lived a life full of sin with no remorse, regret or sorrow.  I realize now that I have a reprobate mind and I seared my conscience to have done the things in life I have done in life. I even had called myself a Christian which makes things worse. Nine months ago I had a full on panic attack out of the blue, which required me having to call 911. I told the dispatcher that Satan was in my head. When they arrived I begged the police officer to shoot me. They strapped me down in the ambulance and all I can remember is thinking the words "do you feel worthy of the Kingdom of heaven" and there I cried out to God saying I'm sorry over and over again.  After that I was spiritually attacked and thought of suicide for 3 days. I've been in a mental hospital twice now, since then.  I am a shell of a man riddled with fear and anxiety. My saving grace is that he removed my desire for sexual sin...

Q: Son has strayed from the faith and embraced Atheism. How can I reach him, reason with him, provide answers to questions he might have. And to show him Christianity is true and God is real? A: These resources can help. It is a good idea to get familiar with the contents inside by going through each topic and its contents one by one. If you know specific objections he now has you can start with those ones first in the faq below. The reliability section will help solidify truth about the trustworthiness of the Bible.  You can also after going through this, have daily round table time with your son if he lives at home. He is to obey and honor his parents and that is the house rule under Christian authority of the home and your faith. You can use this opportunity to teach through these issues. There are also videos of help here, but also podcasts and written information mixed in. There are also sermons on topics. All are useful. You can do these things as daily family dev...