I have always believed in God and I'm religious but lately i feel abandoned by god. is it normal?

Question

what should i do? I think maybe god actually hates me, so whats the point having a relationship with someone who hates you?

Answer 1

Why give in or give up? God never once abondons us. God loves his creation and cares for their soul greatly. Have you taken time to go to Jesus in prayer? Are you attending church, having bible studies, etc? If you are a Christian, God is your Father and that relationship is very important. He hears your prayers, and if it be His wil He will answer. Take time to be holy.. Sit and think, be prayerful on the matter. Don't turn your back on God.

Answer 2

God hates no-one. Sometimes our own feelings and emotions get in the way of experiencing God. I don't know any Christian who has not felt the way you do from time to time.

Tell God what you really feel. Be as loud as you want and don't worry about language. He can take it. When you express these things to God, you will be more open to His Love.

It is hard, this Christian life. God gives us so much, but demands so much as well. Sometimes this means going through trials, pain and suffering. Sometimes coping with losing people we cherish.

Our small, finite human minds cannot even start to understand God's plans in all this. If we did know what our life had in store for us, we probably would lock the doors and stay in bed. But God wants to build us up. To strengthen and mature us. To make us the people He designed us to be. Completely fulfilled and satisfied.

So, life is like a training ground. Problem after problem hits us, each a challenge, each demanding more of us and making us better prepared to take on the next challenge. And so we grow and become more than we ever thought we could be.

Answer 3

Its quite a normal thing to feel hated and abandoned by God. But the truth is, when you really examine what God is about, you will recover your ability to see the truth in that He really loves you.

It doesn't help to be religious if you're trying to be close to God. It helps to have quiet (private) time and really seek Him, rather than just do the things that other people do to show that they're "religious". Religion and spiritual closeness to God aren't the same thing.

Answer 4

I too sometimes struggle with my faith in God. But I always come back to the knowledge that sometimes you have to go through hard things in order to grow and appreciate the good things in life. Remember, as busy as God is trying to keep us straight, the devil is just as busy causing problems. Don't give up. There's nothing abnormal about the way you feel. Talk to someone, maybe your pastor or a church or family member. That's what I do when I feel alone. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

God loves you; he does not hate you. The Bible says that God is love. He created you in love and he will not abandon his creation. I suspect that you need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. You did not say whether you go to church or not. there are many people who believe in God and are religious, but never go to church. church is a place of fellowship with other Christians. If you go to church and it is dead there, then find a Spirit-filled church where the joy of the Lord is present. A relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important relationship that you can ever develop. Without it, life is meaningless. Jesus loves you.

Answer 6

Is it possible you are blaming God for things that may be peoples' fault? Sometimes it is easy to misappropriate blame to God when blaming other people or things isn't easy or satisfactory to us- just try and analyze the true source of your unhappiness. Use prayer to find hope.

Also, God hates no one. I mean, think about what you are saying. It honestly sounds ridiculous that God would just pick some random kid and decide to "hate" him. Maybe you are just being made a stronger/tougher man?

Answer 7

Just answer this question...Do you pray only if you've got problems? And while you pray, do you really mean it or it's just for the sake of it? Maybe you should just have more faith.

There's this one saying I read about walking on a beach and seeing two sets of footprints(yours and God's/or Jesus's-I don't really remember). When times get rough, there's only one set. You think that God/Jesus has abandonned you and yet he just chose to carry you.

Answer 8

If you truly have faith in God, you must see this as a test. I am not Christian myself, but I know what they would say, and what your people would say. If you truly believe in God, you must have faith, for this is, indeed, in your people's opinions, a test of faith. You are Christian, my friend, so you, by choice, can behave accordingly. Search deeper, and other Christians will tell you God loves you, as he loves everything he has thus far created. You must strive to prove your love to God, and show Him how much you love Him, and you will find that He has not abandoned you. Have faith, believe in what you believe is right, and follow the path you choose. Again, I am not Christian. A lot of people tell me I can sound Christian sometimes.

Answer 9

Everybody goes through periods of doubt, no matter what it is to do with.

No one is abandoned by God, rather God is abandoned. As for God hating you, how has this manifested? Believe in your faith and what life and God have to offer.

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Answer 10

The bible is full of times when followers have had their faith tested by God. God sends events to try us but always tests us within our limits. I don't know your situation but God knows your faith has been strong and He trusts you to go back to him, even if at first you turn away.

Take time to find His working in your everyday life; the way spiders rebuild their webs if they are destroyed or a plant will regrow even after a harsh winter. Take solace in the knowledge that when you are tested your faith grows back stronger, like the plant in the springtime.