Hi
We all have gone some hardiships in life, but some people more than others, I lost my faith in GOD ,(Even if I think he exists), after way too many harships , I am not going to trouble you telling you my life story , wondered if life was even worth to live. IS ANYONE HERE that after very severe hardships, I MEAN REALLY SEVERE, lost that faith but gained it back and why? I have prayed and prayed but found a deaf GOD, and I am not disrespecting Him, becasue I BELIEVE HE EXIST , it just seems as he does not care.
I ASK please, if you do not have a story ,DO NOT START PREACHING .thank you.
2006-10-24 19:48:30 · 26 answers · asked by angelheartangelsoul 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was born paralyzed from the neck down with absolutely No brain activity and could not FEEL anything--Every expert neurologist that examined me said that I would remain a vegetable for the rest of my life.
My mother prayed for me for the first eight months of my life until early one morning, she found me standing up in my crib feeling along the walls
I am a miracle.
Furthermore, My house caught on fire and burned down. We didnt have any insurance and spent over two years to try and recover financially
I recently lost a very close uncle of mine to lung cancer and BOTH of my parents have lately been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and in addition my father has prostrate cancer and diabetes
For many years I have felt like Job sometimes--but my faith is only Gained when I see people less fortunate than I (especially homeless) and the joy that comes on their faces when I help them.
2006-10-24 19:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by What gives? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh my goodness, where do I start! First I'm so sorry for what ever you have gone through. I know during terrible times sometimes we do wonder where God is & we think why is He leting me & my family go through this! I had been married to someone for 19 years. The last 5 were heart-breaking. We were very involved in our church for 15 years & loved it. Then one day he started acting different, staying gone & so on & so on. I won't give you all the details it would take to much time, but he left. He drop me off at my mom's house, no money, no job, no car. That started my life on a downward spiral. I finally found a job but started getting headaches for months, terrible headaches & quit my job. A few days later woke up & couldn't see. I went to the hospital & after many tests, found out I had a brain tumor, so I had surgery. I met someone & married , he has a son that I love with all my heart. We got a call saying he was found passed out & didn't know why. When we got there & the ambulance took him to the hospital they found it was his heart. He had to have surgery, he was 16 & came through it great.
I was fine for 2 years & then the headaches returned, another tumor. twice as big so this surgery was much more invasive. Then 6 months later another tumor & more surgery. During my recovery 2 months in, my Mom died, 6 months after that my father-in law died.
It was a terrible time, especially the first 2 years I remarried. My new husband was a rock & I never blamed the Lord for any of it. I did blame the Lord for my divorce, but it wasn't the Lord fault . I'm nothing special, Iv'e just had alot of other things happen to me . My daughter has nearly died 3 times. but fine now.
HE will always give you the strenght you need, always. Sorry so long!
2006-10-25 03:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible to return. My husband and I went through some tuff times (of which I am not willing to relate on here, but I will tell you what those problems led to.) After these problems we didn't talk much. I mean not really talk. Eventually my husband decided he wanted to be single again and asked for a divorce. We started the process and he changed his mind. So back together and we still didn't really talk. Three years later he again asked for a divorce and again changed his mind. I was hurt and scared that if I took him back he would just do it again in a few more years, so I turned my back on him. By turning my back on him I also turned my back on God, because this was not what God wanted me to do. I ended up doing some things that I will regret untill the day I die.
It has took alot of time to regain my faith and come back to where I was with God. I think it was because I was warring against myself. My spirit longing to be closer to God, but my human pride not wanting to go back to God with my tail between my legs like a puppy who knows they did something really wrong. Mostly it was help from Christian friends who kept encouraging me along the way. I would say seek out those Christian friends you've been avoiding. Don't worry about what they think of your abscence, or find a new church where they don't know that you have been gone for a while.
2006-10-25 03:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by neverland_mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have many stories ,to shorten I will tell you 2.My mother had me reading the bible at 12.She lived as a saint,self-sacrificing Her whole life. She died young and died of the thing she feared most.
I was shattered,I said to myself God would not this to someone who loved Him above all else,lost my faith.after a while real miracles happened in my life and I thought Mom would be so ashamed of me, She taught me God.My faith came back. My Doctor
is a great Doctor and a Christian, He heals every day.He always
said God is healing.His 30 year old Son with a newborn baby died from Tylenol.The Doctor said , forget it,what have I prayed for,how can I believe.I was so concerned I wrote Him with many of My stories and told Him also He always re instilled My faith.He
is now Himself again,{not saying I had anything to do with it} I can
only say His faith is stronger than ever.Please don't give up on God!
2006-10-25 03:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok...here is my story...i lost faith because there was this time in my life where everything went wrong...my parents were about to get divorced, my grandmother died of lung cancer, my grades had slipped bad and my friends were betraying me. i found out i had a disease which, if not handled could kill me...and i was being subjected so many insults because my hair and skin had gone white due to my deficiency...i came home crying most of the time...well i'm fine now....the white parts are almost all gone...not the hair though...but anyway...my mom is really religious so i didn't dare tell her...one day though...my mom saw me really down and she said that God wouldn't give us something we can't handle and that all our hardships make us stronger and more grateful for what we have...i didn't care for it first but after a while i just started talking to God...just saying stuff like 'Life i so hard....why won't you help me?' and stuff and i just let it all out...after a days of sitting alone...praying to god every once in a while....life just got better...in ways i new had nothing to do with me....now i'm extremely religious...
2006-10-25 03:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by sosta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lost faith in God once because I thought it was not right that he allowed sufferings in this world - poverty, famine, wars,etc. Like you, I believe He exist but I don't understand why He's not responding. After a decade of spiritual searching through many types of religion, I came home to God. I finally understood that each of us have our own journey to travel, some harder than others - call it karma or reap what you sow. A lot of people think that if you are with God, you will prosper and have a happy life. Go thru the Bible & you will find all of God's people suffered trials after trials. We are on a journey home to Him & there are many obstacles in our way. The closer we get to Him, the more trials we face. This is what
FAITH is all about. "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going" What happens on earth to me is not important
to me now, I just concentrate on improving on my spiritual being as I want to lay my treasures in heaven & not on earth. Hope this helps to diffuse some of your doubts.
2006-10-25 03:14:00 · answer #6 · answered by shannondelaney 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have had many many hardships in my life also.
Being a born again Christian does not make you immune to any hardships.
God is not deaf. He hears you. You may think he is deaf because He doesn't answer your prayers the way you want.
example: When one of my friends committed suicide, it was very easy to blame it on God. But I realized that it wasn't God's fault and I am stronger today because of it.
2006-10-25 02:55:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi
I have lost my faith many times.God is not deaf ,he is here he is every ware .Some times we think that we are along ,but we are not .It is the smallest thing that show us he is here ,like a butterfly on a flower a baby's cry a worm hand a good friend. The smallest things are big sing .The words I LOVE , I FORGIVE are sum of the big est THINGS TO START FEEL LING THE POWER.Have faith , relax he will get you throw it .
2006-10-25 03:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by littlet_1960 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think about this YOU still have your life HE has not allowed that to be taken away from you and maybe the reward that you deserve or are asking for is being prepared for you to be given at a later time. Jehovah has all the time in the world and universe but we live and die therefore become anxious and impatient. Just dont forget that HE can provide even what the love of our mothers cant. Dont let go
2006-10-25 03:04:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wondered the same thing... once! As I later learned, it turns out that He never allows us to endure anything beyond what He knows we are capable of handling. We are allowed to take on the heaviest attacks we are capable of in order to some day help someone else through their experience of like kind. There will some day be someone you come across that is wondering the same things you are now going through, and no one but someone like you who's been through it, will be able to guide that person through their drama. Your troubles now, which will be resolved eventually, (through your diligence and faith), will someday lead another person to Christ... just through your experience now! So don't give up now... you're too close to the answer you seek! Keep the faith - your reward is close at hand!!!
This is as simple as I can make it without sounding like a preacher!
2006-10-25 03:03:32 · answer #10 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋