My faith is lacking?

Question

I am a "christain" teen but i find myself questioning the Lord lately, IDK why, even my athiest friend finds my lack of faith confusing. I think it is all the lies i have been caught up in lately and trying to save my behind from nasty rumors in my school....... no explaination needed..... How can I get my faith back? I can't even pray anymore i feel like there is a TAAAAAALLLLLLL brick wall between me and God! Help me, please.

PS: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all!

Answer 1

I don't really know whats going on, but my advice to you is to go to you room and pray. Ask God to help you. I noticed you said you had a Atheist friend. Are you like buddies and hang around each other and do things together? Which is O.K. but if your faith is not strong, could it be that maybe your friend is swaying his way of thinking onto you. You need to search deep within your heart and see if maybe that is not the case. I mean no disrespect to you friend. Often when Christians are friends with non believers, we hope to reach the non believers, but it could just as easily work the other way around. That is why your faith needs to be strong. I do hope you gain your faith back.........with amour and shield. Good luck.

Answer 2

There is obviously more to this than we know (with respect to the lies you have been caught in, and the rumours).

People will always talk. That is a very simple fact of life, like it or not. So don't give them something to talk about. Get about your own business and try to stay focused on today. Don't worry about what the others think. Things will calm down.

As for your faith, maybe it is time that you expanded your thinking and are not confined to being told what to believe (with religion). Think for yourself, enjoy life. It sounds like there might be some guilt in your situation. Just put it all in the past and move onward, but don't limit yourself to everything you are told with respect to the church, being tested, etc. That sort of thing can drive anybody nuts, always wondering if a person is doing God's will and then feeling like failure is closing in. Just change your thinking and stop worrying.

Answer 3

First, I don't know what the rumors are, but I do know you are a good person. I know this because a bad person wouldn't care if there was a tall wall between them and God. So, you need to feel good about that! Now, we must get you praying again. Perhaps if you read some Psalms or Proverbs you will feel closer to God and feel more like praying again. I've been through the same thing when praying seemed useless and like a waste of time - but it's times like these that God will see your faith for what it really is as you continue to pray to Him anyway. He will know that your faith isn't dependent on a "feel good" kind of a thing and you will be rewarded for standing firm. We musn't forget that even Jesus once asked God, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" But note that even while Jesus felt forsaken, He was still praying! And be certain of this: Just as God never forsook Jesus and proved it by victoriously raising Him from the dead on the third day, He will be faithful to you as well and raise you victoriously out of your dispair! Trust me. He has done it for me! I think if you draw near to God through His Word, He will draw near to you as He has promised. I will remember you in my prayers. Take care.

Answer 4

Just think of the things that have happened in your life that you can't explain. Whenever I feel the way you do I think of the time when my car tire popped on the freeway and the air didn't go out until I got home or when my husbands Grandfather died and we had to drive from san bernardino to san diego for his funeral with 10.00 for gas. we went to put gas in the tank and it was full or that I was told by a DR. that I could not have kids and we ended up with three and even when we have no money we never go hungry.Theres so many other examples that I have but as far as the rumors at school, bad people are threatened by good ones and as long as your a christian thats something your going to be dealing with. hope this helps. good luck

Answer 5

to me what your saying you need some type of proof why dont you like relay in more detail exactly what you you have heard and what you think is a lie and if i know something about the issue i will do my best to answer you but you wanna know something you do have faith and as soon as you asked the question you done an action of faith that, one an answer is out there two god has maney names and maney people carry gods name as gods children and three the bible says in the book of john and the word of god became flesh and its true if you look at the acronym _genes _of _dna thats of the first letter codex so thats true but i bet you didnt know that some thought it partly od or that afew brave individuals accepted the G and if your a G and im a G and we speak to others about us and our beleif then we speak of gesus thought some thought it to be gutteral guesses and or geeses so the J was adopted and jesus became the peoples name so god and jesus is all around you and if you think that their has been a taaaaalllll wall between you and god it was only that you had not talked to anyone for a while and as soon as you spoke you took that wall down so if you wanna talk personaly you can email me

Answer 6

You have received many answers to your question. Many of them are good and some are terrible.
You say that you are a Christian but lack faith. That makes you not a Christian. You need to remedy that very soon.
If there is any doubt at all in your belief then you are wasting your time believing in God. I'm sorry to have to say that.
This world age that we live in now is an evil and perverse generation that loves not the LORD but reverences the evil things.
God loves you so much and He is right there besides you right now.
Remember the parable of the lost sheep. 99 of them were in the sheepfold and safe, but the 1 was out in the world and lost. The Shepard left the 99 safe and sound and went searching for the lost 1. He later found him and carried him home on His shoulders and was extremely happy.
Don't be concerned about what anyone says about you. Never give in to them when they accuse you of somethings. You know the truth. And better yet, God knows the truth. You have rewards in Heaven when you are rebuked for your beliefs in Jesus Christ.
I envy you. You are about to reenter the loving arms of Jesus Christ. That makes you one of God's Elect. Good on you for loving God. Read your Bible everyday.><>

Answer 7

God CONVICTS, satan CONDEMNS. Who r u listen'n 2 in ur head? R u receiving condemnation 4 ur actions? Things like "c, ur not a Christian, God dont love u" blah blah!? If so ignore him, he cant hurt u or break u unless u THINK he can. This is where he derives his so called power, via condemnation, he's the spineless 1. We wear Gods armour 2 protect our minds from satan cause thats where he attacks us. Try listen'n 2 ur heart cause thats where "G" resides. U'll soon c ur faith has gone nowhere & its as strong as eva.

Answer 8

You will probably hit several of those brick walls throughout your life. I have hit a couple myself. Sometimes the walls are built by others, or by certain events in your life that you question. Sometimes you can build them yourself by a specific sin you might committ. God is always there, but sometimes he does back off a little to let us realize, "You don't know what you got until it's gone." He loves you, but if you built the wall, you have to break it down. You have to fall on your knees and say, "I screwed up." or "I'm too weak to deal with this issue right now." If you can't say a prayer, you know, a long in depth one like you hear the preachers say, don't worry about it. The first step may have to be, "God, I got out of bed this morning. Help me to get dressed." I know it sounds silly, but God gets lonely too. He created you and me to have someone to talk to, among other reasons. He wants to hear from you not just when life is sour, but also when you are happy. Talk to him when you are doing the dishes. Tell him, "OK, I'm doing these dishes, even though I hate them." I know I am babbling here, but whatever is pulling you away from God, you have to ask God to pull you back. Each time you feel that heart ache, just say, "God, help." Each time you feel you won a small battle, say, "God, thanks." Read the Bible. Even if all you can read is one verse a night for awhile, God will know that you are trying. The Bible says that if you draw closer to him, he will draw closer to you. Trust me, I've had some rough times. I never thought I could get close to him so that I could feel any kind of peace whatsoever. Slowly, though, after 34 years, just in the last year, I finally get what God is saying. I started out by falling on my knees, and I cried for hours because I was just so angry at myself and with God. Then, I picked up my Bible and read one verse. The next morning, I prayed, "God, help." I read a couple more verses that night. I then prayed, "God, I'm still mad at you, but thank you for letting my day be a little better." This went on for about a week, until my will was broken enough that I finally opened up my heart and understood what he has been trying to tell me for 34 years. Will my life be perfect now? Oh, Heavens, no. Satan is still around, remember? But, I now know that I truly have my friend in God, my Father, my Keeper, my Savior. Don't give up. Just take baby steps. If you screw up, ask for forgiveness. If the world around you is your problem, ask for strength. He will give it to you. Just be patient. He works in His own time. I'm sorry if I babbled on too much. I feel for you. I will say a prayer for you too.

Answer 9

I feel the same way at times. I'm 29 years old, and I still go through the same thing. I think he sometimes puts himself at a distance from us, to test us. He knows how much we love him, he just wants to see how strong our faith is.

Don't feel so bad about thinking this way. Your still young, and you have a long way to go in this life. There will be times when you feel so close to God, that it feels like you can't fit any more love for him into your heart. But you will also have times when you feel like you do right now. Don't worry sweetie, you will be just fine, as long as you keep your heart and spirit open to God and Jesus.

Answer 10

if you take even one step toward God, He comes to you. Sometimes I have felt very far from God, but if I do even one small thing to try to get rid of that wall, God tears it down himself. So, read the Bible, pray, or just tell God exactly how you feel.