What do you do when you feel lost in life?

Answer 1

Hi Wisdom.

That's a good question.

Fortunately, by this time in life, I have reached a point where I no longer feel lost. I am very grateful for that. I do not know if I could even explain what a wonderful feeling it is.

However, I did not feel this way all my life. Most of my life was a struggle to find answers, to learn what I "knew" was out there, somewhere. I just hadn't identified it yet.

I felt lost in life much of the time, when I was younger. I believed in God, KNEW Him even; yet i could not help but get lost anyway.
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As a very young child, I had no doubts, did not "get lost," although I had no true understanding. What I DID know was that I was not alone, that God & His Son, Jesus Christ, were with me all the time, aware of everything that happened to me, good or bad. I just didn't understand why the bad things happened, why He didn't stop them.

But when I was alone, indoors, & especially outdoors, in nature, I could sense His presence. I found it so amazing & wondered why the other children didn't feel it. I also wondered about HOW I knew God & Jesus, wondered if I was born knowing Him.

As I became a teenager & a young adult, I began to get lost. I think that this is natural, to some degree. I didn't realize that I was caught in a tug-of-war. I learned that I had a strong spiritual side & wanted to develop it, but didn't quite know how to go about it. I studied a lot, found different teachers along the way, too, which helped a lot.

I knew I felt lost much of the time, and I knew that God was the answer, but couldn't seem to stay completely on the one side; plus, I didn't know why. I didn't realize that this was a process that I had to work through.

When I felt lost, I started to meditate & to pray. That seemed to help; but it was not enough. I then realized, during one of my meditations, that I had to read the Bible, the New Testament, in order to know God & Jesus with more understanding. So, I did.

That gave me more information, but not enough understanding, yet. I also studied the other philosophies & learned there was a great deal of similarity among all. I continued to learn.

I knew I wanted to, and was leading a virtuous life. Some of came to me naturally, as if I was born with the awareness of it. Other virtues were harder & required much practice.

I came to realize I was on a path, something I could almost visualize, in my mind. When I visualized it, during meditation/prayer, I would gain more understanding. Everything I had learned from studying during the day would coalesce during meditation, with the result of greater understanding.

It did get much easier as the years went by. I now knew about the dangers of earthly desires & the suffering that went along with them. After many years of studying, meditation/prayer, going to Bible classes & having different teachers, I started to gain wisdom & knowledge.

I was finally able to stay on the path, going in the proper direction. I still had much work to do, but it was easier. I could do the rest by myself, together with God. Earthly desires began to drop away, while a feeling of contentment began to grow. Eventually, I became a teacher of others myself, while continuing to learn, at higher levels.

Ultimately, I reached a point of enlightenment, where everything seemed to fall into place! I was no longer lost much anymore. I had traveled along the path until the path "came out into the light," where I could see clearly. It was a wonderful feeling. The path will continue until I reach Heaven, but it is no longer twisting & turning; it is a straight, clear path now.

For the most part, I no longer feel lost. I have peace, tranquility, contentment. I have risen above all the suffering of the body & exist almost completely on a spirirual level. Only once, a few months ago, did I get lost again. There was a life situation, and I allowed myself to get lost. I say "allowed myself" because usually I stay at peace, regardless of what is going on in life. But this time I got distracted.

So, after a few weeks of discomfort & panic, I made myself stop & think about it; and I asked myself why I was feeling this way. I figured out that I had, out of carelessness, turned off the path. That was why I felt such discomfort, fear, etc. I knew the life situation would not change for many months, so it was I that needed to change.

So, I turned inward again, realized I had not been meditating as much or praying as much. I allowed myself to be distracted by earthly concerns. I knew I was lost, but this time I knew what to do. I made sure that I started each day with meditation & prayer. Then I would talk to God. That made it easier to focus on higher things during the day, spiritual things.

Within only one week, I had redirected myself back onto the path; and I was no longer lost. The life situation has not yet resolved itself, but I am not lost. I asked God for His help and, as always, He gave it to me.

Peace and tranquility are back, and I know where I am — exactly where I should be.

Peace.

Answer 2

We must reflect and meditate and try to see if we are still following the path that we have sought out............sometimes we can only see a short distance ahead and then we come to a Yield sign in our life that causes us to slow down to reevaluate our coarse.........this is actually a good thing because change will expand your horizons in a new direction that you never thought could be possible because when you started your coarse we are always narrow minded in the beginning afraid of change................But most of the time the road less traveled is more enlightening and can feel lonely on many occasions.............but as the old saying goes................''There is no ROYAL ROAD TO WISDOM.....Well this has been my experience in life.........I don't feel lost any more because now the spirituality i had in the beginning has a real purpose,.....My spirit not only seeks truth and wisdom but it has been offered Salvation even in my short comings through repentance............I don't know any other Religion, Spiritualism that offeres you more then Jesus the Christ and God Almighty......He is the KING of KINGS and Lord of Lords.....The Alpha and Omega......The Beginning and the END!

Now you can understand why i know where to go when i feel lost............Once I was Blind (Lost) but now i can see.

Peace brother Pete

Answer 3

Lost in life can only happen when u are on the edge, as in ..perhaps depression, lonliness, or....on the point of doing something to attract attention.....u feel lost when u are lonely, depressed, and...perhaps even in a crowd full of pple...u still stand out to be a lonely human. So...what do i..or u, or anyone do ...some pple seek self help as in making freinds, or going to a counsellor or even being part of groups...and some just dwell in the ''lost in life'' phase thinkiing of suuicide..and some actually think itsjust a matter of time, and march forward so strong that no one can stop them...sometimes...i do feel lost...sometimes i do think..'''kay, lemme end all of it'' sometimes i think ''no this is not the answer''..and sometimes...i want to march...and walk ahead waiting for some special pple to pull me thru...this is reality...we get lost due to unaccomplished ambitions, caught in a stupid pattern of behaviour, sometimes even abused....and u just dont know how to get out, but there are answers..for sure..

Answer 4

I once was lost, but now I'm found!
I don't think I ever feel lost, so to speak, Some times undecided, I have a foundation and a road map, If I use them
I am not lost. It's the whole of the world at times I think has lost
it's way, To thy own self be true, keeps me from being lost
within.

Answer 5

A man walks along a path when suddenly he is blinded. He stops wonders about it for a minute and remembers what he last saw as an image in his mind. He then begins to slowly tread into the direction he knew to be his original path until he could see again. The moral of this story is that when we have thoughts that cloud our minds as to where to go or why, we must look to our original path and continue on it until the ideas solidify and you remember why you are there. Some people decide to bail out of their original course when the questions arise as to whether they should be doing that or not, why they are doing whatever, or how things might be different. Just remeber to stay the course until things clear up for you. By doing this you will avoid potential mistakes in your life or burning bridges to early to go back on them. I hope that this clears it up.

Answer 6

I try to think sensibly. I decide what is with in my power to do about my situation and what is not within my power. Then I take the necessary steps. One step at a time, realizing that that is all one can do. Don't get overwhelmed, this only makes things seem more hopeless. Don't be too anxious to "get through" the hard times as you may miss your greatest learning experience and end up with second best.

Answer 7

I go to church, meditate quite a bit and maybe talk to my Pastor if I need spiritual guidance.

I have a wonderful family and lot of friends.

I do pray alot...I mean alot...God or whatever higher power you believe in is available 24/7

then there is always the internet, where you can hope online and ask millions of people what they think about something....that's a pretty amazing resource!

Answer 8

Find out what path you were on when you became lost. Go back and start from there. You will find your way home again! Have some fun along the way. It will all turn out right! Peace!

Answer 9

I try to think in other positive thing. I start to sing. Then dance till i feel better. And then put in mind a new plan to face a problem or a difficult situation.

Answer 10

Get outside, meet people or just breath the fresh air or feel the rain. Sometimes little things bring us back to reality. And sometimes one little thing leads us to other things and life's shape changes. Wiggle through life just like you did when you were a sperm. You'll get there! And you'll find out what you've been trying to get to, when you get there. Wiggle!