The only thing I ever asked God was to give me faith in him and to open my heart to him. I never asked him for anything else, ever. Guess what! He didn't answer my prayers. I'm still physically unable to hold faith in a good and loving God. I'm not an atheist, just to be clear. I just cam't bring myself to believe there's a loving and caring God, let alone praising him or devouting my life to him. I wish I could, that's what troubles me.
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>>18387451I'm sorry I didn't make a ragebait thread for you to troll other lifeless losers. I will try making worse threads in the future.
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>>18387448Who gives a fuck. You think you want the attention of "God"? The world won't change with an answered prayer, and the physical laws of universe will stay the same. Evil will still exist. I know there's a supreme being, and I also know YHWH is real. It changes nothing. The problem of suffering is addressed when you love your neighbor, comfort them, bind their wounds, feed them.
>>18387448You're not alone in this. Blaise Pascal, Søren Kierkegaard, Mother Teresa, and many more all agree that this experience, called the Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross, is experienced by many if not most Christians at least once. In The Bible, Jesus Christ understands the paradox of wanting belief while not fully having it. Fun fact: C. S. Lewis has said even he, one of the best Christian writers of all time, had doubts in his belief.
>>18387448Umm no you don't exist lalalalalallala I'm not listening
>>18387657I just want to be closer to God because there's a chance he might be actually good and loving, but I can't get myself to actually devout my life to him and I don't know why...
You can know that God exists from reason alone. Read Edward Feser's book on five proofs for the existence of God. There are also apologetics that make a good case for the truth of Christianity. Even though I think there are good rational reasons for belief, in the end it comes down to a matter of faith. Faith just means to choose to trust in Jesus Christ. While it is possible for God to miraculously reveal Himself to you in some way, He is not obligated to do so.
>>18388922>You can know that God exists from reason alone. Read Edward Feser's book on five proofs for the existence of GodYour reading comprehension sucks, dude. I never said I don't have faith God exists, I said I CAN'T have faith in said God, I can't feel love towards God I can't be bothered to praise him because while I have no doubt there's more to life than the material realm, everything in my life points towards either an indifferent or an evil God. I don't have faith God is good and loving yet a part of me wishes I could embrace this idea of a loving God.
>>18388922>>18388941Forgot to add: I don't expect God to present to me, nor am I asking for proof of his existence. All I ask to God is for him to open my heart, that's it. That's the only thing I pray for and I get no answer. My heart is still closed to God for some unexplained reason.
>>18388260Read the Bible and meditate on God's principles
>>18388941>everything in my life points towards either an indifferent or an evil God.What specifically in your life?
Me too fren. It’s ok though
>>18387448The only reason you can't worship God while God ignores you is because you're proud. Which is likely why God ignores you. When we pray to God in pride and with entitlement it is grating to his ears and he ignores it. If you keep worshipping him you and powering through the hurt pride you will humble down and then he will listen to your words. If this sounds humiliating to you then it's because you're proud.Sirach 2:5>For gold is tested in the fire, and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation.
>>18388260There's likely a wicked spirit in your heart that hardens your heart to him with pride.
The problem is that too many pseudo-religious people who are indeed spiritually atheist (this is the majority by the way) have convinced you that getting down on your knees and asking for things from a bearded sky daddy is how it works. It's not.If you want to meet what we refer to as God, you have to sit down and be completely honest with yourself and your intentions, and start acting accordingly.Let's begin with your stated problem.Why do you want to "find God" and "have faith"?
I feel like God hates me. I'm not perfect but i've tried to live an honest life. I'm so tired bros
>>18387448Sweet! Enjoy Hell.
>>18389730He isn't going to hell for having doubts and feeling sad. You however most definitely are....
>>18389740>You however most definitely are....Verse?
>>18389730>>18389758You are gay, nuff said. Don’t try to deny it when you admitted it in another thread.
>>18389962Cool. I also trusted in Jesus for my salvation, so where does that leave us? Tick tock. :)
>>18389966>performs homosexual acts>”I am saved, you are going to hell, enjoy burning!”Needs to be studied.
>>18389972I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're a sinner too. Tick tick tock it's a quarter to two. :)
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>>18390008>epic beard quoteSee >>18389992
>>18389992Good! Let’s go to hell together then! I’m sure the incubi will leave you sore :P
I wish just for once we could have a serious theological discussion on this board without retards intentionally derailing the thread with their inane shitposting. Its not funny
