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Christian.. or not?
I call myself a Christian but i dont go to church. I have been trying to get my mom to take me, but it seems we never have the time. I always feel guilty for this and i know im not agnostic. I really want to be a good Christian, and stay loyal to God. But i find myself always cursing, and always doubting him. Thanks for any advice! :]
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you should pray to him and tell him how you feel
your prayers will be answered
cuz he will never leave you
also try reading the bible
and try to get some preaching christian videos on youtube or sometging if you cant go 2 church
GOD BLESS YOU he loves you so dont give up on him cuz he won give up on you eather
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I would have to say that, in the road of every single Christian, there will always be a time of doubt or a time where he will be unsure of his faith. However, this is not unconquerable.
I don't know whether you are a Catholic, but, there was a Saint that used to say that there are several ladders in sainthood. One of them talked about how one of them, one of the lower levels, is when a person believes in God almighty, wishes to improve every single moment of his life, but finds himself failing constantly. She (the saint) says that this is usually due to either (1)a lack of knowledge of the sins being committed, and (2) a lack of love for God.
My advice to you would be to pray. Again, I don't know whether you're Catholic or not, but St.John Paul II used to say that prayer is the sword of every Christian. Pray that you may find the strength to do everything in his will and let Him teach you along the way. And yet again not knowing if you're a Catholic, remember that it is simply essential to go to Mass every single day possible. It is so, not only because it will allow you not only to remove yourself from any false ideas and allow you to be more instructed in the ways of the faith, but because it will allow you to receive Christ and body and blood. "You shall eat my body and drink my blood, in memory of me".
I sincerely hope I was of some help to you.
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First of all, being a Christian is something you ARE, NOT something you do. Being a Christian means you have a personal relationship with God through Jesus because you have repented and put your faith in Jesus for your salvation.
The first step in being loyal to God is realizing you can do nothing without Him. The Bible says no one can please God without faith. That's where Jesus comes in. Jesus died to pay for your sins in full; it's a free gift. But each of us needs to accept that gift by faith. Once you have repented and put your faith in Jesus and have that relationship, He helps you change the outside stuff like cursing and doubting.
It doesn't matter if you go to church or not, without asking Jesus to be Lord and Savior of your life, you will never know God.
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You know, I had the same problem. A lot of bad things happened to me while I was younger and I blamed everything on God. As I got older, I brought Him back into my life. I don't personally go to church, and I don't really follow my life the way I should (haha). So, I really don't consider myself a good Christian. But don't feel guilty because at least you're trying to make the effort to be faithful to God and that's all he really wants. Just remember the next time you do something wrong, WWJD, it's totally cliche but it really helps. If you doubt God in any way, message me on here and I'll talk to you about any questions you have!
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I'm the same way when it comes to doubting sometimes. I think it's part of human nature to somewhat doubt what we can't, in the literal sense, see. We want to have proof I suppose.
I believe that you can still feel close to God and worship him even if you can't make it to church every single Sunday (or Saturday, depending on the branch of Christianity). However, going to church helps you learn about God and it's a cool thing to have a whole congregation sharing a spiritual moment. If you don't seem to find the time or maybe it's because your mom can't take you because she's wicked busy, maybe you could ask a friend who goes to church if you could go with them.
Does a church near you have a youth group? Youth groups are great for bringing teens (assuming you're a teen) together in worship and are usually open to people even if they don't belong to the church. For instance, my youth group has weekly meetings and we can bring friends if we want. There's lots of cool activities we can choose to go to throughout the school-week also.
There's always options, just be open-minded and don't freak out if you have doubts occasionally: you're not alone in that.
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