r/FAITH

Hi, I’m a 28 year old man who has been struggling with finding new Christian friends. Growing up I was always the kid who has all the friends and it stayed that way up until last year. I had an eye-opening experience, in the house that I was living in with my “friends” and it made me drastically come back to the lord. My friends didn’t receive my rekindled faith and actually mocked me for following Jesus and my political views. They ended up all turning on me and kicking me out. At the same time my best friend since 7th grade got a girlfriend who pulled him away from the lord and from me. He wasn’t able to see me or hangout with me until they broke up. Now he has turned away from god and drinks and party’s and I just can’t hangout with him while he lives in sin. I still love him deeply but hanging out with him always pulls be back to old habits and sins. I guess I just feel stuck and lonely. I miss hanging out with my friends and going on trips. It feels like part of me died, and makes me want to go back to my old ways just so I can have my friends back. I guess my question is how can I meet a new friend group who loves god as much as me?

“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you”🥺💗🙏🏼🪽🫧 John 15:15

I was offered a new job from a dream company I first applied to six years ago. I was interviewed but didn’t make the cut. Earlier this year, a different and higher role opened in the same company and I thought to give it a shot (just for fun really + I got curious if I’d make it this time). Fast forward to today, I was offered the role with very compelling benefits. The thing is - I’m happy with my current job and I really love the culture and people I work with. There’s basically no reason to leave aside from the salary and perhaps professional growth.

I’ve been seeking God’s wisdom and I have until tomorrow to get back to my potential new employer. I couldn’t focus at my current work and graduate studies because I don’t know what to do.

How would I know if the new job is God’s will? I want to be at peace with whatever decision I’ll make and that is if it’s what He actually wants for me and my wife. If He could just appear in my dream and tell me what to do, that’d be great.

I have created a dedicated Google Classroom specifically designed for young women aged 14-18, focusing on spiritual growth and deepening one's connection with faith. The classroom aims to provide a supportive online environment where participants can explore religious teachings, share experiences, and develop a stronger understanding of their spiritual journey. The class code will be shared in the comments section to facilitate easy access for interested participants.

This morning I noticed my Discover Card was not in my wallet. I checked their app and saw the last place it was used was by me yesterday morning at a hand spray car wash. So no unauthorized uses.

I used their app to Freeze my card temporarily. I then tossed everything in the car and house and couldn’t find it.

I told my wife I was going to retrace my shopping from yesterday.

Lo and behold I found my lost card face down in the parking lot of a Kroger I visited mid day yesterday.

It was God’s Will.

This past week reminded me of something important.

Sometimes life will place multiple situations in front of you at the same time, not to break you, but to show you what you’ve already been feeling beneath the surface.

Family. Relationships. Responsibilities. Boundaries. Energy.

All of it.

And what I’ve been realizing is that not every situation is truly about the thing being presented on the surface.

Sometimes people are carrying things internally that spill over into the way they approach others. Sometimes confusion, loneliness, pressure, or unresolved emotions can shape the way someone moves, even when they may not fully realize it themselves.

That’s why presence matters.

Because when you slow down long enough, you begin to see the difference between what feels aligned and what feels forced. You stop reacting immediately and start paying attention to what something is actually bringing into your space.

This week brought me back to that.

Back to center. Back to observation. Back to trusting what I felt from the beginning instead of talking myself out of it.

And honestly, I think that’s part of the journey too.

Not becoming hardened. Not becoming reactive. Just becoming more aware.

Because clarity doesn't always come through loudly. Sometimes it arrives through repetition. Through patterns. Through the same lesson returning until you finally sit with it fully.

And once you do, something settles inside of you.

Not because life suddenly became perfect, but because you can finally see clearly enough to move with intention instead of confusion.

And I think that’s why spaces for reflection matter so much.

Clarity isn’t about being told what to do. Sometimes it’s simply having the space to sit with what’s already trying to show itself.

Okay so I’ve been with christ 4 years now, and im ngl i just don’t understand it. I’m trying be a professional league of legends video game player(I’m already in the top percentile for it, and I do thank god because I was also stuck in the average diamond lobbies and he helped me get to grandmaster) but now I’m stuck and don’t know how to play like a pro or how to find the connection to get me into the scene. I also don’t understand some verse in the bible, example have faith for stuff you ask for god, a man who thinks is what he is, lean on god knowledge etc. it like okay I think im a pro and can play on pro level but then weeks go by and I’m still playing at the same level. Okay well I pray and ask god to help me climb today in the rank and now for the past week I lost my games, got troll teammates, and the opposite happened. I ask god to show me the knowledge I lack to go pro, okay well nothing happened. I tried to watch pro player play and again nothing happens. I’ve also had enough this year and felt like god is just abusing me and its making me question should I even continue this relationship, constant weeks and months feel wasted because none of my prayers are answered. I get anxious and feel lost alot of times when I play but can perform good at moments, kinda of has high high but a low low player performance and I genuinely don’t know what I’m missing to be a pro player. Sorry for any rudeness towards god but It makes me so mad that I’ve been trying for 4 years and been kinda stuck for the past year at this level. I want to go pro and it feels like this is my thing but I don’t know the next steps. I also don’t have money for coaching and it so hard for me to talk to people. I am tho going next week to therapy to hopefully get anxiety meds but it just seems alot of times god isn’t helping me but constantly putting me on trials and tribulations and its like bro Ive had enough I just want to start winning in life and finally my dream becomes reality. Sorry for yapping

It’s been a long journey with SSA(Since 2023) I know those who are going through this difficult, ongoing process feels exhausting as well.

Appointments, doctors, medications, Forms, constantly checking the portal for a miracle, medical equipment etc. I’m praying for everyone who’s truly unable to work to get that favorable decision soon🙌🏽

Don’t give up! Only the strong will survive…

Can anyone be thoughtful to share their experiences with me in reference to their “REMANDED HEARING?”

Thank you🫶🏽

Dear Heavenly Father, stir up the gifts You have placed within us and help us walk boldly in the calling You have given. Remind us that You did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Strengthen us to never be ashamed of our testimony about Christ, but to stand firm in faith, truth, and courage through every trial. To God be the glory yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In the precious name of Christ Jesus, our mighty Lord and Savior, we most humbly pray, AMEN. You.Are.Loved.

Stacey Brooks | TheGo2Writer