I think most people pray a bit more when they are going through harder times. Is only natural.I am also a Catholic. I pray to God and been going to church almost every weekend but has since stopped since the pandemic. I believe my faith has helped me with my anxiety and health issues. Right now, I'm slacking because I feel ashamed that I mostly pray when I feel worse and needed help. But I do believe in God.
why notNo faith here, but I used to be a believer (Christian-ish upbringing). It has no bearing on my anxiety, whether I believe or not.
Lots of reasons, but to sum it up: it no longer makes sense to me, and I believe it's nothing more than an outdated and unnecessary coping mechanism.why not
Oh ok. I seeLots of reasons, but to sum it up: it no longer makes sense to me, and I believe it's nothing more than an outdated and unnecessary coping mechanism.
Amen!! Well said.I am a Christian. I most definitely have faith. But faith wavers. It is o.k. to ask God why do I have to go through this. But He says He will never leave you nor forsake you. We think he has because we still feel our sickness and pain. People get sick. People have anxiety. It doesn't mean that God is punishing us. And to my Christian brothers and sisters, Jesus died on the cross. Try to get a visualization of what He endured on the cross. Stakes in His hands, crowns on His head. While He was still alive. I'm not minimizing anxiety because I know all to well that this thing called anxiety may feel uncontrollable or incurable, but who knows. We aren't all cured. People die everyday of disease. Our disease won't kill us physically but it is a disease that can kill emotionally. So if God chooses not to heal then we won't be. Our prayers should be for God to help us to get through this disease. To help us to be joyful in the day that He has given us. Trusting God with our future brings peace. Pray that you will be able to stop asking the questions why but to begin to thank Him for the ability to move on. To Samurai, God just asked us to have the faith of a mustard seed. Have you ever seen a mustard seed? Not very big. I don't know if you can pull rank on faith and categorize it into percentages, but I do believe that God has control over 100% of our bodies, our minds, and our thoughts. He will choose to heal. But, I do know that He will give you the ability to use the faith that you have to believe that He is the God that will help you through it. So choose happiness for this day, Love this life for we don't know what tomorrow brings. Laugh much. Laugh because joy is a God given emotion. Joy is an invaluable gift of God that radiates to others. Joy transforms our difficult circumstances into times of blessing. Don't alloy ANXIETY to steal it.
Be blessed. Praying for all my anxiety sufferers.
I do agree everything is in Gods control 100%. But i suppose there will be certain things we will see differently because of the different paths we may follow. My belief is that everything in life is due to karmic actions, as we believe the soul travels through many life times until our karma is paid off. But by prayer and meditating on God we can burn past karma. So we may be carrying karma from actions in past lives, and sometimes the struggle can make us closer to god. Having said this, we by no means judge anyone.I am a Christian. I most definitely have faith. But faith wavers. It is o.k. to ask God why do I have to go through this. But He says He will never leave you nor forsake you. We think he has because we still feel our sickness and pain. People get sick. People have anxiety. It doesn't mean that God is punishing us. And to my Christian brothers and sisters, Jesus died on the cross. Try to get a visualization of what He endured on the cross. Stakes in His hands, crowns on His head. While He was still alive. I'm not minimizing anxiety because I know all to well that this thing called anxiety may feel uncontrollable or incurable, but who knows. We aren't all cured. People die everyday of disease. Our disease won't kill us physically but it is a disease that can kill emotionally. So if God chooses not to heal then we won't be. Our prayers should be for God to help us to get through this disease. To help us to be joyful in the day that He has given us. Trusting God with our future brings peace. Pray that you will be able to stop asking the questions why but to begin to thank Him for the ability to move on. To Samurai, God just asked us to have the faith of a mustard seed. Have you ever seen a mustard seed? Not very big. I don't know if you can pull rank on faith and categorize it into percentages, but I do believe that God has control over 100% of our bodies, our minds, and our thoughts. He will choose to heal. But, I do know that He will give you the ability to use the faith that you have to believe that He is the God that will help you through it. So choose happiness for this day, Love this life for we don't know what tomorrow brings. Laugh much. Laugh because joy is a God given emotion. Joy is an invaluable gift of God that radiates to others. Joy transforms our difficult circumstances into times of blessing. Don't alloy ANXIETY to steal it.
Be blessed. Praying for all my anxiety sufferers.